CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 81

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constant evasion of any wodnosive privi- Lege. To prevent doubt all correspondence free before this Ordinance is also -tanned to be free.

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lolause to will it is beclived -cure proper notion of the despatch of vepels to the Don't Office without improperly interfering with private enterprize and

secret mercantile expeditions, which

awould be

imposible with

stringent provision.

The

ang

ut introd word by

arrangement

clause 17 will it is believed reconcile

mer:

-cautile wants with post office sexpervision and the protection of the Portal Revenue.

blause 21 is introduced to meet cases

hardship which occasionally

of

arise of large

sume becoming payable for parcels in-

advertently

tatter to the Bout Office by

Ship Masters. A

very

recent

cers e

of

about £10 being payable for parterns

has occurred.

The Imperial Segislation shows

how diffionct it is to provide adequately for

crimes against

for 100 verious

the Pot

Office

it

MASCAD

found

an undertaking Ai reenact

all these provisions and it wors

ад

a

of evils chaught a less objectionable to provide by general reference for

crimes than to reenact the

-visions o

necessary in order

choice

course

numerous pro-

completely

Ai

done

protect the Dot Office. This is chane by alame 23.

Having regard to the special

circumstances of Kongking

it i

thought

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