Postage Act 1867 No 4a (NSW)

No. IV.

An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws P ostage.

relating to the Post Office. [9//i October, 18G7.]

\ \ T IIE llEA S it is expedient to eonsolidate and amend the Laws I’lea-niiie.

V V relating to the Post Office Be it therefore enacted hy the

Queen’s Most Excelhait Majesty by and Avith the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of N cav South Wales in Parliament assembled and l)y the authority of the same as folloAvs:—

1. The Acts contaiued in the first Schedule hereto are hereby Eepeal of Acts,

repealed except as to any things done appointments orders regulations and contracts made offences committed penalties incurred or proceedings instituted previously to the commencement of this Act All securities given before the commencement of this Act for the fidelity of any postmaster or oth('r officer or servant of the Post Office and for tlu' due accounting for and ])ayment by tlumi rcspectAely of moneys shall he as valid and effectual and of as full force' and virtue as if this Act had not been passed.

2. The GoA êriior Avith the advice of the Executive Council shall f'ovcrn,.r may

appoint a rostmaster (.xcnerai and such oincers as may be necessary Genciai	Ac.
for the purposes of this Act Provided hoAvever that this section shall not apply to minor appointments Avhich by order of the Governor and

Executive Council mav̂ be Amsted in the Postmaster General. .

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Eeguiations to be

3. The Govcmor witli the advice aforesaid may from time to

time make regulations for the establishment and management of post

. offiees and the receipt despatch carriage and delivery of letters packets and newspapers and for the conduct and guidance of all postmasters

. and other officers and servants of the Post Office.

Declaration to be 4. The Postmastcr General and every other officer appointed Generaf JoTtoaTters Under this Act shall before acting as such officer make and subscribe letter carriers &c. a declaration before a Justicc of the Peace (which declaration every

. such Justice is hereby authorized and required to administer) in the form set forth in the third Schedule to this Act.

Interpretation of 5. A ll letters packets and newspapers received at any post office

terms. for delivery at such post office or at any place within the limits of the city or town in which such post office is situated shall be deemed to be

■ town letters packets and newspapers and all letters packets and news­ papers to *be transmitted by post between separate post towns or places within the Colony shall be deemed to be country letters packets and newspapers and all letters packets and newspapers received from- any place beyond the limits of New South Wales or received at any post office for delivery beyond the limits of New South Wales shall be deemed foreign letters packets and newspapers.

Every parcel sent by 6. Every parcel whatsoever by whatever name called or how- shall if uot a packet US defined from time to time by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council or a newspaper be deemed a letter.

orneŵ paper̂ to be*̂	up wliicli sliall bc reccivcd at any post office for delivery
deemed a letter.

Packets defined.

7. The Govcmor with the advice aforesaid may from time to

time by order published in the Government Gazette direct what

packets may be sent by post as town country and foreign packets

■ within the meaning of this Act and upon what terms and conditions the same may be sent and until any such order shall be made the following and no others may be sent by post as town country and foreign packets within the meaning of this Act (that is to say)—

(1.) Bankers packets (in covers open at the ends or sides) con­ taining notes orders cheques or pass-books sent by or to any bank or banker

(2.) Packets (in covers open at the ends or sides) containing

process of or proceedings or pleadings in any Court briefs

.	cases and instructions for counsel and their opinions thereon respectively deeds affidavits policies of assurance letters of
■	attorney depositions or recognizances

• (3.) Packets (in covers open at the ends or sides) containing patterns or samples of merchandise not having a value of their own apart from their mere use as patterns or samples and either unenclosed or enclosed in transparent bags or in bags tied round the neck so as to be easily loosened and re-fastened

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'	(4.) Packets (in covers open at the ends or sides) , containing prices current and catalogues.
(5.) Packets (in covers open at the ends or sides) containing

• Acts of the New South Wales or Imperial Parliament or printed votes and proceedings of either House thereof respectively or returns or copies of returns made by or to any officer in the Public Service

(6.) Packets (in covers open at the ends or sides) containing

scrip pamphlets maps plans specifications music photo­

graphs on paper magazines reviews placards almanacs

' prospectuses paintings engravings printers proofs writing

• paper music paper or periodical publications

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(7.) Packets (in covers open at the ends or sides)' containing

printed or plain hooks

(8.) And (as town and country packets) packets containing seeds in hags or papers tied so as to l)e easily loosened and refastened.

