ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1887.
Post Office.
Correspondence.-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.
Letter Bag.-Any bag, or box, or packet, or parcel, or other envelope or covering in which correspondence is conveyed, whether it does or does not contain correspondence.
Master of a Vessel.-Any person in charge of a vessel, whether commander, mate, or other person.
Officer of the Post Office.-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 employed 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.-Every person employed in any business of the Post Office according to the interpretation given to officer of the Post Office.
Postage Stamp.-Any label or stamp for denoting any rate of postage, or any envelope, wrapper, card, form, or paper, words, letters, or marks, purporting to authorise the transmission by post of any correspondence, whether such postage stamp shall be issued under this Ordinance or by the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, or by the Government of any Colony or foreign country.
Postmaster General.-The Postmaster-General of the Colony.
Post Office.-Any house, building, room, or place where correspondence is received or delivered, or in which it is sorted, made up, or despatched.
Vessel.-Any ship or other vessel not being a contract packet.
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