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Post Office.

CHAPTER 98.

THE POST OFFICE ORDINANCE.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Section

Page

1. Short title

91

2. Interpretation

91

3. Regulations

93

4. Rates of postage

94

5. Appointment of officers

94

6. Exclusive privilege of Postmaster General

94

7. Exemption from liability

94

8. Decision of Postmaster General as to classification final

96

9. Discretion as to relative urgency

97

10. Postal packets which cannot be despatched or delivered.....

97

11. Postal packets, mistake or wrong or deficient contents

97

12. Postal packets which contravene the law, etc.

97

13. Warrant for opening and delaying postal packets

97

14. Disposal of postal packets opened under section 10, 12 or 13

98

15. Extension of sections 12, 13 and 14 to certain articles

98

16. Masters of ships to deliver postal packets without delay

99

17. Notice to be given of departure of ships

99

18. Masters of ships to accept postal packets or mail bags

99

19. Gratuities to masters of ships for conveyance of postal packets

100

20. Damages for non-delivery of postal packets or mail bags

101

21. Liability for payment of postage, etc.

101

22. Right to withhold from person refusing to pay postage, etc.

102

23. Power of search and seizure

102

24. Surrender of clothing, etc., on ceasing to be officer

103

25. Postal packets delivered at hotels, etc., and not claimed

104

26. Stealing, etc., of postal packets and letters

104

27. Diversion of postal packets

105

28. Unlawful retention of postal packets

105

29. Unlawful opening, etc., of postal packets

105

30. Damaging, etc., letter boxes

105

31. Prohibition of limitation of certain marks, etc.

105

32. Prohibited articles

106

33. Offences by officers of the Post Office

108

34. Obstruction

109

35. Laying of property

109

36. Evidence

109

37. Offences

110

38. Penalties

110

39. Limitation of time

112

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