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the Canton River and Macao, shall, so soon as any Day or Hour is notice to the Postmaster named for the departure of such Vessel, give the first intimation of General. such proposed Departure to the Postmaster General by forwarding to him a Copy of any Circular or Advertisement by which it is intended to apprise the Public of such departure, and shall, in like manner, intimate to the Postmaster General any Alteration in the Hour of Departure of the said Vessel, and the Postmaster General shall, on receiving such intimations, give notice to the Public of the Day and Hour when Mails will be made up by such Vessel and any Person or Firm failing to give the information above provided for to the Postmaster General shall, for every such Offence, forfeit a Sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dallars recoverable before a Police Magistrate, unless the Postmaster General on a Representation made to him of the circumstances of the case consent, with the sanction of His Excellency the. Governor, to waive the enforcement of such Penalty.
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Fees payable on late Correspondence by Eng-
lish Steamers.
XVI. It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to demand and receive the extra Sums hereinafter expressed which are respectively hereby declared payable for the use of this Colony, that is to say, on all Correspondence brought to and received at the General Post Office, for transmission to any Place out of the limits of this Colony by Contract Packets carrying the Mail for England, after the time fixed for closing Office for the general receipt of Letters for such Mail, and up to Four Hours before the actual despatch of the same Mail, a Fee of Six Pence on each Letter, and of One Penny on each Newspaper; and from the said Four Hours before the said actual despatch and up to the actual closing of the Mail at the said Office, the Fee of One Shilling on each Letter, and of Two Pence on each Newspaper; and after the closing of the said Mail at the said Office the Postmaster General shall be authorized to receive on board the Packet Steamer then about to sail a Fee of One Shilling and Six Pence on each Letter, and a Fee of Three Pence on each Newspaper; and if any Correspondence shall be posted or sent after such respective times as aforesaid without payment of such Fees respectively, it shall be the duty of the Postmaster General to refuse and not to forward the same by such Mail.
XVII. The Postmaster General shall by himself or his Deputy Late Fees payable on attend on board every Steamer other than those for England then about late Letters per all other to leave the Harbour with a Mail, and shall there receive all Correspond-
Steamers.
ence which up to the Time of Departure shall be brought on board to be dispatched, and shall receive the Rates of Postage payable on such Correspondence, or otherwise ascertain that such Correspondence has affixed thereon Stamps to the Amount payable for transmission, and he shall also receive a late Fee of Six Pence on each Letter, and of One Penny on each Newspaper which he shall so receive. And every Master of such Steamer shall give all proper Facilities to such Post Office Officer for the discharge of his Duties and to enable him to make up such late Mails, and to leave the Steamer on her starting, under a Penalty for every Offence of a Sum not exceeding Five hundred Dollars: Provided always, that in case after the closing of the Mails for any such Steamer as aforsaid at the Post Office, no such Post Office Officer shall be in attendance on board such Steamer, then it shall be lawful to send Correspondence and for the Master of such Steamer to take and carry all Correspondence brought on board to him free from the Provisions of this Ordinance.
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XVIII. It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to register Registration of Let- in this Colony Correspondence posted for tranmission to any Place out of the limits of this Colony in like manner and form as the same were registered by the Post- master before the passing of this Ordinance and to demand and receive in respect of every such Letter or Book Packet so registered in this Colony the Sum of Six Pence for the use of this Colony, in addition to the Fee required for such Registration by the Imperial Postmaster General, and all Registered Correspondence, and the Registration thereof shall be subject to all such and the same Rules and Regulations as were in force respecting the same at the time of the passing of this Ordinance or as shall from time to time be hereafter enacted or provided in respect thereof by any Statute of the Imperial Parliament or by Her Majesty's Postmaster General or by His Excellency the Governor.
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