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friend to the person or persons to whom they are directed, without hire, reward or other profit or advantage for receiving, carrying or deliver- ing them;

(ii) letters concerning the affairs of the sender or receiver thereof sent by a messenger employed for that purpose;

(iii) letters solely concerning particular goods, sent by the same vessel as the goods, to be deliver- ed with the goods, without hire, reward or other profit or advantage for receiving, carry- ing or delivering such letters: Provided that such letters are open to inspection and have superscribed thereon the words "Consignee's Letter" or other words to the same effect; and (iv) telegrams sent out by any telegraph company.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sec- tion (1), it shall be lawful for any person licensed by the Postmaster General to collect letters for transmission to China through the Post Office, and to receive clubbed packets from China through the Post Office, subject to the provisions of any regulations made under this Ordi- nance, and subject to the conditions of his licence.

(3) Subject to the exemptions from the Postmaster General's exclusive privilege which are contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), no person shall-

(a) collect any letters with a view to the delivery of such letters anywhere otherwise than through the post; or

(b) have in his possession any letter with a view to the delivery of such letter anywhere other- wise than through the post; or

(c) send any letter out of the Colony otherwise

than through the post; or

(d) without lawful authority or excuse bring any letter into the Colony with a view to the delivery of such letter anywhere; or

(e) without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession any letter brought into the Colony, or delivered, otherwise than through the post.

(4) No person shall in any other way infringe the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General,

(5) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to order that the provisions of this section shall also apply to any particular kind or kinds of postal article other than letters, subject to such exceptions and conditions (if any) as the Governor in Council may think fit.

7.-(1) The Government shall not incur any liability by reason of the loss, non-delivery, misdelivery or delay of any postal packet, or by reason of any damage to any c. 48. ss. 13, postal packet, whether registered or not.

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(2) No officer of the Post Office shall incur any liability by reason of such loss, non-delivery, mis- delivery, delay or damage, except in the case of fraud or wilful misbehaviour.

(3) Neither the Government nor any officer of the Post Office shall incur any liability for the loss, non- delivery, misdelivery or delay of, or damage to, any postal article, whether registered or not, caused by the act or default of any person licensed in accordance with section 6 (2), or caused by the act or default of any servant or agent of any such licensed person.

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