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which should be brought.
Vessel
by the Minstee of ding & the Post Office in Colonies such rates of postage
any of the
as the Commissioners of Her Suajesty's treasury by warrant - under their hands should from time to time direct.
The Post-office (Antier) Aab- 1844 (7 and 8 Viet c. 49 empowered the Postmaster several toestablish pos to within
any Colony and authorised the Treasury to alter and fix the rates of postage for
of correspondence
the transmission.
by such posts.
latures were
By
the Post Office bat 1849 (2 and 13 Rab. c.66) Colonial Legi-
empowered to establish posts within the colonies and to charge rates of postage for correspondence transmitted
by
by such posts. Section 4 of the same Act provides that
Ordinance
Colonies conce
or
no act, law of the Legislatures of the Emajesty
weerning the establishment maintenance and regulation of posts on post con
isations within such Colony, or for charging rates of postage for the conveyance of letters by such posts or post comm nications, or for appropriating the revenne to be derived there from, should affect the privileger powert authorities
of Her dunjesty's Postmaster Eseveral his deputies servants or agents, on the commissioner: of ther Euajestyy Treasury, otherwise =
respects the posts on
than as
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