PA Exam Materials – 167 POSTALMANUAL VOLUME V (PO & RMS GENERAL REGULATIONS)
• If an article, the registration or insurance of which is compulsory is found in the office of delivery found in the office of delivery - The article should be charged with fee of five rupees. This fee plus postage should be marked in red ink on the face of the article with a note for the charge. If the article is refused by the addressee or the addressee cannot be found, the fee should be recovered from the sender. The fee when recovered should be converted into postage stamps and affixed to the error book against the relative entry and then defaced with the date stamp. (Rule 115 (3))
• When the unpaid inland letter marked Registered' found posted in a letter box. the article should be registered by the registration assistant and a fee equal to double the deficiency in the usual registration fee and the postage due should be charged on it. (Rule 115 (1)
• When an unpaid inland letter marked 'Registered'. found posted in a letter box- by the sorting assistant at a time when the registration cannot be accepted, the article should be kept in deposit and made over to the registration assistant when the registration is open. (Rule 115 (1)
• If an inland article marked "By parcel Post" is found in a letter box, the irregularity should be noted in his error book and article should be charged with twice the fee for registration if it is fully prepaid for postage. If the postage has not been fully prepaid double the deficiency in addition to the registration fee as mentioned above should be levied subject to a minimum of Re. One. The article should be registered. The postage due and the remark “Found in letter box” should be written in ink on the face of the parcel duly initialled by the postmaster. The receipt for the sender should be pasted in error book against the relevant entry. [Rule 116 (1) and (2)] 39
• When an article marked "by parcel post” is found in a letter-box, in the RMS office, the article should be marked "Found in the letter box” over the initials of the sorting assistant concerned and after being shown to the Head Sorting Assistant, forwarded to the nearest post office in a protective bag duly superscribed “Parcel found in letter box”. [Rule 116 (1) and (2)]
• If an article, the registration or insurance of which is compulsory is found in the office of delivery found in the office of delivery - The article should be charged with fee of five rupees. This fee plus postage should be marked in red ink on the face of the article with a note for the charge. If the article is refused by the addressee or the addressee cannot be found, the fee should be recovered from the sender. The fee when recovered should be converted into postage stamps and affixed to the error book against the relative entry and then defaced with the date stamp. (Rule 115 (3))
• When the unpaid inland letter marked Registered' found posted in a letter box. the article should be registered by the registration assistant and a fee equal to double the deficiency in the usual registration fee and the postage due should be charged on it. (Rule 115 (1)
• When an unpaid inland letter marked 'Registered'. found posted in a letter box- by the sorting assistant at a time when the registration cannot be accepted, the article should be kept in deposit and made over to the registration assistant when the registration is open. (Rule 115 (1)
• If an inland article marked "By parcel Post" is found in a letter box, the irregularity should be noted in his error book and article should be charged with twice the fee for registration if it is fully prepaid for postage. If the postage has not been fully prepaid double the deficiency in addition to the registration fee as mentioned above should be levied subject to a minimum of Re. One. The article should be registered. The postage due and the remark “Found in letter box” should be written in ink on the face of the parcel duly initialled by the postmaster. The receipt for the sender should be pasted in error book against the relevant entry. [Rule 116 (1) and (2)] 39
• When an article marked "by parcel post” is found in a letter-box, in the RMS office, the article should be marked "Found in the letter box” over the initials of the sorting assistant concerned and after being shown to the Head Sorting Assistant, forwarded to the nearest post office in a protective bag duly superscribed “Parcel found in letter box”. [Rule 116 (1) and (2)]
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