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Table of Correspondence
BETWEEN
THE BILL, ORDINANCE No, 6 of 1900, AND THE
POST OFFICE ACT, 1908,-Continued.
ORD. 6 OF
SUBJECT MATTER. BILL.
1900.
P.O. ACT, 1908.
REMARKS.
Obstruction.
Reference to
Larceny Ordi-
nance.
34
41
67
42
Laying of
pro- 35
43
73
perty.
Evidence.
36
45 (3)
8,9
Offences.
37
33, 42
69
Penalties.
28
38 33 (2) (3),
26, 27, 28,
36, 37, 38,
29, 32, 34,
39, 40, 41,
44, 50, 51,
44
52, 53, 54,
55, 56, 58,
61, 62, 63,
64, 67, 71
Limitation of time, 39
44
Commencement.
40
93
Repeal.
41
92
Unnecessary: see clause 37, and also Ord. No. 3 of 1865.
Objects and Reasons.
1. It has long been recognised that the Post Office Ordinance, 1900, is in certain respects defective and out of date. This bill is an attempt to remedy the defects and omissons of the present law and to bring it up to date. The table of correspondence which precedes the Objects and Reasons should be consulted for cases in which this bill omits provisions of the Post Office Ordinance, 1900.
INTERPRETATION CLAUSE.
2. The interpretation clause in the bill is much fuller than the corresponding clause in Ordinance No. 6 of 1900. Parts of it are based on provisions of the Post Office Act, 1908, 8 Edw. 7, c. 48.
3. The term "clubbed packet", and the definition of that term, are taken from the Straits Settlements Post Office Ordinance, 1923, Ordinance No. 23 of 1923.
4. The definition of the term contract ship" excludes a contract for oue voyage only. This is on account of the statutory contract provided for in clause 20.
5. The term "letter" is defined somewhat widely, but a wide defini- tion seems necessary in order to ensure the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General. The term was defined still more widely in the Post Office Amendment Ordinance, 1915, Ordinance No. 17 of 1915, but possibly the definition there was too wide, There was no defini- tion of the term in the Post Office Ordinance, 1900. That Ordinance did contain a definition of the term "correspondence", but it was so worded that it was useless for the purpose of expressing the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General, as correspondence was made to mean only articles which had been posted. The clause in the bill which deals with the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General is clause 6.