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excuse of "any fictitions "postage stamp, nothing a postage stamp issued

under this Ordinance.

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In the opinion of the Solicitor to this Department the effect of the last sentence, taken in connexion with the

"

definition of postage stamp insection of the Ordinance is to limit the operation of the provision to portage stamps issued by the Governor for postage payable in the

Colony,

and thus to exclude fictitions

other Colonys, stamps of any and of the United Kingdom, and of any Foreign Country

If the Secretary of State

takes the same viser of the

matter

matter he will.

no doubt, in-

struct the Governor of tong to amend the provision

Mong

referred to at a filling oppor -

tunity by omitting Section 28. the words

from

"not being )

stamp issued under

" a postage stamp

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Chiis Ordinancd.

With this exception the

Postmaster General

objection to the Ordinance; and he would be glad if

could be fur-

further copy

nished to this Department.

Jam,

Fir

our obedient servant,

Your

So Blackwood