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Dominions and foreign parts,

to on

on all

and also to charge letters conveyed by any

vesels from

the Colomer, on between any of the Colonies foreign pout, and or

and a

all letters which shall be

brought by the master of any reased to the foot office in any of the colonies, such rates of postage

as the Commissioners

of Her Majesty's Treasury, by

Warrant- under their hands shall from time to time direct.

The Act 7 and 8 Vic, cap 49. empowers the Postmaster General to establish posts within Colonies, and the Act 12 and 13 Vic. Cafe 66. authoriser Colonial Legislatures to establish in like manne posts within colonies; but by the last fat it was expressly provided that no

Act, Law, or

Ordinance

Ordinance of the Colonial Legislation should affect the privileges, powers, or authorities of the sunjesty's Postmaster Eseneral; or the Commissioners

of the Suajesty's Treasury, otherwise respect, the posts, on unications, within

than a re

And

post com the limits of the Colony, the rates of postage of be

charged for the transmission of such letters within such limits.

Jure Fawcett is not aware

of any subsequent renactment changing the law, and it therefore, seems to hime theat

the

a powers of the Colonial Legislatures relate only to Inland Posts, and that it resto

with the Postmaster Exeneral

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