THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH APRIL, 1884.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 151.
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The following Ordinances have passed the Legislative Council, and have received the assent of His Excellency the Governor.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 26th April, 1884.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Clerk of Councils.
[L.S.]
G. F. BoWEN.
No. 12 of 1884.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Post Office Ordinance, 1884.
[23rd April, 1884.]
E it ́enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
Bid as
lows:-
1. In this Ordinance, and in any Order in Council or re- gulation made thereunder, unless the context indicates the contrary, the following expressions shall have the meanings set against them respectively, that is to say :-
Postmaster General shall mean the Postmaster General of the Colony.
Correspondence shali mean any letter, newspaper, book, pamphlet, document, parcel, or package, or other article whatsoever transmitted by post, whether in a closed mail or having been placed loose on board any Contract Packet or vessel for transmission; and a letter or other article shall be deemed to be correspondence from the time of its arrival within the limits of the Colony, if brought to the Colony by post, or from the time of its delivery to the Post Office if not so brought, and in either case shall continue to be deemed correspondence to the time of its delivery from the Post Office; and delivery to or by any person authorised to receive or deliver letter bags or correspondence on behalf of the Postmaster General shall be a delivery to or from the Post Office.
Postage Stamp shall mean any label or stamp for denot- ing any rate of postage.
Letter Bag shall mean any bag, or box, or packet, or parcel, or other envelope or covering in which correspond- ence is conveyed, whether it does or does not contain cor- respondence.
Post Office shall mean any house, building, room, or place where correspondence is received or delivered, or in which it is sorted, made up, or despatched.
Officer of the Post Office shall mean the Postmaster General, and every Postmaster, Assistant Postmaster, Agent, Officer, Clerk, Letter Carrier, or any other person employed in any business of the Post Office, whether em- ployed by the Postmaster General, or by any person under him, or on behalf of the Post Office.
Persons employed by or under the Post Office shall mean every person employed in any business of the Post Office according to the interpretation given to Officer of the Post Office.
Contract Packet shall mean any vessel for the conveyance of letter bags and correspondence under contract.
Master of a Vessel shall mean any persou in charge of a vessel, whether commander, mate, or other person.
Vessel shall mean any ship or other vessel not being a contract packet.
Title.
Interpretation.