The administration of the postal service throughout the empire was taken over by the state, and municipal officials were relieved from the burden of maintaining the imperial posts.
Owing to the great distances which must be covered, and also to the defective means of communication in sparsely settled districts, the costs of the postal service in Argentina are unavoidably high in relation to the receipts.
Hays to be Postmaster-General was in the nature of payment of a political debt to the man who had been the successful manager of the Republican campaign, it was early justified by his efficient administration of the postal service.
Hamburg had established, so early as the 16th century, a regular postal service with certain cities in the interior of Germany, e.g.
The Brazilian postal service is under the general supervision of the minister of communications and public works, and is administered by a director-general.
