614
No. 6.]
7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 36 s. 47.
Ib.
Ib.
Ib.
47 & 48 Vict. C. 76 s. 19.
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1900.
the same voyage as and relating to goods and merchandise on board of such vessel :
"Contract packet" means any vessel for the conveyance of letter bags and correspondence under contract:
"Correspondence" means 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 authorized to receive or deliver letter bags or correspondence on behalf of the Postmaster General shall be a delivery to or from the Post Office:
"Letter bag" means any bag, or box, or packet, or parcel, or other envelope or covering in which correspondence is conveyed, whether it does or does not contain correspondence:
"Master of a vessel" means any person in charge of a vessel, whether commander, mate, or other person:
"Officer of the Post Office" includes the Postmaster General, the Assistant Postmaster General, and every Postmaster, Assistant Postmaster, agent, officer, clerk, letter-carrier, or any other person employed in any business of the Post Office, whether employed by the Postmaster General, or by any person under him, or on behalf of the Post Office:
"Person employed by or under the Post Office" means any person employed in any business of the Post Office according to the interpretation given to "Officer of the Post Office":
"Postage stamp" means any label or stamp for denoting any rate of postage, or any envelope, wrapper, card, form, or paper, words, letters, or marks purporting to authorize the transmission by post of any correspondence, whether such postage stamp is issued under this Ordinance, or by the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, or by the Government of any colony or foreign country :
"The Postmaster General" means the Postmaster General of the Colony:
"Post Office" means any house, building, room, or place where correspondence is received or delivered or in which it is sorted, made up, or despatched :
"Vessel" means any ship or other vessel not being a contract packet.
614
No. 6.]
7 Will. 4
& 1 Pict.
c. 36 s. 47.
Ib.
Ib.
Ib.
47 &.48 Pict. C. 76 s. 19.
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1900.
the same voyage as and relating to goods and merchandise on board of such vessel :
"Contract packet" means any vessel for the conveyance of letter bags and correspondence under contract:
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"Correspondence means any letter, newspaper, book, pamphlet, document, parcel, or package, or other article whatsoever transmit- ted 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 authorized to receive or deliver letter bags or correspondence on behalf of the Postmaster General shall be a delivery to or from the Post Office:
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"Letter bag" means any bag, or box, or packet, or parcel, or other envelope or covering in which correspondence is conveyed, whether it does or does not contain correspondence:
"Master of a vessel" means any person in charge of a vessel, whether commander, mate, or other person: .
"Officer of the Post Office" includes the Postmaster General the Assistant Postmaster General, and every Postmaster, Assistant Postmaster, agent, officer, clerk, letter-carrier, or any other person employed in any business of the Post Office, whether employed by the Postmaster General, or by any person under him, or on behalf of the Post Office:
"Person employed by or under the Post Office" means any person employed in any business of the Post Office according to the inter- pretation given to "Officer of the Post Office":
Postage stamp" means any label or stamp for denoting any rate of postage, or any envelope, wrapper, card, form, or paper, words, letters, or marks purporting to authorize the transmission by post of any correspondence, whether such postage stamp is issued under this Ordinance, or by the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, or by the Government of any colony or foreign country : "The Postmaster General
Colony:
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means the Postmaster General of the
"Post Office" means any house, building, room, or place where correspondence is received or delivered or in which it is sorted, made up, or despatched :
"Vessel" means any ship or other vessel not being a contract packet.
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