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the Clerk of the Court and be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer.
Majesty's said General Post Office to Parts out of thia Culony; and the said Postmaster General shall XXXIII. The Judge of the Court to preside in also have the exclusive Privilege within this Colony all such Causes in the Supreme Court as the_Chief of performing all the incidental Services of receiv- Justice shall direct.—All Proceedings and Decressing, collecting, despatching and delivering_all before him to be valid as Acts of the Supreme Court. Letters arriving within this Colony from any Part Provise that no Decret, dc., of Chief Justice shall be out of this Culony or transmitted from this Colony reversed by such Judge-The Judge of the Court of to any Part out of this Colouy; and no Correspond- Summary Jurisdiction shell in addition to his Duties ence shall be d-livered or transmitted from this As such Judge have full Power to preside at the Colony, otherwise than by or through the said Trial of all such Causes to be tried before a Jury General Port Office: Provided always that nothing and to bear and determine all such other Causes, berein contained shall be construed to render neces- Matters and Things which shall be at any Time sary the delivery to the Postmaster General by a depending in the Supreme Court whether in Court Captain of a Ship or Tessel other than those carry- or in Chambers, and also in all 3Matters incident to ing Her Majesty's Mails of any Letters, or Papers any Ministerial Office of the said Court, as the which shall arrive addressed to Persons in this Chief Justice shall from Time to Time direct; and Colony which, hefore the passing of this Ordinance all Proceedings, Decrees, Orders and Acts of such were not required by the Law then in force, to be Judge of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction so to so delivered: Provided also that nothing in this be bad, made or done shall be deemed and taken Ordinauce contained shall, in any way be construed respectively, as the nature of the Case shall require, to affect or interfere with the exclusive Rights and to be Proceedings, Decrees, Orders and Acts of the Privileges of Her Majesty's Postmaster General or said Supreme Court, and shall have force and vali-with the Provisions of the Imperial Acts of Parlia dity and be executed accordingly, subject in everyment relating to the Imperial Post Office: Provid- case to be reversed, discharged, or altered by the ed also that such exclusive Privilege as aforesaid Chief Justice: Provided that in all such Cases an shall not apply to the transmission of Correspond- Appeal shall lie 10 the Chief Justice, notice of such ence to and from Places on the Canton River or Appeal to be given within Three Months: Provided to and from Macao.
also that the said Judge of the Court of Summary IV. Letters excepted under Acts of Imperial Par Jurisdiction, when so sitting for the Chief Justice fiament.-All Correspondence which in and by the as aforesaid, shall have no Power or Authority to discharge, reverse, or alter any Decree, Order, Act or Thing made or done by the said Chief Justice, unless authorized by him so to do. Then follow the Schedules.
No. 8.
An Ordinance to provide for the Management and Control of Post Office for the Colony of Hongkong,-[3d May, 1862]
Statutes of the Imperial Parliament, is excepted from and out of the exclusive Privilege of the Imperial Post Office, shall within this Colony be and the same are bereby declared to be excepted from and out of the exclusive Privilege of the Postmaster General.
V. No Person to act under Post Master General until after declaration.—Fit and proper Persons shall be appointed to be Postmasters or Deputy Post- masters, Clerks, Agents, or Servants in the manag- 1. General Post Office to be in Victoria-It ing receiving, sorting, marking, or delivering of shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor Correspondence, and every Postmaster General and to constitute one General Post Office in the City every such Person so appointed shall, before he of Victoris and to appoint so many Post Offices shall enter upon the Duties of his Office, take and in the said City and in other Districts of the said subscribe the Declaration contained in the Schedule Colony as to His Excellency shall seem proper, marked A hereto annexed, before & Justice of the and the present Post Office shall be such General Peace for this Colony, who shall administer such Post Office until the site thereof shall be changed declaration accordingly, by His Excellency.
II. Appointment of Postmaster General.—A fit and proper Person shall be appointed to be Post master General in and for the said Colony.
