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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, REGESS NOV 00

Gctober 261900.

Report on Ordinance 24 of 1900 .

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Post Office.

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the

Governor's Instructions.

ach of

The Secretary

W. 154.

20d Tuay 190o

This Ordinance consolidates into one the five Ordinances relating to the Post Office which it repeals. It makes only one alteration in the law, namely, the addition in section 6, ss. (2), of the words "shall be conveyed in the Colony otherwise than by the post," referring to letters not exempted by law. In England, by 7 Will 4 & 1 Viet. c. 38, ser. 2, it is made an offence to convey otherwise than by post any letter not exempted from the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General;" and similar words are now added to the local Ordinance in order to more effectually meet cases where Chinese and others bring packets of non-exempted letters into the Colony with a view of delivering them otherwise than by post, but are discovered before actual delivery has taken place, After the letters have been actually delivered to the addressees discovery of the offender is difficnlt. The Acting Post- master General and the Magistrate both consider that the addition of the words in question will make the law clearer and more satisfactory upon this point.

tv. Neigh Gondwan.

Attorney General