Postal Manual Valume-VI Part -III English and Hindi GDS to Postman
106. Head Postman :-
In the larger offices, there are usually one or more postman designated head postman who are entrusted with the duty of paying TMOs and conveying money to and from the treasury, sub treasury or bank or town SOs. Head postman also be required to take out for delivery articles that have been returned by other postman as unclaimed or refused and to take up the work of any postman who may be temporarily absent.
For the sake of greater security, A Head postman may be ordered by the postmaster to accompany a postman to whom several insured articles or money orders of considerable aggregate value have been made over for delivery or payment.
Head postman may be employed to make enquiries into minor complaints, verify payments of money orders and the test the work of postman and letter box attendants when they can be spared for such a purpose.
107. Knowledge of postal Business :-
Postmen are expected to know thoroughly the rates inland postage and commission of MOs the charges for insurance and the fee for registration. They should be fully competent to fill up the forms with which the public have ordinarily to deal, especially MOs and forms relating to the VP system and to be able to describe the principal features and advantages of the SB post office certificate, MO registration and other postal systems.
Every postmen will be supplied, for his personal use PO post office guide and a copy of this chapter printed in the regional language. He must be careful not to lose these and when giving over charge, must make them over to the official by whom he is relieved.
108. Supply of Forms to be carried out :-
When a postmen proceeds on his beat, he should carry with him in the postman bag a small stock of forms relating to the value payable system and supply them to the public when required.
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109. Sale of MO Forms and Stamps :-
Each postman who is required to sell MO forms and stamps, will be supplied by the treasurer with a small stock of MO forms and postage stamps of the lower denominations (including post cards, letter cards and embossed envelops) for the sale to the public and he should give the treasurer a receipt for the MO forms and the stamps in the memo of stamp advances against the entry of his name. The money realised by the sale of MO forms and postage stamps should be made over by the postman, on his return to the office, to the treasurer, who will give the postman a fresh supply of MO forms and stamps equal in value to the amount so received from him. The postmaster will fix the amount in MO forms and stamps to be issued to each postman.
110. Postman`s Book :-
Every postman must keep a Book in form MS 27, in which before proceeding on his beat, he should enter the following particulars of the money orders and other articles entrusted to him for payment of delivery.
A. MO and Registered (including insured and VP) articlesof the letter and parcel mails - A description of each article, i.e name of payee and amount office and date of issue of money order and also the name of addressee of registered article (including insured and VP) and its Number and if an acknowledgment is due the letter “A” below its number
B. Advices of payment for delivery to the remitters of foreign money orders - A description of each document and the number of the money order to which it relates.
For entry (A), a special column is provided in the form of postman`s book. No special columns are provided in the form for entry (B) which should be written across the form. If any article made over to a postman appears to be damaged, a remark to that effect should be written in his book. The total number of telegrams made over to a postman for delivery should be entered below the entries relating to other articles. The assistants of the departments concerned are required to see that all these entries are properly made.
On his return to the office, a postman should obtain the initials of the Assistants concerned or the treasurer in the appropriate columns of his book, an acknowledgment of all receipts. Acknowledgments, cash relating to delivered articles, paid MOs, undelivered articles, unpaid MOs and cash which he has made over to the Assistants or to the treasurer, as the case may be.
A Head postman should also enter in his book particulars of drawings from, and payments into, the treasury, sub treasury or bank obtain the treasure`s acknowledgment in his book for money drawn from the treasury, sub treasury or bank and paid to him. He must sign treasure`s cash book (ACG 2) for money made over to him for payments into the treasury, sub treasury or bank and on the reverse of the lower copy of the treasury voucher which constitutes the office record for vouchers made over to him for drawings from the treasury, sub treasury. When cash is entrusted to a head postman for the purchase of stamps from the treasury or sub treasury, he should give a receipt for the amount in the treasure`s cash book and obtain a receipt in his book from the treasurer for the stamps made over to the latter. As no special columns are provided in the postman`s book for entries of those transactions, the particulars should be written across the form.
If a cash remittance is entrusted to a postman, he should enter in his book the name of the office for which it is intended, and the amount of the remittance if it is sent loose or, if enclosed in a cash bag, the weight of cash bag against the entry, he should obtain the acknowledgment of the treasurer or sub or branch post master to whom the remittance is made over.