8. Every copy of a paper containing any public nows or occur- Newspapers dsfined.

rences or any remarks or observations thereon or upon any political matter or containing only or principally advertisements or trade reports and printed for sale or for gratuitous distribution may he sent hy post as a newspaper within the meaning of this Act if it shall he periodically published in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding one month and every sucli part or number shall he deemed to be a separate news­ paper within the meaning aforesaid provided such trade reports shall

not exceed four ounces in Aveight. ■ .

9. EA'ery neAvspaper shall be sent without a coA’er or in a cover Hqw newspapers to

open at both ends and there shall not bo in or upon any such ncAVS- ®

paper or the cover thereof any communication character figure letter

or number (other than th(? words “ newspaper only” or a line drawn ‘

through any report article or paragraph therein the printed title of

such newspaper the printed names occupations and places of business

of tbe printer publisher and vendor thereof the name occupation and

address of the person to whom it is sent and the Avords aforesaid) nor

shall anything be enclosed in or Avith or accompany such ncAVspaper

or cover otherwise such ncAVspaper shall not be transmitted or

delivered.

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10. Sueh postage as to the Governor Avith the advice afore- Governor to fix

said shall seem fit shall be levied upon every letter and paeket respectively Provided that such postage shall not exceed the scale and the rate set forth and indicated in and by the second Schedule ■

to this Act except as hereinafter mentioned or in cases Avhere any

arrangement shall he made Avith the Postmaster General in the United •

Kingdom or Avith the proper authorities of any British possession or foreign country as hereinafter provided for But every letter packet and ncAvspaper sent by post from any place beyond the limits of N oav South Wales shall be transmitted and delivered' free of charge Avithin New South Wales except as hereinafter mentioned and except in cases Avhere it is necessary to collect the postage under any arrangement to be made as hereinafter mentioned in Avhieh case the same and all fees or other dues upon sueh letter packet or neAvspaper shall and may be collected on and before the delivery thereof respectively. ,

11. The Governor AA*ith the advice aforesaid may from time to Fees in addition to

time impose and alter fees to be paid upon letters packets and neAvs- papers registered under this Act or posted after the time appointed by the Postmaster General for closing the mails and for the vise of private boxes and prUate bags.

12. On every letter or packet redirected and again foiu arded As to postage on

by the post except on letters and packets addressed to commissioned

redirected,

officers or warrant officers whether in the Army or Navy or midship­ men or mates of the NaA-y or other parties actually in ller Majesty’s service otherAvise specially exempted in this Act there shall bc charged for the postage thereof from the place at AAhich the same shall be redhected to the place of ultimate delivery the same amount of postage in addition to the original postage as Avould be payable if such letter or packet Avcrc originally posted at the place of redirection.

13. A ll petitions and addresses to Her Majesty and

Excellency the Governor and all petitions to the Executive Council Horseo/pariiament.

the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly shall bc trans­

mitted and delivered to Members of the Executive Council tin; Legis­

lative Council and the Legislative Assembly free of charge Provided

that •

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that sucli petitions or addresses do not exceed thirty-two ounces in Aveight respectively and are ivithout covers or in covers open at both ends.

Letters of searaeii 14. Letters not exceeding one half-ounce in iveiglit addressed to

soldiers &c. or forwarded by any seaman on actual service in Her Majesty’s Navy or by any sergeant corporal drummer trumpeter lifer or private soldier on actual service in Her Majesty’s regular forces militia fencible regi­ ments or Royal Marines shall be charged the sum of one penny in lieu of the postage hereinbefore mentioned But no such letter shall be transmitted or delivered unless (in the case of a letter fonvarded as last aforesaid) there shall be on the face thereof the name of the writer and his class or description in the vessel regiment corps or detachment to which he belongs and the signature of the officer liaAung command of such vessel regiment corps or detachment nor unless (in case of a letter addressed as last aforesaid) there shall be specified on the superscription thereof the vessel regiment corps or detachment to which the person to whom it is addressed belongs But this section shall not apply to letters addressed to or forwarded by any commis­ sioned or warrant officer whether in the Army or Navy or midshipman or mate in the Navy.

