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It's a little more complex than what you think.
They didn't "disappear" they were official posts, just made obsolete by law
The IPC was a product of its time and many illustrations seem anachronistic if seen from today's perspective. For example, one illustration refers to the illegality of making salt iirc
probably the same that happened to every other govt post over time, made ceremonial in nature