If a postman`s beat extends beyond a single town or village he must, in addition to the postman`s book keep a village postman`s visit book (MS 86) and perform all the duties of a village postman in connection therewith, and when the superintendent so directs he will be supplied with a book of receipts, to enable him to accept and grant receipts for registered articles of the letter mail.
➤ Used up postman`s book should be kept on record in the delivery department.
➤ The particulars of the articles given for delivery under the “delivery slip” system are not to be entered in the postman`s. The delivery slip serves the purpose of this book and it should be filled in the delivery department at the close of the day.
➤ In SOs postman must acknowledge receipt of the money or vouchers made over to him for payment into, or drawings from the treasury or bank on the reverse of the counterfoils of the treasury receipt or vouchers. In the case of cash entrusted to him for the purchase of stamps, he must give a receipt in the SPMs receipt book.
111. Address to be noted on postal articles :-
The postman should note the name of the addressee on articles made over to him for delivery, in every case, in which he cannot himself read the language in which the address is written. A postman should be careful not to receive articles addressed to persons residing in another postman`s beat except in the case of an article given to him from deposit for the purpose of enquiry, and in this case it should be separately noted in this book. The transfer of articles, especially or articles brought back undelivered, from one postman to another, without the permission of the delivery assistant is strictly prohibited.
112. Damaged articles to be noticed :-
It is a postman`s duty to carefully examine every article made over to him for delivery and to bring at once to the notice of the postmaster any article that is open or damaged, or that bears the appearance of having been tampered with special care must be taken to observe the condition of insured articles.
113. Receipts for articles issued for delivery :-
Postman must sign the registered and parcel abstracts (RP 33 and RP 8), the registers of VP articles re3ceived or the delivery slips, where they may be in use, for the register letter mail and parcel mail articles, the postman are required themselves to write in words, the number of articles given to them, the total amount to be collected on account of any parcel postage or customs duty that may be due, and the total amount to be recovered from the addressee of VP articles. In the case of delivery slips, these entries should be made by the postman below the last entry in the slip. If an alteration in the particulars of an article made over to a postman for delivery is made in the delivery slip by the assistant it may be attested by the postman also. The postman also required to sign the postage account in acknowledgement of postage due on unpaid articles of the letter mail made over to them and when doing this to write, in words and figures, the total amount of the postage for which they are responsible. No postman is permitted to receive for delivery an insured article of greater value than RS 500/-, the aggregate value of insured articles of all kinds that may be made over at one time to a single postman for delivery should not ordinarily exceed Rs 1000/-. A single insured article up to Rs 100/-, and the aggregate value of the insured articles sent out for delivery through a single EDDA should not exceed Rs 500/-.
114. Book of receipts for intimations and notices delivery :-
Every postman must keep (RP 53), A book of receipts for intimations and notices delivered in which before proceeding on his beat, particulars and the following intimations and notices entrusted to him for delivery will be entered by the post master, registration, parcel or money order Assistant as the case may be –
➤ Intimation relating to insured articles,
➤ Intimation relating to VP articles exceeding Rs 100/- in value,
➤ Notices relating to money orders payable to planters,
➤ Notices relating to articles the contents of which have been damaged or appear to be contraband,
➤ Intimations relating to registered articles and money orders for residents at hotels, clubs etc.
➤ Intimations relating to parcels weighing above 10 kgs.
The postman must himself write the name and address of the addressee or payee in the appropriate column, and should deliver the intimations and notices with the receipts ad acknowledgements in the case of insured articles and the acknowledgments and coupons in the case of MOs to the addressee or payees, whose signatures should be taken in the book against the entries concerned.
In the case of insured articles the value of which exceeds Rs 500/- and which has been delivered at the window of the post office, when postman delivers the addressees receipts, the acknowledgment and the intimation to the addressee, he should ask the addressee to sign the addressees receipt (RP 31 or RP 1) as the case may be in his presence who will endorse on the back to the effect that the addressee has signed the receipt in his presence.
115. Instructions for delivery :-
Each postman`s beat is fixed by the postmaster and he must on no account deviate from the beat prescribed. It is required to deliver, if possible before e returns to the post office all the articles entrusted to him for delivery to persons residing within the limits of his beat.
Postman while on duty are prohibited from distributing advertisements, hand bills, trade circulars or notices of any description on behalf of the member of the public.
