1796
Governor in Council may fix rates of postage.
Orders to be published by proclamation.
The Postmaster General may make regulations.
Decision as to newspapers, packets, &c.
Paid correspondence to be delivered or transmitted without further charge.
Seamen's and soldiers' letters.
ORDINANCE No. 12 of 1884.
Post Office.
time to time, direct; Provided that the accounts of monies payable to the Imperial Postmaster General be kept distinct from the accounts of monies payable to the Colonial Treasury.
The Postmaster General shall keep the accounts of monies payable to the Imperial Postmaster General in such form and shall transmit such monies in such manner as the said Imperial Postmaster General may, from time to time, direct.
9. The Governor in Council may, from time to time by order determine the rates of postage to be charged upon all correspondence sent by post from the General Post Office of the Colony, or received therein from places outside the Colony, and may revoke, alter, or add to any such order, provided that no such order be inconsistent with any postal Treaty applicable to this Colony. Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1885, and new words substituted.
10. The Governor shall publish every such order by proclamation in the Gazette; and every order, when so published, shall have the same effect as if it had been inserted in this Ordinance. All such Orders in Council in force at the time of passing of this Ordinance are hereby continued in force until duly revoked or altered by the Governor in Council.
11. The Postmaster General may, subject to such Treaty [amended by Ordinance No. 11 of 1885,] as aforesaid, from time to time, make, alter, and repeal, in relation to correspondence sent by post, such regulations as he thinks fit for regulating times and modes of posting and delivery, prepayment, late fees, fines on unpaid correspondence, the registry of correspondence, money orders, the sale and affixing of postage stamps, the dimensions, weight, and contents of packets, and other such similar regulations as the Postmaster General from time to time thinks [amended by Ordinance No. 11 of 1885] necessary for the better execution of this Ordinance.
All such regulations as affect the public shall be [approved by the Governor in Council and repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1885,] published in the Gazette, or in the Postal Guide published by the Postmaster General, and shall have no effect until so published.
12. If a question arises whether any article or correspondence is a letter, or whether any publication is a newspaper or a supplement, or whether any packet is a book packet or pattern or sample packet, within the meaning of this Ordinance, or of any order in Council, or regulations made thereunder, the decision thereon of the Postmaster General shall be final, provided that the Governor may, if he thinks fit, on the application of any person interested, reverse or modify such decision, and order accordingly.
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13. All correspondence which arrives in this Colony fully paid according to the rates in force for the time being shall be delivered or transmitted from the Post Office without further charge.
14. All letters received or sent by sailors or soldiers of Her Majesty's sea or land forces shall be charged with such reduction in the rates of postage as is allowed to them by any Act of the Imperial Parliament.
1796
Governor in Coaucil may fix rates of postage.
Orders to be published by proclamation.
The Postinaster General may· make regula- tions.
Decision as to newspapers, packets, &c.
Paid correspond-
cace to be
delivered or transmitted without further charge.
Seamen's and
soldiers, letters.
ORDINANCE No. 12 or 1884.
Post Office.
time to time, direct; Provided that the accounts of monies payable to the imperial Postmaster General be kept distinct from the accounts of monies payable to the Colonial Treasury.
The Postmaster Genaral shall keep the accounts of monies payable to the Imperial Postmaster Gencral in such form and shall transmit such monies in such manner ag the said Imperial Postmaster General may, from time to time, direct.
9. The Governor in Council may, from time to time by order determine the rates of postage to be charged upon all correspondence sent by post from the General Post Office of the Colony, or received therein from places outside the Colony, and may revoke, alter, or add to any such order, provided that no such order be inconsistent [with any postal Treaty applicable to this Colony. Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1885, and new words substituted.]
10. The Governor shall publish every such order by proclamation in the Gazette; and every order, when so published, shall have the same effect as if it had been inserted in this Ordinance. All such Orders in Council in force at the time of passing of this Ordinance are hereby continued in force until duly revoked or altered by the Governor in Council.
11. The Postmaster General may, subject to such Treaty [amended by Ordinance No. 11 of 1885,] as aforesaid, from time to time, make, alter, and repeal, in relation to correspondence sent by post, such regulations as he thinks fit for regulating times and modes of posting and delivery, prepayment, late fees, fines on unpaid correspondence, the registry of correspondence, money orders, the sale and affixing of postage stamps, the dimensions, weight, and contents of packets, and other such similar regulations as the Postmaster General from time to time thinks [amended by Ordinance No. 11 of 1885] necessary for the better execution of this Ordinance.
All such regulations as affect the public shall be [approved by the Governor in Council and repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1885,] published in the Gazette, or in the Postal Guide published by the Postmaster General, and shall have no effect until so published.
12. Ifu question arises whether any article or correspondence is a letter, or whether any publication is a newspaper or a supplement, or whether any packet is a book packet or pattern or sample packet, within the meaning of this Ordinance, or of any order in Council, or regulations made thereunder, the decision thereon of the Postmaster General shall be final, provided that the Governor may, if he thinks fit, on the application of any person interested, reverse or modify such decision, and order accordingly.
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13. All correspondence,which arrives in this Colony fully paid according to the rates in force for the time being shall be delivered or transmitted from the Post Office without further charge.
14. All letters received or sent by sailors or soldiers of Her Majesty's sen or land forces shall be charged with such reduction in the rates of postage as is allowed to them by any Act of the Imperial Parliament.
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