Postage Act 1825 No 22a (NSW)

No. XXIII.

P ostage.

An Act to regulate the Postage of Letters in

N ew South Wales. \^2nd November, 1825.]

FreamWc. \ \ J nEREAS by an Act made in tlie nintli year of the reign of

Act of Parliament	VV Queen Anne intituled A c t fo r establishing a, General
of the 9th Queen	“ Post Office fo r all H er Majesty's Dominions and fo r settling a
Anne recited.	” JVeekly Sum out o f the Mevenues thereof fo r the Service o f the JPar “ and fo r other H er Majesty's occasions" certain provisions were made
Relative to the	for the erection of one General Letter Office and Post Office for all
erection of one Post
Office and the ap­	H er M ajesty’s dominions and for the appointment of one M aster of
pointment of a Post	such General Letter Office and Post Office by tlic name and style of
Master General for
all Her said Majesty’s	H er M ajesty’s Post M aster General Avith power and authority amongst

dominions. other

1825. ()̂ (^EO. IV. No. 23.

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other things to settle Posts for the earryin^ and receiving of all Letters to and from all parts and |)laees of H er M ajesty’s Dominions as in the said Act is more particularly mentioned.

2. And whereas no Post has heen as vet settled or established in Tho Governor or

in th is Colony by the Post blaster General and it is expedient to pro- emnOTvemi'to’̂ ŝ^̂ ̂

vide for the temporary Postai>’e and Conveyance of Letters un til a Post Wish a Post omco

Otliee may he so estahlished Be it therefore enacted by His l^xcellency

Sir Thomas Brisbane Governor of the Colony of New South "Wales "lyre until iiu

w ith the advice of tho Council That un til H is M ajesty’s Post M aster MnitAcLlcra*! shall

General shall in virtue and exercise of the powers and authorities in and settle a

him vested erect and settle a Post Olllcc in New South "VTales for the south Wales? receiving and carrying of Letters to from and within the said Colony it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor or the person administering the Government of the said Colony for the time-being to settle and establish a Post Office in the town of Svdnev and so t- I

many otlicr Posts for the receiving and carrying of Letters in other parts of the said Colony as the Governor or Acting Governor may from time to time deem neeessarv and to si'ttlc and appoint certain i ' y ' “IJP'’'"*'

Bates for the Postage or Conveyance of Letters from one part of the said Colony to another as well as for the receiving and delivering of all Letters which shall he lirought into the said Colony by any ship or vessel sucli rates being settled and apjiointed according to the rates charged for the Postage of Letters within th a t part of Great Britain called England as nearly as circumstances will admit and it sliall he 'I'lm Governor or

lawful for the Governor or Acting Governor aforesaid to nominate and ,?;ay’appoh?t rpost

ayipoint some person to act as a Post M aster in Sydney and a sufficient Master in Sydney

num ber of persons to act as Deputy Post Masters in other parts of

the said Colony where Posts shall he estahlished as aforesaid Avith such

of the colony.

salaries or allowances respectively as the Govci'nor or Acting Gov'Crnor

may deem reasonable and proper.

3. And be it further enacted That every person so appointed Post conform

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M aster or Deputy Post M aster as aforesaid shall observe and IblloAV all instructions of the

such orders rules directions and instructions for and concerning the

settlem ent of Posts w ithin the said Colony and the receiving and

carrying of all Letters under this Act or Ordinance as the Got'crnor

or Acting Governor as aforesaid sludl from lime to time make and

ordain and th a t everv such Post M aster Deputv Post M aster or o t h e r o r <dher pm-

person or persons avho shall Aviliuuy o])cn embezzle detain or delay siiaii wilfully open

any Letter or Packet after the same shall be delivered into any of the in such case made and provided.

said Post Offices or into the hands of any yierson emyiloyed for the PacYc.rî iaifpic

receiving or carrying thereof shall for everv such offence be suluect

and liable to the same pains and penalties as jicrsons guilty ot opening as ensue in Kngiand.

embezzling or detaining anjr Letter delivered into the General Post

4. And be it further enacted That all Bates of Postage and sums Appropriation of all

received for the conveying and delivering of Lictters under and by r??dvê unde?uhs

virtue of th is Act or Ordinance shall he paid applied and accounted Act.

for and disposed of in like manner as sums of money received under

and by virtue of an Act of Council passed on the first day of

November instant intituled “ A n A ct to co)itinue until fu r th er

“ procision shall be made certain Duties Tolls Hates Fees and other

“ Sums o f Monep imposed by the Gorernors o f New South Wales and

fo r other purposes A

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