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Observations
V. Miscellaneous
§ 52
Exemption for Postage
111 continued
The Stamp for
directions may
save expense in
Clerks.

As to the engraved stamp, the instead of handwriting,
the use of it is to save time. Having letters to Letters <add>and Packets being to be
send sent by the Board from the Board by every post to all parts of the United Kingdom
on the same day, the time of a single person would frequently not
suffice, were if all of them were to be thus franked by the same hand.
For That part of the superscription of each letter <add>or packet which is particular <add>peculiar to it
What is particular to each letter or packet, viz: the direction,
the whole number of letters may employ different hands at the same time for the whole number of letters & packets.
and packets for each day might be p distributed among any number of hands
writing at the same time:
while that part which is the same for all viz: the authenticative
part and the date, may be performed by a stamp, as fast as common also are instantaneously
printing is performed. by a stamp.The business of
directing the Police
Gazette, of which so
many thousand copies
will would be to be sent
on each day of its Publication,
is a business
that will may of itself be
sufficient to occupy
a considerable number
of hands. In the
franking Act 4. G.
Post Office abuse Act
4 G. 3. c 24. the supposition
is that the
operation of franking
for the public service
may employ in the
Admiralty Office, 8
hands in time of peace,
and 12 in time of
war: and in the War-
Office 6 in time of
peace, and 10 in
time of war. Under
the proposed Board of
Police, the number of
hands that would require
to be thus employd
would probably be considerably
greater than
either under the Admiralty
or the War-Office
unless the powers of
mechanism were to
be thus employ'd, in as
far as they were applicable to the reduction of it.
The words On his Majesty's
service, though usual might (it may be thought be
spared. But they would contribute to engage secure care and attention
for the missive letter in the Country offices, they operate as a sort of warning memento not
to misapply the exemption to the purposes of private
correspondence and nor, where delineated by a stamp,
are would they add any thing to the consumption of the time.

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Identifier: | JB/150/639/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 150.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	111 continued
Box	150	Main Headings	police bill
Folio number	639	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d10 / f210
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	50860
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