GENERAL
provided that such letters are delivered by that friend to the person or persons to whom they are directed, without hire, reward or other profit or advantage for receiving, carrying or delivering them;
(ii) Letters concerning the affairs of the sender or receiver thereof sent by a messenger employed for that purpose;
(iii) Letters solely concerning particular goods, sent by the same vessel as the goods, to be delivered with the goods, without hire, reward or other profit or advantage for receiving, carrying or delivering such letters. Provided that such letters are open to inspection and have super- scribed thereon the words "Consignee's Letter" or other words to the same effect; and
(iv) Telegrams sent out by any telegraph company. 2. Notwithstanding anything contained in (1) above, it shall be lawful for any person licensed by the Postmaster General to collect letters for transmis- sion to China through the Post Office, and to receive clubbed packets from China through the Post Office, subject to the provisions of any regula- tions made under the Ordinance, and subject to the conditions of his licence.
3. Subject to the exemptions from the Postmaster General's exclusive privilege which are contained in (1) and (2), no person shall:-
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(a) collect any letters with a view to delivery of such letters anywhere otherwise than through the post; or
(b) have in his possession any letter with a view to the delivery of such letter anywhere otherwise than through the post; or
(c) send any letter out of the Colony otherwise
than through the post; or
(d) without lawful authority or excuse bring any letter into the Colony with a view to the deli- very of such letter anywhere; or
(e) without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession any letter brought into the Colony, or delivered, otherwise than through the post.
No person shall in any other way infringe the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General.