If the addressee of an article cannot be found at the given address, enquiry regarding his changed address should be made from the neighbours. If trustworthy information can be obtained the postman should deliver the articles at the new address, if it is in his beat or make a note of the new address on the article, so that it may be made over to another postman at the next delivery or redirected to another post town as the case may be. If sufficient information regarding the address cannot be obtained the article should be returned to the postmaster as unclaimed.
Redirection of parcels (Rule no 189 of volume 6 part 1)
Parcels both inland and foreign can be redirected only under the written instructions of the addressee or his agent unless, in the case of a foreign parcel redirection is forbidden by the sender by an entry on the parcel itself and on the despatch note accompanying it, and the conditions under which a redirection fee is payable on redirected parcels as also the amount of the fee are given in the post office guide. The fee can be prepaid by the addressee`s agent, if so desired.
When fee is not paid in cash, the amount due on this account on a redirected parcel, whether registered or unregistered, should be entered on the redirection label (RP 67) in words under the initials of the postmaster or deputy or assistant postmaster. In the case of a second redirection charges already noted on the redirection label should be cancelled and a fresh redirection label showing the total charges leviable for both the redirections, attested by the postmaster, or deputy or assistant postmaster under his initials, should be affixed. Similar action should be taken for each subsequent redirection.
In cases where redirection fee is prepaid, the parcel clerk should see the amount paid is correct and that it covers any redirection charges already noted for recovery on the parcel. The amount should then be converted either by the treasurer or a clerk selected for the purpose by the superintendent into postage stamps which should be affixed to the parcel. The parcel should be shown to the postmaster or deputy or assistant postmaster, who should carefully check the postage stamps affixed to the parcel and the write the words “redirection charge paid” in red ink on the face of the parcel, after cancelling any existing entries relating to redirection postage and initial the entry. The postage stamps affixed to the parcel should be defaced by either the treasurer or a clerk selected for the purpose by the superintendent by means of the obliterating stamps after the postmaster or deputy or assistant postmaster has checked the stamps.
In the case of registered parcels a note indicating the office to which the parcel has been redirected with the revised addressed and giving the date of redirection should be recorded on the addressee`s receipt (RP 31 or RP 1) which should be filled with the parcel list or the delivery slip as the case may be.
Receipts prepared in the office for inland registered parcels should be filed with the lists with which they were received.
In offices where the system of “delivery slips” is in force, the note prescribed in paragraph 1 of this rule should be recorded against the entry of the article in the delivery slip and if the article is an inland one, the receipt prepared in the office should be filled with that slip.
Inland parcels cannot be redirected out of India. If the addressee of a foreign parcel has quitted India and has left written instructions for the redirection out of India of any foreign parcels that may be received for him, the parcel should be forwarded with full information regarding the new address to the India office of exchange through which the route to the country of that address lies, and the redirecting office should note on the receipt which accompanies the parcel that the redirection has been made in accordance with the written instructions left by the addressee. If the addressee has left no written instructions with the post office and his agent requires a foreign parcel to be redirected out of India the agent should be asked to pay redirection charges in advance which should be affixed to the article in postage stamps or to give a written undertaking to the effect that he will meet such charges in case the amount cannot be recovered at the new address or if the parcel remains undelivered.
Payment of redirection fees due on parcels intended for delivery to a Government official in his official capacity may be made by means of service stamps which should be affixed to the relative parcel receipts.
If the addressee of a VP article taken out by the postman for delivery is at home when the postman calls and does not at once take delivery of it the postman should requires the addressee to sign the receipt attached to the intimation to the addressee. The intimation should then be detached from the receipt and delivered to the addressee, the receipt being posted into the postman`s book of receipts for intimations and notices delivered against the entry of the number of the article to which it relates which he should make in the book at the time.
If the addressee of a VP article taken out by the postman for delivery is known to be residing at the address marked on the article but is not at home when the postman calls, the postman should write a remark to that effect on the article. If the addressee is not at home or delivery of the article cannot be effected when the article is given out for delivery for the second time, the postman should deliver the intimation to an adult member of of the addressees house hold or any other person who may be considered to be authorized to receive ordinary correspondence for the addressee, under receipt to be obtained in the postmans book of receipts for intimations and notices delivered against an entry of the No. Of the article to which is relates , which he should make in the book at the time. If the person to whom the intimation is to be delivered is illiterate, the post man should write the name of that person in his book of receipts for intimations and notices delivered and deliver the intimation in the presence of a witness whose signature should be obtained in the book.