Heavy letters may 15. E\"ery postmaster may refuse to receive or to transmit by

be refused. post any letter packet or newspaper exceeding sixteen ounces in weight or of inconvenient form or dimensions or containing or reasonably suspected to contain any article likely to injure the other contents of the mail bags or any person.

PostaRe stamps to 16. The Governor Avith the advice aforesaid shall cause or shall

be made. authorize the Postmaster General or the Inspector of Stamps or the Commissioner of Stamps to cause postage stamps indicating such amounts of postage a:s may be from time to time deemed necessary for the purposes of tins Act to be made and sold to any person applying for the same.

Postmaster to keep 17. Every postmaster shall keep on hand for sale Avithout

and sell stamps. premium such quantities of postage' stamps as the Postmaster General shall direct and shall sell the same to any person applying for them

Postmaster General -A-nd the Postmastei* General may for the convenience of the public may grant licenses, grant a liccnsc to any person to sell postage stamps and any such

licensed person Avho may obtain from the Postmaster General at any one time postage stamps to the value of five pounds shall be allowed thereon such commission (to be paid in postage stamps only) as the Governor with the advice aforesaid may from time to time determine.

Postage to be pre­ 18. Except in the cases expressly herein mentioned in that behalf

paid by stumps. or in cases where any arrangement shall be made Avith the Postmaster General in the United Kingdom or with the proper authorities of any British possession or foreign country as hereinafter provided for the postage upon every letter packet and neAvspaper and all fees if any upon such letter packet or neAvspaper shall be prepaid and such prepay­ ments respectively shall be made by affixing thereon postage stamps not obliterated or defaced and in default thereof such letter packet or newspaper shall not be transmitted or delivered Provided that post­ age on loose letters received from masters of A'essels from places beyond the Colony may be collected on delivery.

By money ill CH fain 1 9 - NotAvithstanding the enactment lastly hereinbefore con­

tained whencA^er it may happen that any postmaster shall not have

. any postage stamps of the requisite A'alue for sale the postage and fees upon any letter packet or neAvspaper may be prepaid in coin and shall be acknowledged by such postmaster on the face or cover of such letter packet or neAvspaper.

Town and country

20. If any toAvii 01' country letter bears postage stamps equal

valuc to the proper postage as a town letter not exceeding one-half

ounce in Aveight or if any toAvn or country packet bears postage stamps

equal

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equal in value to its proper postage as a packet not exceeding four ounces in Aveiglit such letter or packet (as the case may be) shall notwithstanding the provisions hereinbefore contained he regularly transmitted and delivered but before such delivery in New South Wales there shall he paid double the amount of postage (if any) which shall have been omitted to b(? prepaid as hereinbefore directed and the sum to be so paid shall be written on such letter or packet by the postmaster who transmits the same.

21 . Except in the cases expressly herein mentioned or in cases Postmaster to see

where any arrangement shall be made with the Postmaster General in the United Kingdom or with the proper autlioritics of any Britisli possession or foreign country as hereinafter jn-ovided for every postmaster shall see that every letter packet and newspaper bears either postage stamps or a proper acknowledgment for coin respect­ ively equal in value or amount to the postage and fees due tliereon.

2 2 . The postage stamps upon all letters packets and newspapers Where to be affixed,

shall be impressed or affixed upon the face thereof respectively and

near the address writtcti thereon and no postmaster shall be bound to

take any notice of stamps which shall be impressed or affixed elsewhere. .

2 3 . It shall not be necessary to prepay by stamps or o th e rw is e Postap need not be

the postage ordinarily prepaid upon letters or packets containing only packets contdffinŷ returns of births baptisms marriages and deaths transmitted in c o m - o f births &o. pliance with the provisions of the law in that behalf by ministers of mffiTsTerrf reHgbn

religion or other parties whose duty it is to transmit such returns to any	appoiotea
officer appointed to receive the same but the postage thereon shall be	'
paid by the said officer on delivery of such letters or packets respect­ ively provided that the same shall on the outside thereof be stated to contain such returns only and be signed by th(? minister or other party transmitting the same.

21 . Any person w'ho shall send any letter packet or newspaper Registration,

by post shall bc entitled to have the same registered at the post office at which the same shall be posted upon payment of the proper fee for registration but such registration shall not rtmder the Crown or the Department of the Post Office or any person liable for the loss of any such letter packet or newsjiaper And all letters packets and ncAvspapers required to be registered shall be put into the post office and also be delivered at or between such hours in the day and under such regulations in every respect as the l^ostmaster General or other proper officer shall from time to time appoint.

