PA Exam Materials – 156 POSTALMANUAL VOLUME V (PO & RMS GENERAL REGULATIONS)
Camp-Bag: A camp bag is used to enclose the office files and other official papers and is closed by the Secretariat or head quarters of the high officers mentioned in clause 198 of Post office Guide Part-l, for the High officer in camp and, vice versa, Camp bags are not due bags, but when despatched, they are treated as unusual mails.
Press packet: A press packet is a packet containing newspapers intended for sale by a news-agent recognized as such and marked for delivery from the RMS van at the Railway station to which it is addressed.
A & B order: A orders are orders issued by a Superintendent RMS prescribing changes in sorting list. B orders are orders issued by Superintendent, RMS for the guidance of his subordinates in the performance of their duties in Mail office on all subjects except alterations in sorting list.
Due mail and Sorting list: The due mail list shows the details of bags to be received and despatched by a Mail office/transit section. It will show (a) in what cases mail lists are to be despatched and received with loose bags (b) transit bags are to be used (c) account bags and BO bags are to be sent or received in mail bags, (d) in the case of sub-office, the mail bags containing cash bags enclosed in registered bags.
The sorting list will show (a) for what offices, mail bags and registered are to be made up (b) to what offices parcels mail articles may be sent direct and the manner in which they must be despatched.
Beat: The term beat used in relation to a RMS section means the portion of a Railway or steamer line over which the section works. When used in relation to postal overseers and delivery agents, such as, postman, village postman etc. it denotes the area within which they are required to perform their respective duties a beat includes post office served by the official concerned.
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