ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1887 . 2079
Post Office.
return the same to any person , or procure or suffer the same to be opened,
delayed, or returned , unless he is authorised by express warrant in writ
ing under the hand of the Governor, or the British Consul at the port.
The Governor, or the British Consul at the port, may at his discre
tion grant such warrants for opening or returning any specified letter or
other article of correspondence.
Despatch and receipt of mails.
18. Every master of a vessel shall, immediately on arrival, and Delivery of
mails.
before reporting at the Harbour Office, deliver to the Post Office all
letter bags and correspondence on board, except such as are exempt by
law. Should such vessel be put in quarantine the master shall deliver
all such letter bags and correspondence to any person authorised by the
Postmaster General to receive them, or may deliver them to the Health
Officer.
19. The Postmaster General shall pay to every master of a vessel , Gratuities to
masters of
not being a contract packet, a gratuity of two cents for every letter, and vessels
inwards.
one cent for every other article of correspondence delivered by him to
the Post Office ; No gratuity shall be payable
( 1. ) For a second transmission of any correspondence ;
(2. ) On correspondence delivered to any Post Office to be
thence transmitted by contract packet ;
( 3. ) On correspondence the gratuity on which is certified by
the despatching office to have been paid .
( 4. ) The gratuity payable on letters transmitted between
Hongkong, Canton , and Macao, in either direction ,
shall be one cent only.
20. The Postmaster General may pay like gratuities to any master Gratuities to
masters of
of a vessel leaving Hongkong on every article of correspondence delivered vessels
outwards.
to such master from the Post Office, or certified by the Post Office of
destination to have been duly received from him .
21. The powers of the Governor in Council as defined and regulated Rates of
gratuity.
by sections 8 and 9 of this Ordinance , shall equally apply to the rates
of gratuity to be paid to ship masters for the delivery of mails, either
generally or in particular cases. The gratuities fixed by any Order in
Council under this section shall not be less on the average than the sums
otherwise required by this Ordinance to be paid . 71