1670
No. 7 of 1926.
POST OFFICE.
Rates of postage.
Appointment of officers.
Exclusive privilege of Postmaster General.
8 Edw. 7, c. 48, ss. 30, 34 (2).
(s) any other matters in respect of which it may appear to the Governor in Council to be desirable to make regulations for the purpose of the maintenance of a postal service.
4. The Governor in Council may from time to time determine the rates of postage to be charged on postal articles and the rates for the time being in force shall be exhibited and kept exhibited at the Post Office.
5. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a Postmaster General and such other officers of the Post Office as he may think fit.
6.-(1) The Postmaster General, by himself or by the officers of the Post Office, shall have the exclusive privilege of-
(a) conveying letters from one place to another within the Colony;
(b) sending letters out of the Colony for delivery outside the Colony;
(c) receiving letters brought into the Colony for delivery in the Colony; and
(d) receiving letters brought into the Colony for transmission to some place outside the Colony, other than letters contained in mail bags passing through the waters of the Colony without transhipment,
and shall also have the exclusive privilege of performing all the incidental services of receiving, collecting, sending, despatching and delivering all such letters, except in the following cases-
(i) letters not exceeding three in number sent by a private friend on his way, journey or travel, provided that such letters are delivered by that friend to the person or persons to whom they are directed, without hire, reward or other profit or advantage for receiving, carrying or delivering them;
(ii) letters concerning the affairs of the sender or receiver thereof sent by a messenger employed for that purpose;
(iii) letters solely concerning particular goods, sent by the same vessel as the goods, to be delivered with the goods, without
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
1670
No. 7 of 1926..
POST OFFICE.
Rates of postage.
Appointment
of officers.
Exclusive privilege of Postmaster General.
8 Edw. 7,
c. 48, ss. 30,
34 (2).
(s) any other matters in respect of which it may appear to the Governor in Council to be desirable to make regulations for the purpose of the maintenance of a postal service.
4. The Governor in Council may from time to time deter- mine the rates of postage to be charged on postal articles and the rates for the time being in force shall be exhibited and kept exhibited at the Post Office.
5. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a Post- master General and such other officers of the Post Office as he may think fit.
6.-(1) The Postmaster General, by himself or by the officers of the Post Office, shall have the exclusive privilege of-
(a) conveying letters from one place to another within the Colony;
(b) sending letters out of the Colony for delivery outside the Colony;
(c) receiving letters brought into the Colony for delivery in the Colony; and
(d) receiving letters brought into the Colony for transmis- .sion to some place outside the Colony, other than letters contained in mail bags passing through the waters of the Colony without transhipment,
and shall also have the exclusive privilege of performing all the incidental services of receiving, collecting, sending, despatching and delivering all such letters, except in the following cases-
(i) letters not exceeding three in number sent by a private friend on his way, journey or travel, provided that such letters are delivered by that friend to the person or persons to whom they are directed, without hire, reward or other profit or advantage for receiving, carrying or delivering them;
(ii) letters concerning the affairs of the sender or receiver thereof sent by a messenger employed for that purpose;
(iii) letters solely concerning particular goods, sent by the same vessel as the goods, to be delivered with the goods, without
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
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