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900 POST OFFICE .
[ 1 of 1887. ]
Dead letters. ( 2. ) Any correspondence which is returned to the General
Post Office for want of a proper address, or from
inability to find the person to whom it is addressed,
and which remains unclaimed for ten days after
being advertised in the Gazette.
Postage may
be remitted
16. When any packet is delivered to the Post Office and has
on packets not thereby become liable to postaye, and evidence is adduced to
containing the satisfaction of the Postmaster General that such packet bas
letters if sent
in mistake . been delivered to the Post Office by mistake, the Postmaster
General may cause such packet to be opened in the presence of
an officer in the Post Office, and may return the same without
charge to the person interested ; unless such packet is found to
contain any letter or manuscript liable to postage;; in which
case the Postmaster General shall retain the packet until he is
paid the full rate of postage chargeable upon such letter or
inanuscript.
Warrants for
opening or
17. After any correspondence has been delivered to the Post
returning cor- Office, no person employed by or under the Post Office shall,
respondence.
except in the cases above mentionel, open the same or delay
its transmission, or return the same to any person , or procure
or suffer the same to be opened , delayed , or returned, unless he
is authorised by express warrant in writing under the hand of
the Governor, or the British Consul at the port.
The Governor, or the British Consul at the port, may at his
discretion grant such warrants for opening or returning any
specified letter or other article of correspondence.
Despatch and receipt of mails.
Delivery of
mails.
18. Every master of a vessel shall, immediately on arrival,
and before reporting at the Harbour Office, deliver to the Post
Office all letter bags and correspon lence on board , except such
as are exempt by law . Should such vessel be put in quarantine
the master shall deliver all such letter bags and correspondence
to any person authorised by the Postmaster General to receive
them , or may deliver them to the Health Officer.
Gratuities to
masters of
19. The Postmaster General shall pay to every master of a
vessels
inwards.
vessel,letter,
every not being a contract
and one cent forpacket,
every aother
gratuity
articleof of
twocorrespond
cents for
ence delivered by him to the Post Office ; no gratuity shall
be payable
( 1. ) For a second transmission of any correspondence ;
( 2. ) On correspondence delivered to any Post Office to be
thence transmitted by contract packet ;
( 3. ) On correspondence the gratuity on which is certified
by the despatching office to have been paid.