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Appointment of officers.
Creation of exclusive privilege of Postmaster General to receive and deliver correspondence.
Letters excepted from exclusive privilege.
Keeping of accounts of correspondence.
No. 6 of 1900.
POST OFFICE.
5. The Governor may appoint a Postmaster General of the Colony, and all necessary Assistant Postmasters General, Postmasters, Assistant Postmasters, agents, clerks, or servants for conducting the business of the Post Office.
Management.
6. (1) The Postmaster General shall, by himself or his deputies, have the entire charge of the General Post Office and of all postal matters, with sole power of receiving from all persons authorised to deliver the same all letter bags and correspondence arriving in the Colony, and of collecting, receiving, and delivering to all persons authorised to receive the same all correspondence for transmission by or through the General Post Office to places out of the Colony.
(2) The Postmaster General shall also have the exclusive privilege of performing all the incidental services of receiving from all persons who arrive in the Colony with letters, and of collecting, despatching and delivering, all correspondence arriving from or intended to be despatched to any place out of the Colony; and no letters from out of the Colony, unless exempt by law, shall be conveyed in the Colony otherwise than by the post or shall be delivered in or transmitted from the Colony otherwise than by or through the General Post Office.
7. (1) All correspondence which, by any Act of Parliament, is excepted from the exclusive privilege of the Imperial Post Office shall be exempt from the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General.
(2) Consignees' letters shall be so excepted, but, if taken to the Post Office, they shall be subject to the same rates of postage and general regulations as apply to other correspondence.
8. (1) The Postmaster General shall receive all postage payable in the Colony and shall keep accounts of all correspondence received and despatched by him, with the particulars of the postage thereof, in such manner and form as the Governor may direct.
* As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
† As amended by No. 32 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
§ As amended by No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912. ‡ As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 2 of 1912.
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No. 6 of 1900.
POST OFFICE.
5. The Governor may appoint a Postmaster General of the Colony, and all necessary Assistant Postmasters General, Postmas- ters, Assistant Postmasters, agents, clerks, or servants for conduct- ing the business of the Post Office.
Management.
6. (1) The Postmaster General shall, by himself or his deputies, have the entire charge of the General Post Office and of all postal matters, with sole power of receiving from all persons authorised to deliver the same all letter bags and correspondence arriving in the Colony, and of collecting, receiving, and delivering to all persons authorised to receive the same all correspondence for trans- mission by or through the General Post Office to places out of the Colony.
(2) The Postmaster General shall also have the exclusive privilege of performing all the incidental services of receiving from all persons who arrive in the Colony with letters, and of collecting, despatching and delivering, all correspondence arriving from or intended to be despatched to any place out of the Colony; and no letters from out of the Colony, unless exempt by law, shall be con- veyed in the Colony otherwise than by the post or shall be delivered in or transmitted from the Colony otherwise than by or through the General Post Office.
7.-(1) All correspondence which, by any Act of Parliament, is excepted from the exclusive privilege of the Imperial Post Office all be exempt from the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster Gneral.
2) Consignees' letters shall be so excepted, but, if taken to the Post Office, they shall be subject to the same rates of postage and general regulations as apply to other correspondence.
8. (1) The Postmaster General shall receive all postage payable in the Colony and shall keep accounts of all correspondence received and despatched by him, with the particulars of the postage thereof, in such manner and form as the Governor may direct.
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* As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
As amended by No. 32 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
§ As amended by No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912. As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 2 of 1912.
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