A Letter on the Late Post Office Agitation

The author explains why he refused to join a parish remonstrance over proposed Post Office changes and carefully defends a policy designed to reduce Sunday labour across the postal system. He analyzes the official minute that prompted the alteration, argues that the measure is part of a wider scheme to secure greater Sunday rest for postal staff, and responds to objections that it merely shifts work to the London office. He cites practical benefits including the cessation of certain Sunday cross-posts, a marked decrease in letter-writing and reading on Sundays in rural districts, and the discontinuance of second Sunday deliveries in many towns, urging restraint before assuming a slippery slope to wider Sunday operations.