The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage, Vol. 2 (of 2)Hill, Rowland, Sir
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The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Hill, Rowland, Sir
Hill, Rowland, Sir, 1795-1879; Postal service -- Great Britain -- Rates
Hazelwood. See School.
Head, Sir Francis, vol. ii. 192
Health of Post Office staff, vol. ii. 302
Henderson, Dr., vol. ii. 29
Hennessy, Mr., vol. ii. 398
Henslow, Professor, vol. ii. 145
Henson, Mr. G., vol. i. 305, 308, 309
_Herald, Morning_, vol. i. 483, vol. ii. 115, 120, 123, 160
Hermit's Cave, vol. i. 169
Herries, Mr., vol. i. 435
Herries, Sir W., vol. ii. 218, 222-224
Herschel, Sir William, vol. i. 58, 497
Highgate, vol. i. 282
Hill, James, "a substantial freeholder," vol. i. 2
Hill, John, tract on "A Penny Post" (1659), vol. ii. 29
Hill, John, a volunteer against the young Pretender, vol. i. 3, 6
Hill, Mr. Alfred; writes an historical sketch of the Post Office, vol.
ii. 310
Hill, Mr. Arthur; a young trader, vol. i. 50;
a young actor and author, 77;
injures his eyesight, 127;
visits the Edgeworths, 160;
his brother's successor in the school, 203;
the Arthur Hill lifeboat, 203;
constant aid to his brother, preface, 234, 292, 487, vol. ii. 99, 111,
116;
his eighty-first birthday, 430
Hill, Mr. Edwin; a night alarm, vol. i. 37;
makes a model forge, 45;
at the assay office, 55;
his courage, 154;
family arbitrator, 187;
a partner in the school, 187;
joins Sir J. Lefevre's society, 210;
helps in the printing machine, 225;
superintendent of stamp machinery, 392, 405;
invents envelope-folding machine, 419;
attestations to his services, 539;
consulted by his brother, vol. ii. 99
Hill, Mr. Frederic, vol. i. 169, 263, vol. ii. 213;
in his boyhood fond of calculating, vol. i. 128;
his great services as an inspector of prisons, 215, and vol. ii. 171;
consulted by his brother, vol. ii. 99;
consults Mr. Cobden, 166;
appointed assistant-secretary to the Post Office, 176, 196;
reforms the system of mail packet contracts, 240, 369-373;
adjusts the salaries of the rural postmasters, 245;
his views on patronage and promotion, 246;
manages the Money Order Department, 253, 463;
his measure for early deliveries, 258;
aids his brother in the more difficult part of his duties, 265;
his able and zealous assistance, 266;
originates the annual reports, 267;
remodels the central office, 268;
his evidence before the Royal Commission on Railways, 283;
introduces contract work, 286;
a supporter of promotion by merit, 301;
draws up a plan for life insurance, 305;
tries to introduce the contract system into the savings banks, 364;
his reward for faithful services, 374;
wishes to employ female labour in the office, 403
Hill, Mr. Howard, his untimely death, vol. i. 8, 14, 195, 203;
his fine character, 196
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