▁often ▁sent ▁money ▁by ▁post ▁using ▁en velop es ▁without ▁using ▁registered ▁mail ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁cost ▁in cur red . ▁Thus , ▁it ▁is ▁extremely ▁important ▁that ▁postal ▁workers ▁were ▁honest ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁ste al ▁any ▁items ▁that ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁mail . ▁To ▁rein force ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁confident ial ity , ▁the ▁compt roller ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁would ▁stand ▁at ▁the ▁gallery ▁above ▁the ▁sorting ▁h alls ▁to ▁observe ▁all ▁postal ▁workers ▁and ▁ensure ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁letters ▁or ▁mail ▁were ▁opened ▁while ▁being ▁sorted . ▁ ▁The ▁life ▁of ▁postal ▁workers ▁back ▁then ▁was ▁in com par able ▁with ▁post men ▁working ▁at ▁Singapore ▁Post ▁today . ▁Frid ays ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁day ▁which ▁over se as ▁mail ▁would ▁arrive ▁from ▁Britain ▁and ▁postal ▁workers ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁over time ▁with ▁no ▁extra ▁pay , ▁just ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁the ▁mail ▁to ▁arrive ▁and ▁then ▁s ieve ▁through ▁and ▁sort ▁them ▁before ▁ending ▁work . ▁Also , ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁entitled ▁to ▁any ▁days ▁off ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁around ▁the ▁clock . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁personally ▁separate ▁local ▁and ▁over se as ▁letters . ▁ ▁An ▁interesting ▁discovery ▁from ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁is ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cla us ▁Main ▁Office ▁up ▁till ▁today . ▁During ▁Christmas ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁would ▁be ▁filled ▁with ▁letters ▁from ▁children , ▁which ▁are ▁all ▁directed ▁to ▁Santa ▁Cla us . ▁These ▁letters ▁were ▁then