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89S [ 1 of 1887. ] POST OFFICE .

Postmaster 5. The Postmaster General shall, by himself or his deputies,
Generalsolely have the entire charge of the General Post Office and of all
receive and
postal matters within the Colony, with sole power, within the
respondence. Colony, of receiving from all persons authorized to deliver the
same all letter bags and correspondence arriving in the Colony ;
and with sole power, within the Colony, of collecting, receiving,
and delivering to all persons anthorised to receive the same all
correspondence for transmission by or through the General Post
Office to places out of the Colony.
The said Postmaster General shall also have the exclusive
privilege, rrithin the Colony, of performing all the incidental
services of receiving , collecting, despatching and delivering all
correspondence arriving from , or transmittel to any place ont
of the Colony ; and no letters, unless exempt by law , shall be
delivered in , or transmitted from the Colony otherwise than by
or through the General Post Office.
Letters
6. All correspondence which , by any act of the Imperial
under Acts of Parliament, is excepted from the exclusive privilege of the
Imperial
Parliament. Imperial Post Office, sball within this Colony be excepted from
the exclusive privilege of the Postinaster General ofthe Colony.
Consignees 'letters shall be excepted from the exclusive privilege
of the Postmaster General, but, if taken to the Post Office, such
consignees' letters shall be subject to the same rates of postage
and general regulations as apply to other correspondence.
Receipt of 17. The Postmaster General shall receive all postage payable
postage , and
accounts . 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
from time to time direct. The accounts of monies payable to
the Imperial Postmaster General shall be kept distinct from the
accounts of monies payable to the Colonial Treasury.
The Postmaster General shall keep the accounts of monies
payable to the Imperial Postmaster General in such form and
shall transmit such monies in such manner as the said Imperial
Postmaster General may from time to time direct.
Governor in
8. The Governor in Council may from time to time by order
fix rates of determine the rates of postage to be charged upon all correspond
postage. ence sent by post from the General Post Office of the Colony,
or received therein from places outside the Colony, and may
revoke, alter, or add to any such order, provided that no
such order be inconsistent with any instructions transmitted
from the Secretary of State for the Colonies or from the Imperial
l'ostmaster General.
Orders to be 9. The Governor shall publish every such orderby proclama
published by tion in the Gazette ; and every order, irhen so published, shall
proclamation.
have the same effect as if it had been inserted in this ordinance.