[Sidenote: Principal offices.]
At the principal Post Offices in Canada the hours of opening and closing
are regulated by the Postmaster General.
[Sidenote: Country offices.]
In country places Postmasters are required to keep their offices open
during the usual hours of business in the locality, and to attend at
such other hours as may be necessary to receive and despatch the mails.
[Sidenote: Sundays, Canada West.]
On Sundays Postmasters in Canada West are at liberty to close their
offices to the public.
When an office in Canada West is closed to the public on Sunday it must
be closed to all persons alike, and no exceptional or partial delivery
to particular persons can be allowed.
[Sidenote: Sundays, Canada East.]
In Canada East, Postmasters keep their offices open on Sundays at least
one hour either before or after Divine Service, as may be most
convenient to the public generally.
[Sidenote: Notice of hours.]
A Notice, stating the hours at which the office is opened and closed,
should be posted in every office, in such a position as may be readily
observed by the public.
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