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The Yarmouth Postmaster was responsible for the smooth and efficient delivery of the mail in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Yarmouth's first postmaster was Dr. Henry G. Farish who served in that position from 1807-1856. During much of Farish's tenure, Nova Scotia's mails were under the jurisdiction of Britain's Imperial Postmaster General, with provincial postal services being overseen by a Deputy Postmaster General. In 1851, however, responsibility for Nova Scotia's postal service passed to the provincial government, and a provincial Postmaster General was appointed. Under the terms of the 1867 British North America Act, Canada's new federal government assumed responsibility for all postal services in the Dominion. In April, 1868, the newly-created federal Post Office Department took over all postal operations across Canada. The post office in Yarmouth continued to operate under federal jurisdiction, with its postmasters being appointed by the Canadian government. In June 1954, the system in Yarmouth changed from a centralized post office with boxes for recipients, to free mail carrier service and mailbox pick up. Postmasters at the time of this change were C.P. Dunn, and Edward E. McBride.