Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-25

Recent Important Changes Relativ.
10 Third and Fourth Glass Matter.

Recent Important Changes Relative
To Third ana Fourth Glass Matter.
The recent revision OF the Registry Sys-
tenn Of the Postofice Department. by
Third Assistant Postmaster General A. d.
Hazen. has resulted in the extension Of the
registration privilege to third and fourth
class mail matter. This change will be Of
great benefit to the general public. aud as
information pertaining thereto has not yet
been widely DISSEMINATED, a brief resume Of
the new system is hereby given. Under
the old system only scaled packages aud
correspondence could lie registered; the
new system includes all third class matter
sucI, as books, circulars. legal papers. in
voices, posters, engravings. photographs,
ETC., and fourth class matter. which con-
s;sts Of merchandise. models, samples of
ore, metals, minerals. reeds, roots, draw
ings. and any other matter not belonging
10 the first, second or third classes, and
which is not liable to dsface or damage the
contents Of the mail -bag, or harm the per-
son Of any one engaged in the postal
service. The postage on third class matter
~ oAO NCib WI OaSth IN -
part thereof. Tie registration fee for ell
classes is ten cents, in addition to the reg
ular postage, all VI which must be pre-
paid. The limit Of weight Of packages,
except in the case OF single volumes OF
books. Is foul pounds. Third and fourth
class register matter must be securely en-
closed. bnt il not permitted to lie sealed.
Statistics show that already thirty per cent.
II all third and fourth class matter mailed
has been registered. and the proportion is
increasing rapidly. On the Pacific Coast
sixty per teut. IT Tutgoing third and fourth
class matter is registered. while that ar
irving already equals the registration Of
first class matter. The proportion last in
transmission is infinitesinally small. being
for the past year only 1.0i per cent. for
the whole country. Deducting the amount
lost by accident. fire, flood and depre la
tions On frontier coaches, the showing is
such a. to give the public most implicit
confidence in the safety n efficacy Of the
registration system. In addition to the
above Mr.. HAIR has greatly simplifed
the previously complex workings Of the
registry system. In lieu Of the old letter
Of advice and return registry receipt, he
has substituted u postal card. which is to
be attached to the registered letter or
package, and on delivery Of the article the
card, barring the signature OF the ad-
dfessee. will be returned to the sender.
On one side is a space for the nam If the
addressee, with n similar space beneath for
his signature; OF the other side the date Of
the delivery is to be stamped. and the card
returned to the address written UNDER
meath at the originating Office. By this
means a large amount OF clerical labor
and stationery will be saved. Another i'm
provern. mt is the combining aud conden-
saiion into one account the record OF the
matter registered and dispatched and into
anothrr account record of matter received
and delivered. zach Of which formerly re-
qnired the keeping Of twn separate &C.
counts. Distributing postoffices have to
n larg" extent been abolished. through
pouches. which are not to be unlocked
while in transit, being substituted therefor.