Custody of letters addressed to members.

Directions to officer in charge of etters.

Orders to be sent to postmaster general.

Mode of dealing

with letters directed to house.

Letters.

91. To prevent the intercepting or losing of letters directed to members of this house, the person appointed to bring letters from the General Post Office to this house, or some other person to be appointed by the postmaster general, shall for the future, every day during the session of parliament, Sundays excepted, constantly attend, from ten of the clock in the morning till seven in the afternoon, at the place appointed for the delivery of the said letters, and take care, during his stay there, to deliver the same to the several members to whom they shall be directed, or to their known servant or servants, or other persons bringing notes under the hands of the members sending for the same.

92. The said officer shall, upon his going away, lock up such letters as shall remain undelivered; and no letter shall be delivered but within the hours aforesaid.

93. The said orders shall be sent to the postmaster general at the commencement of each session.

94. When any letter or packet directed to this house shall come to Mr. Speaker, he shall open the same; and acquaint the house, at their next sitting, with the contents thereof, if proper to be communicated to this house.

Parliamentary Papers.

tion of

papers.

95. If, during the existence of a parliament, Presentapapers are commanded to be presented to this command house by His Majesty at any time, the delivery me of such papers to the librarian of the House of Stma Commons shall be deemed to be for all purposes dthe presentation of them to this house.