ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1887.
Post Office.
29. The sections of the Larceny Ordinance (No. 7 of 1865) relating to receiving stolen goods, that is to say, sections 75 to 82 both inclusive, shall apply to felonies and misdemeanours committed under this Ordinance; and for that purpose, the expression "this Ordinance", when used in the said sections, shall be taken to include the present Ordinance.
Receiving stolen correspondence.
Allegations to be used in proceedings for offences.
30. In any proceedings against any person for any offence committed against this Ordinance, in respect of any letter bag or correspondence, it shall be sufficient to allege such letter bag or correspondence to be the property of the Postmaster General without mentioning his name, and in any such proceedings against any person employed by or under the Post Office, it shall be sufficient to allege that such person was employed by or under the Post Office, without stating further the nature or particulars of his employment.
31. All pecuniary penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a Magistrate, but proceedings for the recovery of such penalties shall be commenced within one year after the offence was committed.
32. Ordinances No. 12 of 1884 and No. 11 of 1885 are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect anything lawfully done or commenced to be done thereunder.
Penalties may be recovered in a summary way within one year.
Repeal.
33. This Ordinance shall take effect on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor.
[In force from 9th May, 1887, under proclamation of the 7th May, 1887.]
Order made by the Governor in Council under the provisions of sections 8 and 10 of The Post Office Ordinance, 1887, on the 4th and gazetted the 14th January, 1888.
RULES FOR LOCAL DELIVERY OF CIRCULARS, &C.
1. Circulars, dividend warrants, invitations, cards, patterns, bills, almanacs, &c., for addresses in Hongkong or the ports of China, in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight, may be sent to the Post Office unstamped, the postage, at the rate of one cent each, being paid in cash or charged to the sender's account. Special accounts may be opened with non-Boxholders for the delivery of considerable numbers of such articles.
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ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1887.
Post Office.
29. The sections of the Larceny Ordinance (No. 7 of 1865) relating to receiving stolen goods, that is to say, sections 75 to 82 both inclusive, shall apply to felonies and misdemeanours committed under this Ordinance; and for that purpose, the expression this Ordinance, when used in the said sections, shall be taken to include the present Ordinance.
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Receiving spondence.
stolen corre
Allegations to be used in
for offences.
30. In any proceedings against any person for any offence com- mitted against this Ordinance, in respect of any letter bag or correspond- proceedings ence, it shall be sufficient to allege such letter bag or correspondence to be the property of the Postmaster General without mentioning his name, and in any such proceedings against any person employed by or under the Post Office, it shall be sufficient to allege that such person was employed by or under the Post Office, without stating further the nature or particulars of his employment.
31. All pecuniary penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a Magistrate, but proceedings for the recovery of such penalties shall be commenced within one year after the offence was committed.
32. Ordinances No. 12 of 1884 and No. 11 of 1885 are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect anything lawfully done or com- menced to be done thereunder.
Penalties may
be recovered in a summary way within
one year.
Repeal.
clause.
33. This Ordinance shall take effect on a day to be proclaimed by Suspending the Governor.
[In force from 9th May, 1887, under proclamation of the 7th May, 1887.]
Order made by the Governor in Council under the provisions of sections 8 and 10 of The Post Office Ordinance, 1887, on the 4th and gazetted the 14th January, 1888.
RULES FOR LOCAL DELIVERY OF CIRCULARS, &C.
1. Circulars, dividend warrants, invitations, cards, patterns, bills, almanacs, &c., for addresses in Hongkong or the ports of China, in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight, may be sent to the Post Office unstamped, the postage, at the rate of one cent each, being paid in cash or charged to the sender's account. Special accounts may be opened with non-Boxholders for the delivery of considerable numbers of such articles.
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