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904 POST OFFICE .
1 OF 1887. ]
Allegations to 30. In any proceedings against any person for any offence
be used in
proceedings committed against this ordinance, in respect of any letter bag
for offences.
or correspondence, it shall be sufficient to allege such letter
bag or correspondence to be the property of the Postmaster
General without mentioning his name, and in any such proceed
ings against any person employed ly or under the Post Office,
it shall be sufficient to allege that such person was employed
by or under the Post Office , without stating further the nature
or particulars of his employment.
Penalties may
be recovered 31. All pecuniary penalties for offences against this ordinance
in a summary may be recovered in a summary way before a Magistrate, but
way within
one year. proceedings for the recovery of such penalties shall be com
menced within one year after the offence was committed .
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Suspending
clause.
33. This ordinance shall take effect on a day to be proclaimed
by the Governor.
[ In force from the 9th Jay, 1887 : Proclamation 7th May, 1887.]



Order made by the Governor in Council of the 4th
and gazetted the 14th January, 1888.

RULES FOR LOCAL DELIVERY OF CIRCULARS, & c .
1. Circulars, dividend warrants, invitations, cards, patterns, bills, almanacs,
& c. , for addresses in Hongkong or the ports of China, in batches of not less
than ten of uniform size and weight, may be sent to the Post Office unstamped,
the postage, at the rate of one cent each , being paid in cash or charged to
the sender's account. Special accounts may be opened with non - box holders
for the delivery of considerable numbers of such articles.
2. Such covers, when addressed to places other than Hongkong or China,
must be prepaid two cents each in stamps as heretofore.
3. Circulars, & c., must not exceed 2 ounces each in weight. Patterns,
almanacs, & c., must be under 4 ounces each in weiglit. Heavier articles
will be charged ordinary rates .
4. Envelopes containing patterns, & c., may be wholly closed if the vature
of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he
may consider necessary, and approved by him . Printed circulars may be
enclosed in patteru packets.
5. Addresses must be complete. That is to say, on such covers as are not
addressed to heads of houses,the addressee's residence or place of business
must be added. Incompletely addressed covers will be returned to the sender
for address .
6. It must be understood that the above mentioned classes of correspond
ence will invariably be delivered at places of business unless special arrange
ment is made for delivery at private houses. Such arrangements can only
be made subject to the general work of the Post Office.