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Offences by

officers of the Post Office.

8 Edw. 7, c. 48, s. 58.

Obstruction.

8 Edw. 7,

c. 48, s. 67.

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(5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside the Colony for delivery in the Colony con- tains any thing the sending of which by post is prohi- bited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be for- feited to the Crown, and any thing so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct.

(6) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to refuse to receive in the post, or to refuse to forward, any thing which, by reason of its nature, contents or form, or for any other reason, is not in accordance with any departmental rules made or adopted by him or any departmental practice followed in the Post Office.

33.--(1) No officer of the Post Office shall-

(a) wilfully deliver any mail bag or postal packet to any person other than the person to whom such mail bag or postal packet ought to be delivered;

(b) issue any money order with a fraudulent intent;

(c) re-issue a money order or postal order or postal

note previously paid;

(d) wilfully pay any money order or postal order or postal note to any person other than the person to whom such money order or postal order or postal note should be paid;

(e) wilfully or negligently endanger the safety of

any mail bag or postal packet;

(/) fraudulently put any wrong official mark on

any mail bag or postal packet;

(g) fraudulently alter, remove or cause to disappear any official mark which is on any mail bag or postal packet;

(h) being entrusted with the delivery of any postal packet, knowingly demand or receive any sum of money in respect of the postage thereof which is not chargeable under this Ordinance;

(i) being entrusted with the preparing or keeping of any document, fraudulently prepare such document incorrectly, or alter or secrete or destroy such document;

() send by post or put into any mail bag any postal packet upon which the postage has not been paid or charged in the prescribed manner, with intent thereby to defraud the Government of the postage payable on such packet;

(k) be guilty of any act or default or negligence by means of which the safety of any mail bag or postal packet is or might have been endan- gered or by means of which the prompt hand- ling of any mail bag or postal packet is or might have been impeded;

(1) be absent from duty without leave and with-

out lawful authority or excuse.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as making, or as tending to make, any other section of this Ordinance inapplicable in the case of officers of the Post Office.

34. No person shall obstruct any officer of the Post Office in the execution of his duty.

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