can be
made in the service.

5. Should any change be desirable a report should be made thereon to
the Postmaster General, at least one month previous to the preparation
of the notices inviting tenders for a new contract.

6. Four months before the expiration of each Quarter separate reports
should be made to the Postmaster General.

1. Of all contracts expiring at the end of the next ensuing
Quarter in which no change of mail service is proposed.

2. Of all contracts expiring at the end of the next ensuing
Quarter in which an alteration is recommended.

These reports should be accompanied by the usual notices of
advertisement inviting tenders.

7. All advertisements for tenders and all contracts for Mail Services
should be carefully prepared, it being borne in mind that nothing more
than what is expressed therein can be legally enforced.

The advertisements should be dated a fortnight later than the date of
their transmission to the Department.

8. There should be at least six weeks between the date of the
advertisements and the date up to which tenders for the service are
receivable, and at least eight weeks between the day fixed on for the
reception of tenders and the date on which they are to take effect.

9. Duplicates of the notices inviting tenders for Mail Services,
should be fyled in the Guard Book provided for that purpose.

10. When the notices have received the approval of the Postmaster
General, one copy at least should be sent to each office on the route
to be advertised, to be posted up in a conspicuous place in the office
for the public information, and as many copies as may be considered
necessary to the office at each terminus.

11. The usual forms of tender should also be supplied to Postmasters
at those places where these forms of tender will probably be enquired
for by parties proposing for the service.

12. Unless there is any good and sufficient objection, contracts for
Mail Services must be made with parties whose tenders, being the
lowest, have been accepted.

13. It should, however, be ascertained that the party proposing to
undertake the service is able satisfactorily to perform it, and that
the sureties he names are good and sufficient for the penalty of the
required bond.

14. In the event of there being any serious objection to entering into
a contract with the parties whose tenders have been accepted, full
particulars of the objection should at once be reported