116. Realization of postage before delivery :-
A Postman is forbidden to deliver any article on which any postage or customs duty, or any sum is to be recovered (as in the case of a V.P article) until the full amount to be recovered has been paid. He is not obliged to give change. If any unnecessary delay occurs in the payment by the addressee of the charges recoverable on an article, the postman is authorized to take the article back to the post office.
117. Receipts of addresses for registered articles delivered :-
(1). Postman will be held responsible that receipts and acknowledgements for registered and insured articles of the letter and parcel mails delivered are in every case signed by the addressee or some person authorized to receive such articles on his behalf. They should require the addressee or their agents to sign the receipts and acknowledgements (if any) and return the signed documents to them before delivery. An article should not be left with the addressee or his agent until the receipt has been duly signed and returned. No receipts are taken from the addressees of unregistered parcels.
Note :----- Articles addressed to A.B., care of C.D. should whenever possible be delivered to A.B. and should only be delivered to C.D., in A.B.”s absence and provided that C.D is authorized to receive such articles on A.B.”s behalf. When an article is addressed to A.B., care of a general shipping agent or care of a scheduled Bank or its Branches in India, the article may be delivered to the care party if it is not known at the post office that the article can be at once delivered to the addressee himself.
(2). When a “mobilization” or “Reservist” cover is delivered, the signature or mark of the addressee on the receipt should be attested by the signature of the village headman, village accountant, school master, on any respectable witness known to the postman.
(3). If the addressee refuses to sign an acknowledgment, but merely sign the receipt, the article should be delivered and remark regarding the refusal should be written on the acknowledgement.
(4). The postman should see that the receipts and acknowledgements of insured articles delivered are signed in ink or with ball pen.
(5). When delivery of ordinary registered articles is to be made by special procedure of list (form R.P. 57), the postman should sign in the registered or parcel abstract, as the case may be, against an entry of the addressees name and the total number of articles. A single receipt for the articles should be obtained from the addressee on the upper copy of the list. Acknowledgements, if any receipts in respect of articles on which charges are due, should also be got signed. The lower copy of the list, along with the articles, should then be delivered to the addressee, after recovering from him the amounts due.
Before making over the receipted copy of the list to the registration or parcel assistant, as the case may be, the postman should himself sign it in token that the articles entered therein have been duly delivered by him. In the rare event of his returning one of the articles as undeliverable or to be redirected, the postman, should note the fact in the “Remarks” column of the list against the entry of the article.
(6). All receipts and acknowledgements must be made over to the responsible assistant concerned on the return of the postman to the post office: but in the case of receipts for parcels and other articles on which postage or customs duty, with the relative postal fee or redirection fee has been realized, the postman should first take them to the treasurer and make over to him the money realized, the postmen should first take them to the treasurer and make over to him the money realized on these accounts. The treasurer will acknowledge receipt of the amounts in the postmens book and return the receipts to the postmen, who will then hand over the receipts without delay to the parcel assistant. If the duties of the treasurer are performed by the parcel assistant, the postage and other charges realized on parcels delivered should be paid to the assistant appointed to receive such collections.
Note:---- In offices where delivery slips are used, the treasurer (or other official) will acknowledge receipt of the amount in the delivery slip instead of in the postman`s book.
118. Delivery to illiterate addressees:-
If a registered article of the letter or parcel mail is delivered to an illiterate addressee, his seal or other mark should be taken on the receipt and acknowledgement (if any) and attested by the postman.
If the addressee of an insured article is illiterate, his thumb impression, seal, or other mark should be obtained on the receipt and acknowledgement, in the presence of a resident witness who should be required to attest it with his signature.
119. Delivery to a pardanashin woman :-
A registered or insured article addressed to a “pardanashin” women should be delivered below mentioned conditions
When addressee is a “pardanashin” woman who has not an agent appointed in writing to receive letters on her behalf, her signature (or mark, if she is illiterate) should be attested by a respectable witness (ordinarily a relative known as such to the postman), and letter should be made to the witness. When the witness is not personally known to the postman, he (or she) must before receiving letters, be identified and the person who identifies him (or her) should be required to sign the delivery slip as a witness to the delivery.
120. Delivery of insured articles addressed to mlnors :-
An insured article addressed to a minor should always be delivered to him in the presence of the person in whose care he/she may be living at the time and after his signature or thumb impression on the receipt and acknowledgement has been attested by the person.
