Show civil service in australia some odd dicco verica are being made by the postmaster general oi ot australia in regard to tho the freedom and laxity with which franked stamps have been used all the state paril ments and departments dopart monta baa hat been permitted to use rubber stamp stamps which frank all their correspondence from en enu ena A to end of australia Aue tho understanding was that only official correspondence should be so franke i 1 but the interpretation of off iclal ha has been elastic it has covered lett letterle erli canvassing for church bazaars ant an I 1 co corn ening meetings of cricket football and rifle clubs even the departmental mesa messenger plager boys have lud iad free access to the ri stamps and have used them freely one member oc of parliament ha haa the coolness to ask this to ba be sent as a franked telegraphic mes rge have engaged a barmaid era sm sending her by the 7 40 train |