2 5 . In any case Avhere it shall come to the knoAvledge of any Letters with money

aaU o registers the same Pro­ vided that nothing herein contained shall apply to letters or packets containing exclusively money-orders or bills of exchange or promissory notes payable to order.

postmaster or officer of the Post Office or where any postmaster or officer *re™"** valuable enclosure in AA hich case such fee shall bc remitted and the sum to be so paid shall be written on such letter or packet by the postmaster or officer of the Post Office

of the Post Office has reasonable cahse to believe that any letter or

packet not registered under this Act contains any money or other

valuable enclosure it shall be lawful for such postmaster or officer to

register such letter or packet and to charge it Avith the proper fee for

registration and such fee shall be paid by the person to Avhom it is

addressed before delivery unless such person shall before such delivery

open the letter in the presence of some postmastcr or officer of tlie

2 6 .    Except in the cases expressly hereinafter mentioned no letter No letters &c. to ko

packet or ncAVspaper AAdiatever shall under any circumstances be ceualn cus'es!̂ '̂

destroyed or returned to the writer or sender thereof Avithout either

the consent in writing of the person to whom the same is addressed or

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. the direction of the Governor and no letter packet or newspaper shall be delivered to any person not named in the address thereof without such consent or direction as aforesaid.

Letters &c. un- 27. Evciy postmastcr 01' other officer of the Post Office shall

XcTnê i*ofane*or° ti’ansmit to the General Post Office ivithout delay every letter packet libellous addresses 01’ newspaper Avitliout any postage stamp thereon or with postage

to tWs^^At tô be"̂ ̂ stamps which have been previously obliterated or defaced (unless the sent to General Post postage tlicreou shall liavc been prepaid in coin) and every town or Office forthwith. country letter with postage stamps thereon of less value than the

proper postage as a town letter not exceeding one-half ounce in weight and every town or country packet with postage stamps thereon of less value than its proper postage as a packet not exceeding four ounces in weight and also every letter packet or newspaper posted or containing any enclosure or reasonably suspected to be posted or to contain any enclosure in fraud or violation of this Act or of any Act relating to the Customs or of any regulation or order made under the authority of this Act or with intent to evade payment of the postage properly chargeable on such letter packet or newspaper or wbich the person to whom it is addressed shall refuse to receive or which bears a profane obscene or libellous address or signature or which (in case any postage upon the same respectively shall be payable) the person to whom it is addressed shall refuse to pay for.

Unclaimed and un­delivered letters and28. All letters packets and newspapers (other than those herein-

paokets tote k?pt for before directed to be transmitted to the General Post Office without

lisuLl-eof to he' ^clay) which shall have remained undelivered at any post office to exposed at the wliich the Same shall have been transmitted for delivery shall be kept General Post Office, thereat for a period of thirty days and at the expiration of such period

of thirty days the same shall be forwarded to the General Post Office at Sydney and the Postmaster General or other officer in immediate charge of the Post Office Department shall forthwith cause the addresses of all such letters and packets so forwarded to him to be inserted in a list to be openly exposed at the General Post Office Sydney and in all the country post offices.

Postmaster General	29. The Postmaster General or other officer in immediate charge
to publish in the

Oovernment Gazette	of the Post Office Department shall at least once in every month or
a list of unclaimed	oftener if he shall think fit cause a list to be published in the New
letters.	South Wales Government Gazette of all letters and packets which shall remain undelivered at the General Post Office at Sydney since the last preceding publication of the like kind and after a period of one month from the date of such publication such of the letters and packets mentioned therein as shall have been originally posted in New South Wales or after a period of three months such as shall have been originally posted in any other Australian Colony or in New Zealand or after a period of six months such as shall have been originally posted elsewhere and shall remain undelivered may be disposed of in manner hereinafter mentioned.

