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Making up mails on board.
Refusal to receive or carry mails.
Enumeration of offences against the Ordinance.
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THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1900.
shall, in like manner, intimate to the Postmaster General any alteration in the day or hour of departure of the said vessel, and the Postmaster General shall, on receiving such intimation, give notice to the public of the day and hour for closing the mails, if any are to be made up for transmission by such vessel.
(2.) Every alteration of the hour of departure of any vessel plying daily or on fixed days to Macao or to places on the Canton River shall, in like manner, be intimated to the Postmaster General by the person despatching such vessel.
31-(1.) The Postmaster General, or any officer of the Post Office authorized by him, may attend on board any vessel, and may receive all fully prepaid correspondence which is brought on board up to the time of departure to be transmitted by such vessel.
(2.) The master of every such vessel shall give all proper facilities to such officer of the Post Office to enable him to discharge his duties, and to make up such mails, and to leave the vessel on her departure.
(3.) If there is no officer of the Post Office in attendance on board any vessel, the master of such vessel may receive all correspondence which is brought on board to him fully prepaid by the postage stamps of the Colony; and shall deliver the same at the Post Office on arrival at his destination.
32.-(1.) The master of every vessel shall receive on board all mail bags and correspondence tendered to him by the Postmaster General for transmission and shall sign a receipt for the same.
(2.) The owner or agent of any vessel who refuses to allow any mail to be put on board of or transmitted by such vessel shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
Offences.
33.-(1.) The following shall be deemed offences against this Ordinance:
(a.) any infringement of the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General;
(b.) refusal, neglect, or omission to do any act commanded by this Ordinance;
(c.) refusal to permit or obstruction of any such act;
(d.) the doing of any act forbidden by this Ordinance; and
(e.) any infraction or infringement of any regulations made by the Governor under section 12.
(2.) For every offence against this Ordinance for which no specific penalty is provided the offender shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars