Section II. Establishment of the New Postal System / 14
Section III. Introduction of Parcel Post Service / 16
Section IV. Origin of International Mail Service-Introduction of Foreign Mails in the Empire / 18
Section V. Postal Convention with the United States of America / 19
Section VI. Creation of the Universal Postal Union-Entry of the Empire into the Union / 20
Section VII. Parcel Post Conventions and Agreements-Entry into the Union for the Parcel Post as well as for the Exchange of Insured Letters and Boxes / 22
Section VIII. Outline of the Growth of the Service / 23
Section IX. Classification of mail matter and rates of Postage in force / 26
Section X. Special Mail Service in force / 34
Chapter III. Telegraph Service
Part I. Telegraphy
Section I. Origin of the Inland Telegraph Service / 39
Section II. Subsequent growth of the Inland Service / 40
Section III. Establishment of the International Telegraph Service in the Empire / 42
Section IV. Creation of the International Telegraph Convention-Adhesion of the Empire thereto / 43
Section V. Junction Lines / 44
Section VI. Telegraph Instruments / 47
Section VII. Outline of the progress of the Service / 49
Section VIII. Telegraph Charges in force / 49
Section IX. Special Service of Telegrams / 51
Part II. Wireless Telegraphy
Section I. Origin of Wireless Telegraphy-Its adoption in Japan / 53
Section II. Conclusion of the International Radiotelegraph Convention Introduction of International Radiotelegraph Service in the Empire / 54
Section III. Outline of the growth of the Service / 55
Section IV. Wireless Telegraph Charges in force / 58
Chapter IV. Telephone Service
Part I. Telephones
Section I. Introduction of the Telephone Service in the Empire / 61
Section II. Outline of the growth of the Service / 63
Section III. General Remarks on the System in Force / 65
Part II. Wireless Telephones
Section I. Introduction of Wireless Telephone in the Empire / 73
Section II. Later Development of the Service / 73
Chapter V. Postal Money Order and Postal Savings Bank Business
Section I. Domestic Money Orders / 77
Section II. Foreign Money Orders / 78
Section III. Postai Savings Banks / 79
Section IV. Custody of Bonds / 80
Section V. Postal Transfer / 80
Section VI. Special Services accessory to Postal Transfer Business / 81
Section VII. Payment of Pensions / 82
Section VIII. Treatment of Treasury Receipts and Disbursements / 83
Section IX. Outline of the Development of the Service / 83
Section X. Charges and Special Services on Money Orders in force / 90
Section XI. Outline of the Postal Savings Bank and Cheque and Transfer Systems / 94
Chapter VI. Post Office Life Insurance
Section I. Outline of the System / 99
Section II. General Remarks on the System in force / 101
Section III. Investment of the Reserve Fund / 104
Appendix
Chronological Table / 105
ILLUSTRATIONS
Different categories of Postage Stamps
Different categories of Commemorative Postage Stamps
The Interior of the lecture-hall of the Training School of Officials / 7
The inside of a show room of the Museum of Communications / 9
