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any proceedings which might have been taken if the packet had been delivered in due course of post.
Post Office.
11.-(1.) If any person wilfully obstructs, or incites Obstruction any one to obstruct, an officer of the Post Office in the of officers of execution of his duty or whilst in any post office, or within any premises belonging to any post office or used therewith, obstructs the course of business of the Post Office, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty dollars.
(2.) Any officer of the Post Office may require any person guilty of any offence under this section, to leave a post office or any such premises as aforesaid and. if the person so required refuses or fails to comply with the requirement, he shall be liable on summary con- viction to a further fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and may be removed by any officer of the Post Office, and all constables are required on demand to remove or assist in removing every such person.
Objects and Reasons,
The new sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Principal Ordinance differs from the sub-section it replaces by the addition of the words "from all persons who arrive in the Colony with letters, of ", by the substitu- tion of the words intended to be despatched" for the word "transmitted", and by the addition of the words from out of the Colony ". These amendments were rendered necessary as it was found that the original wording was not sufficient to enable the authorities to deal with attempts to encroach on the exclusive privi- leges of the L'ostmaster General,
Section 3 of the Bill is based on section 49 of the Singapore Ordinance No. 5 of 1904 and is introdneed for the purpose of giving legislative sanction to a now arrangement.
Section 4 is based on section 16 of the Imperial Post Office Act 1908 and on section 31 of the Singapore Ordinance. The importation of lottery tickets is al- ready prohibited by regulations, Section 5 is based on section 9 of the Impérial Act and section 25 of the Singapore Ordinace, section 6 on section 18 of the Imperial Act and section 36 of the Singapore Ordin- ance, section 7 on section 10 of the Imperial Act, see- tion 8 on section 64 of the Imperial Act, section 3 on section 61 of the Imperial Act, section 10 on section 63 of the Imperial Act with additions to cover the cases of gum, dyes and other injurious substances, and section It on section 67 of the Imperial Act.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General.