to the
Postmaster General, and application made for the next lowest tender.

15. Full particulars should also be promptly furnished to the
Postmaster General of the action taken on tenders forwarded to you for
acceptance on certain conditions, or in cases where none of the
tenders received have been accepted in consequence of the high prices
demanded.

16. In dealing with accepted tenders for mail services, and in making
out the contract therefor, the greatest possible promptness should be
observed.

17. Contracts for Mail Services should be very carefully prepared, and
no contract should be forwarded for the signature of the Postmaster
General unless correct in all its terms and provisions.

18. The contract should specify all the offices served _en route_.

19. All contracts sent for the Postmaster General's signature must be
accompanied by the printed form or letter, in which should be entered
separately and alphabetically:--

1. Contracts entered into without change of service;

2. Contracts for new services.

Against each contract should be entered the number and date of the
letter under authority of which the contract was made.

Against the entry of each new contract it should be clearly stated
whether the service is entirely a new one. If not, the names of the
contract or contracts which it supersedes should be given.

20. Every contract made upon an accepted tender should (when sent to
the Department) be accompanied by the tender on which it is based.

XI.

BONDS.

1. Bonds must be taken from the following Officers:--

Postmasters.
Assistant Postmasters in City Offices.
Money Order Savings Bank and Registration Clerks in City Offices.
Railway Mail Clerks.
Letter Carriers.

2. The amount of the penalty of the bond required from Postmasters
must be governed by the revenue collected, and the amount of business
transacted. Care must be taken to use the Money Order form of bond for
all Postmasters transacting Money Order and Savings Bank business. A
Postmaster's bond should in all cases be completed before he is placed
in charge of the office.

3. The amount of the penalty of the bond required

From Assistant Postmaster in City Office, is
from $1,000 to $1,600
From Money Order and Registration Clerks in
City Office, from 600 " 1,000
according to amount of responsib