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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD WASHINGTON ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE T O T H E FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD X-7290 Hovember 12, 1932. SUBJECT: Shipment of Checks, e t c . , "by Express. Dear S i r : There i s inclosed herewith f o r your information, a copy of a l e t t e r addressed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City "by a Post Office Inspector, quoting a r u l i n g by the Second Assistant Postmaster General. You w i l l note that the r u l i n g s t a t e s that "there would he no objection to checks being forwarded by express" i f not accompanied by a l e t t e r . Apparently cash l e t t e r s or similar form l e t t e r s of t r a n s m i t t a l covering such shipments are regarded by the Post Office Department as " l e t t e r s " within the meaning of the "private express s t a t u t e s . " Some Federal reserve banks have already adopted the p r a c t i c e of sending such covering l e t t e r by mail, and the checks by express. The r u l i n g r e f e r r e d to above, however, indicates that there w i l l be no objection to inclosing with the checks a l i s t prepared on an adding machine, provided such l i s t i s not w r i t t e n on a form containing i n s t r u c t i o n s or other communications. Whether or not i t would X-7290 "" 2 *• "be permissible to date the adding machine l i s t does not s p e c i f i c a l l y appear from the above r u l i n g . Very t r u l y yours, Chester M o r r i l l , Secretary. Inclosure. TO GOVERNORS OF ALL F.R. BA.HKS EXCEPT KANSAS CITY. 488 I X-7290~a COPY (COPY) POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT Office of Inspector. Case No. 32426-C B. W. Ficlcen Inspector. Kansas City, Missouri November 4, 1932. SUBJECT: Shipment of clearings by express. Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, Missouri. Gentlemen: Referring to the matter of shipment of checks and clearings by express, I have to advise that I have received the following addit i o n a l r u l i n g from the Second Assistant Postmaster General: "Under the provisions of the p r i v a t e express s t a t u t e s , i t i s not permissible to send checks or d r a f t s in process of collection from one hank to another by express without payment of postage i f such checks are accompanied by clearance l e t t e r s or anything else i n the nature of correspondence, though there would be no objection to checks being forwarded by express i f they are not accompanied "by anything other than an adding machine l i s t . " Sincerely yours /s/ B. W. Ficken Post Office Inspector.
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