ORDINANCE No. 12 of 1884.
Post Office.
15. The Governor may, from time to time, provide proper postage stamps and proper dies and other implements for denoting, by adhesive stamps or otherwise, the rates of postage payable under this Ordinance, or any regulation thereunder.
16. The Postmaster General may, if necessary, open and, if possible, return to the sender:
Dies, &c. for postage stamps.
Opening letters.
(1.) Any correspondence upon which the prepayment of postage is compulsory, and which cannot be sent unpaid by any other route, and upon which the proper postage has not been paid.
(2.) Any correspondence which is returned to the General Post Office for want of a proper address, or from inability to find the person to whom it is addressed, and which remains unclaimed for ten days after being advertised in the Gazette.
17. When any packet is delivered to the Post Office and has thereby become liable to postage, and evidence is adduced to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General that such packet has been delivered to the Post Office by mistake, the Postmaster General may cause such packet to be opened in the presence of an officer of the Post Office, and may return the same without charge to the person interested; unless such packet is found to contain any letter or manuscript liable to postage; in which case the Postmaster General shall retain the packet until he is paid the full rate of postage chargeable upon such letter or manuscript.
18. After any correspondence has been delivered to the Post Office, no person employed by or under the Post Office shall, except in the cases above mentioned, open the same, or return the same to any person, or procure or suffer the same to be opened or returned, unless he is authorised by express warrant in writing under the hand of the Governor, or the British Consul at the port.
The Governor, or the British Consul at the port, may, at his discretion, grant such warrants for opening or returning any specified letter or other article of correspondence.
Despatch and receipt of mails.
19. Every master of a vessel shall, immediately on arrival, and before reporting at the Harbour Office, deliver to the Post Office all letter bags and correspondence on board, except such as are exempt by law, and shall make the declaration contained in the Schedule C hereto annexed before an officer of the Post Office.
20. The Postmaster General shall pay to every master of a vessel, not being a contract packet, a gratuity of two cents for every letter, and one cent for every other article of correspondence delivered by him to the Post Office; Provided always that no gratuity shall be payable,
(1) For a second transmission of any correspondence;
(2.) On correspondence delivered to any Post Office to be thence transmitted by contract packet;
Dead letters.
Postage may be remitted on packets not containing letters if sent in mistake.
Warrants for opening or returning correspondence.
Delivery of mails.
Gratuities to masters of vessels inwards.
ORDINANCE No. 12 or 1884.
Post Office.
15. The Governor inay, from time to time, provide proper postage stamps and proper dies and other implements for denoting, by adhesive stamps or otherwise, the rates of postage payable under this Ordinance, or any regulation thereunder.
16. The Postmaster General may if necessary open and if possible return to the sender:
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Dies, &c. for postage stamps.
Opening letters.
(1.) Any correspondence upon which the prepayment of postage is compulsory, Unpaid letters.
and which cannot be sent unpaid by any other route, and upon which the proper postage has not been paid.
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(2.) Any correspondence which is returned to the General Post Office for want of a proper address, or from inability to find the person to whom it is addressed, and which remains unclaimed for ten days after being advertised in the Gazette.
17. When any packet is delivered to the Post Office and has thereby become liable to postage, and evidence is adduced to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General that such packet has been delivered to the Post Office by mistake, the Postmaster General may cause such packet to be opened in the presence of an officer of the Post Office, and may return the same without charge to the person interested; unless such packet is found to contain any letter oz manuscript liable to postage; in which case the Postmaster General shall retain the packet until he is paid the full rate of postage chargeable upon such letter or manuscript.
18. After any correspondence has been delivered to the Post Office, no person employed by or under the Post Office shall, except in the cases above mentioned, open the same, or return the same to any person, or procure or suffer the same to be opened or returned, unless he is authorised by express warrant in writing under the band of the Governor, or the British Consul at the port.
The Governor, or the British Consul at the port, may, at his discretion, grant such warrants for opening or returning any specified letter or other article of correspondence.
Despatch and receipt of mails.
19. Every master of a vessel, shall, immediately on arrival, and before reporting at the Harbour Office, deliver to the Post Office all letter bags and correspondence on board, except such as are exempt by law, and shall make the declaration contained in
the schedule C hereto annexed before an officer of the Post Office.
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20. The Postmaster General shall pay to every master of a vessel, not being at contract packet, a gratuity of two cents for every letter, and one cent for every other article of correspondence delivered by him to the Post Office; Provided always that no gratuity shall be payable,
(1) For a second transmission of any torrespondence;
(2.) On correspondence delivered to any Post Office to be thence transinitted
by contract packet;
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Dend letters.
Postage may
be remitted on packets not containing letters if sont In mistake.
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Warrants for opening or returning correspondence.
Delivery of monils.
Gratuities to masters of vesseir inwards.
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