1076
deliver correspondence.
No. 6 of 1900.
POST OFFICE.
receive 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.
Correspondence excepted from exclusive privilege.
*
Exclusive privilege of Postmaster General to extend to newspapers in certain cases.
Receipt of postage and keeping of accounts of correspondence.
(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) Subject to the provisions of section 34, 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.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1), no newspaper from out of the Colony, coming directly or indirectly from any country or place to which the Governor in Council may direct that this section shall apply, 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.
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.
(2) The accounts of moneys payable to the Imperial Postmaster General shall be kept distinct from the accounts of moneys payable to the Colonial Treasury. They shall be kept in such form, and the moneys shall be transmitted in such manner, as the Imperial Postmaster General may direct.
* As amended by No. 17 of 1915 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
1076
deliver cor-
respondence.
No. 6 of 1900.
POST OFFICE.
receive 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.
Correspond-
ence
excepted from exclusive privilege.
*
Exclusive privilege of Postmaster General to extend to newspapers in certain
cases.
Receipt of
postage and keeping of
(2) The Postmaster General shall also have the exclusive privilege of performing all the incidental services of receiv- ing from all persons who arrive in the Colony with letters, and of collecting, despatching and delivering, all correspond- ence 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 other- wise 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 Parlia- ment, is excepted from the exclusive privilege of the Imperial Post Office shall be exempt from the exclusive privilege of the Postmaster General.
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 34, 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.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1), no newspaper from out of the Colony, coming directly or indirectly from any country or place to which the Governor in Council may direct that this section shall apply, 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.
8.-(1) The Postmaster General shall receive all postage payable in the Colony and shall keep accounts of all cor- respondence received and despatched by him, with the correspond particulars of the postage thereof, in such manner and form
as the Governor may direct.
accounts of
ence.
(2) The accounts of moneys payable to the Imperial Postmaster General shall be kept distinct from the accounts of moneys payable to the Colonial Treasury. They shall be kept in such form, and the moneys shall be transmitted in such manner, as the Imperial Postmaster General may direct.
* As amended by No. 17 of 1915 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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