121. Payment of e-Money Orders:-
(1). The register of M.Os received must be signed by the postmen in acknowledgment of the M.Os and cash made over to them for payment, the total amount of cash given to each postman to pay money orders being written by him in words and figures over his signature. When a postman or some other official selected by the Postmaster is ordered to accompany another postman who is carrying M.Os articles on which customs duty is due and V.P. articles of value more than the prescribed maximum he should affix his signature below the postmaster's orders in the register of M.Os received, in token of having seen them, and it will be his duty to accompany the postman in his beat up to a point when the cash is reduced to the limit prescribed for a single postman. The official should again affix his signature in the register of M Os received in the presence of the treasurer below the acquittance by the postman for the money received by the postman for payment of M.Os. The escorting official should sign in the postman's book, in the column 'remarks' against each M.O. which was paid in his presence during his travel, with the postman, and note also the time and place at which he left the postman against the entry of the last M.O. paid in his presence, which had the effect of reducing the amount of unpaid money orders plus the aggregate value of V.P. articles and articles on which customs duty is due realisable from addressee to a point within the limit prescribed for a single postman.
(2) Before paying a M.O. the postman should require the payee or the person authorised by the payee in writing to receive money orders on his behalf and to sign the receipt and acknowledgement in ink. If the name of the payee's father is given in the M.O. the payee should be required to sign it thus—"A, son of Z". When a M.O. is paid to a person other than the payee on the written authority of the latter, the person receiving payment of the M.O. should be requested to sign the receipt and acknowledgment of the M.O. in the following manner.
Before paying a M.O. the postman should see that the correct amount has been receipted by the payee in the proper spaces provided in the receipt and acknowledgment portions of the M.O. Form mentioning the date in the acknowledgment. The intimation portion of a V.P. M.O. should be cut off and delivered to the payee at the time of payment.
On the signed receipt and acknowledgment being returned to him, the postman should pay the amount of the order and detach the coupon which should be left with the payee. The postman should then himself sign the M.O. as the official by whom payment was made, and note the date of payment, in the places provided for these purposes.
NOTE.—In the case of an unclaimed or refused M.O. which is repaid to the remitter his signature should be taken on the receipt and only coupon should be detached and handed over to the remitter.
(3) All M.Os given out for payment must, as an absolute rule be returned (together with the acknowledgments) to the M.O. Assistant and the money (if any) remaining undisbursed to the treasurer, before the office is closed for the day. The accounts between the postman, the treasurer and the M.O. Assistant must be adjusted before the close of the office.
EXCEPTION.—The disposal of acknowledgment relating to money orders issued in favour of officers of Government or District Local or Municipal Boards, is governed in some cases by special rules which provide for the retention of the acknowledgment by the payee. To these acknowledgments, the procedure prescribed in this paragraph does not apply.
(4) If the payee of a M.O. is illiterate, his thumb-impression, seal or other mark should be obtained on the receipt and acknowledgment in the presence of a resident witness who should be required to attest it with his signature. When the payee's thumb-impression is taken, the following procedure should be followed:
All grease and dirt should first be carefully removed from the ball of the left thumb, which should then be wiped dry, laid on the special ink-pad provided for the purpose, and very lightly rolled from left to right until it is sufficiently inked. The thumb should then be placed on the paper and a complete impression obtained by rolling it very lightly once from left to right. If the thumb is rubbed or allowed to slip either on the pad or paper, a good impression cannot be secured. It is always advisable to take one or two experimental impressions on waste paper before finally impressing the thumb on the document. Before proceeding on his beat, a postman should be careful to see that there is sufficient printers ink in the special ink pad supplied to him for taking thumb impressions to last during the entire period of his absence from the post office. The pad should be replenished with ink from the post office whenever necessary.
NOTE 1.—When the amount of a M.O. payable to an illiterate villager is less than five rupees, and there is no literate man in the village to witness the payment, the M.O. may be paid in the presence of an illiterate witness, whose thumb-impression should be taken on the M.O. including the acknowledgment in attestation of payment. In every such case the name of the witness should be written on the M.O. by the postman by whom it is paid.
NOTE 2.—When the amount of a M.O. payable to an illiterate villager is five rupees or more, and no literate witness is available in the village, payment should be duly attested by securing the left thumb-impression of the headman of the village on the M.O. and his name should be written it is paid.