VI. Postmaster General to have powers of Post- master acting when Ordinance passed, but subject to the Rules, de.. then existing. The Postmaster General to be appointed under the Provisions of III. Postmaster General solely authorised to this Ordinance shall, within the limits of this receive and deliver all Correspondence.—Proviso as Colony, and subject also to the Provisions of this to Letters arriving by ship.—Proviso as to Imperial Ordinance and to the Rules to be established under Acts of Parliament.- The Postmaster General the Authority of the same, and so long as be shall sball, by himself or his Deputy or Deputies, have be in the execution of bis Office, have and exercise the entire Charge of the General Post Office and and be invested with and enjoy, all and every such of all the Portal Duties within the said Colony, and the same Powers and Authorities, Privileges and he shall have sole power, within this Colony, and Exemptions, and be liable to the same Duties 01 receiving from Her Majesty's Naval and Pust and Liabilities as the Postmaster, appointed for Office Agents and from all Ship Masters and other this Colony by Her Majesty's Postmaster General Persons authorized to deliver the same, all Corres-and acting at the time of the passing of this Ordi- pondence arriving in this Colony, by, from, or nance, had, or was invented with, or was entitled through Her Majesty's General Post Office, or to, or enjoyed, or was liable to, whether by Statute any Colonial or Foreign Post Office, or arriving or otherwise.
in any Ship or Vessel other than Vessels carrying
VII. Postmaster General to keep Accounts, for by Contract Her Majesty's Mails; and the said Post-Imperial Post Office, for Colonial Treasury.-Local master General shall, by himself or his Deputy or Collection how to be paid.-How monies collected for Deputies, have the sole and exclusive Power, with- Colonial Treasury to be paid.-The Postmaster in this Colony, of collecting, receiving and deliver-General shall keep Accounts of al! Letters and ing to all Persons within this Colony and also to other Papers received and dispatched by him, by Her Majesty's Naval and Post Office Agents, and virtue of his Office, with the Particulars of the to all Ship Masters and to all other Persons autho-Postage thereof, in like manner and form as the rized to receive the same, all Correspondence for Postmaster kept such Accounts heretofore and at transmission from this Colony by or through Her the time of the passing of tuis Ordinance, or in
HONGKONG ORDINANCER.
for transmission to any Pace beyond the limits of the same, there shall be charged and paid to the Postmaster General for the use of this Colony, Pustage by weight according to the following Scale, that is to say:
XLVA as the san... shall or may be liable to on arrival at such other form as His Excellency the Governor ¦ shall increafter and from time to tiuse direct or their Pisces of destination, when other than the require; and shall keep a separate Account of United Kingdom, under the Laws of such Places Monies winch, under the R gulations in that beball | respectively. XI. Ship Letters.— On every Letter arriving in for the time being in force, and his instructions iu reference thereto, shall be pagubic to the Imperial | the Colony by Private Ship or in a Ship Letter Postmaster General or to the said Postmaster Mail from any Place beyond the 1mite of this General, in respect of the Postage of Letters or | Colony, and on every Latter posted in this Colony Papers received at, of træbewitted from this Co louy, and a separate Account of all Monies which aliuli be payable to the Treasury of this Culony il respect thereof; and the Accounts so to be kept in relation to the Monies payable to Her Majesty'e | Postmaker General, shali be kept and governed in all respects according to the instructions to be issued from time to time from Her Majesty's Port master General, in relation thereto; and the Accounts 80 to be kept in reference to the Montes payable to the Colonial Treasury shall be kept and governed in all respects according to the instructions to be given by His Excellency the Governor, and Duplicate Copies of all such. Accounts respectivly, shall be forwarded within Seven Days Dext after the Auditor the last Day of every Month to General of this Colony, and payments shali be made of the Revenue of the said Post Office in mauner provided for payment of Revenue and Fees by Public Officers. The Amount payable in respect
Not exceeding Half an Ounce, Une Rate of Four Pence,
Exceeding Half so Ounce, but not exceeding One Ounce. Two Kates, or Eight Pence. Exceeding One Ounce, but not exceeding Two Ounces, Four Rates or One Shilling and Four Pence.
Exceeding Two Ounces, but not exceeding Three Ounces, Six Rates or Two Shillings.
And so on in progression, an additional Two Rates being charged for every additional Ounce ur fraction of an Ounce,
And for every Newspaper or Price Current the Sun of Une Penny.
