'There's been talk that Postmaster Proudfoot is trying to speed up delivery times for the Quick Post service, but I'm really swamped with mail and haven't been able to hit the times he wants.

'Lobelia's Birthday is fast-approaching, though curiously enough very few pieces of mail are postmarked for Bag End. Instead, there's mail going everywhere else! I think hobbits throughout Tuckborough are writing to their friends to complain about Lobelia's new presents proposal, if you ask me.

'There on the table you will find a satchel of mail to be delivered to Postman Grubb in Hobbiton for sorting. He can be found west of the centre of Hobbiton, to the north, if you're interested. Watch out for nosey hobbits and don't let the mail get wet!'