NOTE 3.—If the payee of a M.O. be a blind person the procedure to be followed in respect of an illiterate payee should be observed in this case.
(5) When the payee of a M.O. is a 'pardanashin' woman who has not an agent appointed in writing to receive M.Os on her behalf, her signature (or mark, if she is illiterate) should be attested by a respectable witness (ordinarily a relative known as such to the postman), and payment should be made to the witness. When the witness is not personally known to the postman, he (or she) must before receiving payment, be identified, and the person who identifies him (or her should be required to sign the M.O. as a witness to the payment.
(6) When M.Os are paid by postman who serve villages out side post-towns the signature of the headman of the village or of the village accountant or other respectable resident of the place where payment is made, must, in every case, be taken on the money order in attestation of the payment, whether the payee is illiterate or not.
(7) When a pension money order is paid to a departmental pensioner, the postman should endorse under his dated signature, on the back of the acknowledgment portion of the money order, a certificate in English or the Regional language to the effect that pensioner is alive on the date of payment. The certificate endorsed by the postman or village postman on the back of the acknowledgment portion of pension money orders paid in January, April, July and October should be attested by at least two respectable persons in the village.
(8) A postman who asks for, or receives, a commission or present on paying a money order is liable to removal. A. In S.O. the cash on account of money orders remaining unpaid should be made over by the postman to the money order Assistant.
123. Money orders addressed to minors:-
(1) Where the minor is under years of discretion and is living with his parent or lawful guardian, payment should be made to the parent or guardian on his signing the M.O. on behalf of the minor.
(2) Where the minor is under years of discretion and is not living with his parent or guardian, and the parent or guardian cannot be ascertained, payment should be made to the person in whose care and custody the minor for the time being is, subject to such person signing, in addition to the M.O. an agreement of indemnity undertaking to indemnity the Post Office against all adverse claims in respect of the amount of the M.O. so paid. In the event of his refusing to sign such a bond, payment should be withheld and the M.O. should be taken back to the post office. The prescribed form of agreement should be obtained from the postmaster.
(3) Where the minor is old enough to understand the nature of the transaction, payment should be made to the minor himself.
125. Payment of money orders and delivery of registered letters to lunatics:-
Persons of unsound mind may be classified as under
(i) those who are adjudged lunatics in the inquisition proceedings under the Lunacy Act, and for the Administration of whose estates, managers are appointed by the court;
(ii) those who are so adjudged but for the administration of whose estate, no managers are appointed by the court;
(iii) these who are committed by proceedings under the Lunacy Act, to Lunatic Asylums or Mental Hospitals established or licensed by Government
(iv) those in respect of whom no steps are taken under the Lunacy Act. As regards persons in clause (i), the post office may deliver the articles or pay the money orders to the Managers.
As regards (ii) and (iii), as it is very difficult for the post office to decide as to whom is the proper person to accept the articles or the money and give discharge on behalf of the lunatic, it would be desirable for the post office to return the articles or the money order to the sender or the remitter, as the case may be under proper advice. In respect; of (iv) if the officer tendering the articles or the money suspects that the addressee is not of a sound mind so as to appreciate or understand the consequences of his acts, the articles or money orders should be returned to the sender or the remitter, as the case may be, under proper advice.
133. Duties of village postmen:-
(1) Village postmen are delivery agents who cannot usually return to the post office in time to have their accounts adjusted on the day on which they proceed on their beats. They are employed to deliver articles the addresses of which live beyond the limits of the postmen's beats, and to collect unregistered and inland registered articles of the letter mail or despatch. They are supplied with postage stamps and M.O. forms for sale to the public under the rules governing similar supplied to postmen, and may also be authorised by the Superintendent to pay money orders.
(2) Each village postman is supplied with a route list (Form M. 53) showing the names of the villages to be visited by him. In the case of fixed or combined fixed and unfixed beats, the route list will be accompanied by a map of the beat and will also show the from and return to the post-office, the day on which each village should be visited by him and the villages in which he is allowed to halt. All these particulars must be committed to memory by the village postman. Village postmen are under the immediate control and orders of the postmaster.
(3) Should a village postman ever notice any damage to a telegraph, line, the nature and position of the accident should be reported by him, as soon as possible, to the nearest post office.
''NOTE- The term 'Village Postmen' mentioned in this rule includes postmen not serving all the villages in their beats daily and extra-departmental delivery agents serving rural areas."
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