THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22nd MARCH, 1884.
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The Post Office Ordinance, 1884.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as fol-
lows:-
1. In this Ordinance, and in any Order in Council or re- gulation made thereunder, unless the context indicates the contrary, the following expressions shall have the meanings set against them respectively, that is to say :-
Postmaster General shall mean the Postmaster General of the Colony.
Correspondence shall mean any letter, newspaper, book, pamphlet, document, parcel, or package, or other article whatsoever transmitted by post, whether in a closed mail or having been placed loose on board any Contract Packet or vessel for transmission; and a letter or other article shall be deemed to be correspondence from the time of its arrival within the limits of the Colony, if brought to the Colony by post, or from the time of its delivery to the Post Office if not so brought, and in either case shall continue to be deemed correspondence to the time of its delivery from the Post Office; and delivery to or by any person authorised to receive or deliver letter bags or correspondence on behalf of the Postmaster General shall be a delivery to or from the Post Office.
Postage Stamp shall mean any label or stamp for deuot- ing any rate of postage.
Letter Bag shall mean any bag, or box, or packet, or parcel, or other envelope or covering in which correspond- ence is conveyed, whether it does or does not contain cor- respondence.
Post Office shall mean any house, building, room, or place where correspondence is received or delivered, or in which it is sorted, made up, or despatched.
Officer of the Post Office shall mean the Postmaster General, and every Postmaster, Assistant Postmaster, Agent, Offieer, Clerk, Letter Carrier, or any other person employed in any business of the Post Oflice, whether em- ployed by the Postmaster General, or by any person under him, or on behalf of the Post Office.
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Persons employed by or under the Post Office shall mean every person employed in any business of the Post Office necording to the interpretation given to Offieer of the Post
Office.
Contract Packet shall mean any vessel for the conveyance of letter bags and correspondence under contract.
Master of a Vessel shall mean any person in charge of a vessel, whether commander, mate, or other person,
Vessel shall mean any ship or other vessel not being a contract packet.
2. There shall be one General Post Office of the Colony where correspondence may be received from all places, and whence correspondence may be despatched to all places, and the Post Office at the time of the passing of this Ordi- nance shall be such General Post Office until the site thereof is changed by the Governor.
The Governor may establish such District Post Offices in the Colony as he thinks fit.
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3. The Postmaster General, and all other officers of the Post Offee at the time of the passing of this Ordimuco shall be continued in their othees, and shall have all the powers and privileges hereby conferred upon the holders of their respective offices.
4. The Governor may from time to time appoint a Post- master General of the Colony, and all necessary Assistant Postmasters General, Postmasters, agents, elerks, or servants for conducting the business of the Post Office, and may remove my oflicers so appointed.
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