How dead letters 30. On the receipt at the General Post Office of anv letter packet

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General Post Office. O’" newspaper hereinbefore required to be transmitted to such office

such letter or packet if it was originally posted in this Colony or if it’ has been posted or contains any enclosure or be reasonably suspected to have been posted or to contain any enclosure in fraud or violation of this Act or of any Act relating to the Customs or of any regulation or order made under the authority of this Act may be opened in the said last-mentioned Office in the manner hereinafter mentioned and every such letter and packet if it was originally posted elsewhere shall

•	except as last aforesaid be returned to the proper authorities in the colony or country in which it was so posted but every such newspaper wheresover it was originally posted shall be opened in the same place and manner as letters and packets originally posted in New South
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31. Every letter packet and newspaper which shall he opened Mode of opening,

under the provisions of this Act shall he opened by officers of the Post Office specially nominated for that purpose by the Postmaster General or other officer in immediate charge of the Post Office Department And every such officer shall before he shall enter upon his duties in this respect make and subscribe before the Postmaster General or a Justice of the Peace a declaration in the form set forth in the fourth Schedule ,

Schedule.

to this Act which declaration such Postmaster General or Justice is hereby authorized and required to receive and if any such officer shall act before making and subscribing such declaration or shall act con­ trary to such declaration he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

32. Every letter and packet which shall be opened under the Opened letters and

provisions of this Act (unless it contains any valuable or saleable fng a'l!̂ t̂hinghow"

enclosure or shall have been posted or shall contain any enclosure in dealt with,

fraud or violation of this Act or of any Act relating to the Customs or

of any regulation or order made under the authority of this Act or with

intent to evade payment of the postage properly chargeable thereon)

shall be returned to the writer or sender thereof if his name and address

can be ascertained by examination of such letter or packet but if he

shall refuse to receive such letter or packet or if his name and address

cannot be ascertained the same may be forthwith destroyed.

33. Every letter and packet which shall be opened u n d e r th e letters and

provisions of this Act (if it contains any valuable or saleable enclosure) anythingrow deaft money or security or order shall form part of the Consolidated Revenue.

shall be safely kept and a list thereof together Avith a memorandum of

such contents shall he made and preserved and the Postmaster General

or other officer in immediate charge of the Post Office Department shall

(unless such contents shall have been posted or shall be in fraud or

violation of this Act or of any Act relating to the Customs or of any

regulation or order made under the authority of this Act or with intent

to evade payment of the postage properly chargeable on the letter or

packet containing them) cause notice of such letter or packet and of the

said contents to he sent to the person to whom the same is addressed if

he be knoAvn or otherwise to the Avriter thereof if he be knoAvn And

upon demand by the first-mentioned person if knoAvn and if unknown

by the last-mentioned person if knoAvn the said letter or packet and its

contents shall (unless as last aforesaid) be delAered to the party so

making such demand hut if neither of such parties can be found or

shall make such demand Avithin three months after the sending of such

notice or if the said contents shall ha e been posted or shall be in fraud

or violation of this Act or of any Act relating to the Customs or of any

regulation or order made under the authority of this Act or Avith intent

to evade payment of the postage properly chargeable on the letter or

packet containing them tlie said letter or packet shall be destroyed

and its contents forfeited unless the Governor with the advice afore­

said shall direct tlie said contents to be restored to the Avriter or sender

of the said letter or packet. And if the contents aforesaid shall not

be money or a security or order for money payable to bearer the same

may be destroyed sold or converted into money in such manner as the

Postmaster General or other officer in immediate charge of the Post

34.   Every neAvspaper AA'hich shall be opened under the proA'isions opened newspapers

of this Act may be forthAA'ith sold destroyed or used for any public

dealt with,

purpose unless before such sale destruction or use thereof the same shall bc claimed and the postage (if any) due thereon shall bc paid by the person to Avhom the same is addressed But if such newspaper shall have been posted or shall contain any enclosure ui fraud or viola­ tion of this Act or of any Act relating to the Customs or of any regu­ lation or order made under the authority of this Act or with intent to

evade

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evade payment of the postage properly ehargeable thereon the said neAvspaper sliall bc sold destroyed or used as aforesaid and anythihg Avhicli shall be enclosed in or Avith or AA'hich shall accompany such neAvspaper or the coA-'er thereof shall he forfeited And if such enclosure or accompaniment shall not be money or a security or order for money payable to bearer the same may he destroyed sold or con- A'crted into money in such manner as the Postmaster General or other officer in immediate charge of the Post Office Department may direct and the proceeds thereof and such money or security or order shall form part of the Consolidated Revenue.