XII. Masters of Skips to receive Two Pence on each of such Accounts to the Colonial Treasury, Ehm:1 | Letter brought.—The Postmaster General is berely be paid by the Postmaster General into the Tresautio ized to receive from Masters of Vessels not be. sury, and the Amount payable in respect of sucbing Government Verecks, or Post Office Packets, all Accounts to Her Majesty's Postmaster ciencia, in | Correspondence, and shali allow and pay to Masters of sucli Vesselɛ a Sum of Iwe Pence for each Let- respect of Pustage, shall be payable and paid in such wander as Her Majesty's Postmaster General ter or Pamphlet or such like Packet and Que-half shall from time to time appoint.
Penny for each Newspaper brought to or delivered VIII. General Post Office Regulations.—The Post at the General Post Office from any Place beyond Master General, bis Deputies and Servants, and the limits of the Colony; upon and when and as the Post Office Establishment of this Culous shail Boon as such. Master shall liave made the Declura- be guided by and subject to such Rules and Regulation in Schedule B hereto annexed, which every tions as shall be made in that behalf by His Excel- such Master shall make before the Postmaster lency the Governor, and a Copy of all such Rules | (ieneral, sud no Master of a Vessel or other Per- and Regulations shall be furnished to the Postanus- || 800 shall be allowed to deliver any Letter brought ter General, and such of the same as relate to the to the said Colony, except to the Post: aster Gien- Public shall be at all times exhibited openly at the eral or his Deputy at the General Post Office, BYC General Post Office for the information of the and except Correspondence as under the Provi Public: Provided that no such Rules or Regulations sons berembefore contained may be otherwise de- as shall relate to the Public shall be in force until livered. The Sums so paid by the Postmaster the same shall have been published in the Hung, General or his Deputy shall be charged in his Account against this Colony. kong Government Gazette.
XIII. I'usluge in cases not provided for, and of IX. Correspondence by Contract Packet to bear Imperial Postage only.— No Correspondence com. ↑ Seamen's and Soldurs' Letters.-The Postage of all ing from, or through or seat to the United King- Correspondence not provided for by this Ordinance dom, or carried elsewhere, or brought here by any shall be fixed from time to time by an Order under Contract Packet, shall be liable to any other Rate the Hand of His Excellency the Governor and of Postage, than that charged by the Imperial to published in the Hongkong Government Gazelle. vernment, and the Postmaster (ieneral stall collect | Provided that all single Letters recoved or sent by and receive as well ail Postage payable in this Seamen or Soldiers shall be subject to the same Colony, to Her Majesty, for the Imperial Post- Provisions as heretofore, be charged with such reduced Rates of Pustage mo they have hitherto master General as for the Colonial Treasury.
been charged in this Colony.
X. Postage prepayable in Money until "Stamps provided.—Stampa may be used when provided. -
XIV. Áfusters of Vessels to deliver Mails without The Postage on sil Correspondence, posted in this delay.-Penuity-In case of the arrival of Buy Colony for transmission to any 'Piace out of the Vessel in the Harbour of Victoria having any Mail same, shall be paid by the Sender on delivering the on board of which the delivery shall not have been sare at the Post Office in Money until Stamps demanded, the Master shall forthwith without on- shall be provided under the Provisions of this Ordi- necessary delay deliver to tue Postmaster General or to his Deputy at the Post Office all Mail Bags, nance. Provided always that Correspondence en- closed in Stamped Covers, or having a Stamp affix- | Boa-s and Packages brought by such Vensel ; and ed thereto (the Stamp in every such case being of every Master of a Tessel offending against this the Value of Amount in this Ord:uance expressed, Provision shall for every such Offence forfeit s and specially provided for the purpose under the¦ Sum not exceding Five Hundred Dollars, TECOVER- authority of this Ordinance ) sla.l, if within the able helure a Police Magistrate. Limitation of weight fixed by o: under the Autho
XV. Persons proposing to despatch. Vessel to give noise to the Mortmaster Genern-Every Pereuli or rity of any Statute of the lumperial Parliament th that bebalt, and if the Stamps have not been used ¦ Farm proposing to dispatch a Vensel to any Port or before, pass by the Post free, except as such Postage | Pace out of this Colony, excepting the Ports or
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