PALMER AND THE MAIL-COACH ERA 73 CHAPTER VI. THE TRANSITION PERIOD AT THE POST-OFFICE 94 CHAPTER VII. SIR ROWLAND HILL AND PENNY POSTAGE 108 CHAPTER VIII. EARLY RESULTS OF THE PENNY-POSTAGE SCHEME 132 CHAPTER IX. THE POST-OFFICE AND LETTER-OPENING 150 CHAPTER X. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POST-OFFICE 165 PART II. DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF THE POST-OFFICE. PREFATORY 186 CHAPTER I. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE POST-OFFICE 187 CHAPTER II. ON THE CIRCULATION OF LETTERS 199 CHAPTER III. THE MAIL-PACKET SERVICE 245 CHAPTER IV. ON POSTAGE-STAMPS 255 CHAPTER V. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS' BANKS 268 CHAPTER VI. BEING MISCELLANEOUS AND SUGGESTIVE 279 CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING SOME OF THE POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS AND MISREPRESENTATIONS TO WHICH THE POST-OFFICE IS LIABLE 291 APPENDIX (A). CHIEF OFFICERS OF THE POST-OFFICE 308 APPENDIX (B). ABSTRACT OF THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS 309 APPENDIX (C). INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE APPOINTMENTS IN THE POST-OFFICE SERVICE 330 APPENDIX (D). APPOINTMENTS IN THE CHIEF OFFICE IN LONDON 333 PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENTS IN THE CHIEF OFFICES OF DUBLIN AND EDINBURGH 336 APPOINTMENTS, WITH SALARIES, OF THE FIVE PRINCIPAL PROVINCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND 337 INFORMATION RESPECTING OTHER PRINCIPAL PROVINCIAL POST-OFFICES 340 APPENDIX (E). SALE OF POSTAGE-STAMPS 341 APPENDIX (F). CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY 342 APPENDIX (G). MANUFACTURE OF POSTAGE-LABELS AND ENVELOPES 344 APPENDIX (H). RESULTS OF POSTAL REFORM 345 PART I. HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE POST-OFFICE. HER MAJESTY'S MAILS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.