Sender of opened

letters &o. to pay 35. The sender of any letter packet or neAvspaper Avhich shall

postage.

be opened under the provisions of this Act shall on demand pay the postage and fees respectRely (if any) remaining due thereon and in case of refusal so to do shall on conA'iction thereof forfeit and pay the sum of forty shillings And in any proceeding for the recovery of the said pf'nalty the person from Avhom such letter or packet shall purport to have come shall be deemed to be the sender thereof unless the party proceeded against shall prove that such letter or packet Avas not sent by him And in such proceedings the Post Office tax upon any letter packet or neAvspaper shall in all cases be evidence that the sum so taxed is payable as and for the postage or fee upon such letter packet or neAvspaper.

Arrangements may

be made for money 36. The Governor Avith the advice aforesaid may from time to

orders.	time (subject to the provisions of this Act) make arrangements Avith the Postmaster General in the United Kingdom or Avith the proper authorities of any British possession or foreign country for the issue and payment by means of the Post Office of money orders betAreen N cav South Wales and the said kingdom possession or country and for the accounting for and transmission of moneys connected theroAvith.
Eeguiations relating
to money orders.	37. The Governor AAuth the advice aforesaid may from time to time make and rescind or alter regulations relating to money orders and to the persons by or through whom and the places Avhere and the times Avhen and the manner and form in A\ffiicli money orders shall be issued and to the persons in favour of whom and the places Avhere and the times Avhen and the manner and form in Avbich money orders shall be paid and to the length of time during which they shall be current and after Avhich they shall become void and to the mode of foni'arding messages or advices of transmitting moneys and of managing credits accounts and other matters and things necessary to be forwarded trans­ mitted or managed in reference to money orders and relating to every other matter or thing necessary to be regulated or done for perfecting a system whereby the public may be enabled promptly and safely to remit small sums of money through the Post Office.

Arrangements and 38. All such arrangements and regulations shall be binding and

regulation to bind	conclusive upon the persons in favour of Avhom such money orders shall
all persons.	be issued and the payees thereof and all persons interested through or claiming under them and upon all other persons Avhomsoever and shall have the same force and effect in all respects as if contained in this Act.

Indemnity for acting 39. Xo action suit or other proceeding of any sort at law or in

under them. equity shall hi; brought instituted or commenced in any Court or before any Judge or Justice or otherwise howsocA^er against the Post­ master General or any officer of the Post Office or any other person AvhomsoeA'er for or by reason or in consequence of any such arrange­ ments or regulations or of any compliance therewith or otherwise in relation thereto or for or by reason or in consequence of payment of the amount of any money order being refused or delayed or on account of any accidental neglect omission or mistake or of any other cause Avhatsocver witliout fraud or Avilful mishehaviour on the part of any ]icrson chargeable thereAvith anv laAV to the contrarv notwithstanding.

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40. No money order shall be granted lor a larger sum than ten .\mmmi and cost

pounds and after the commencement of this Act the Postmaster

Genei’al or other officer in immediate charge of the Money Order

Office may and shall levy and receive in respect of all money orders

issued under the provisions hereinhefore contained a commission at

such rate as the Governor v itli the advice afor('said may from time to

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time appoint and fix and such commission shall form part of the Con­

solidated Revenue.

4 1 . The Postmaster General may at any time repay or refund when amount of

the amount of any money order heretofore or hereafter to he issued “o°re*fund8"

to the person to whom the same shall have been granted his executors

administrators or assigns Avhether such money order shall remain

or be in his or their possession or not and immediately after any such

repayment or refunding as aforesaid all liability hy or on the part of

the Postmaster General or any postmaster or officer of the Post Office

for or in respect of such money order or of the issuing of the same or

of the repayment or refunding of the amount thereof shall as against

all persons whomsoever cease and determine.

42. The Governor with the advice aforesaid may from time to Arrangements may

time (subject to the provisions of this Act) make arrangements with the Postmaster General in the United Kingdom or Avith the proper authorities of any Rritish possession or foreign country for the follow­ ing purposes (that is to say)—

(1.) Por the establishment of a mail communication hy steam not less than once a month beUveen N cav South "VPales and the United Kingdom and for payment of the expenses thereof

(2.) Por the transmission hy land and sea or either of mails

between N cav South "Wales and the United Kingdom or

British possession or foreign country as the case may be

(3.) Por the appointment determining and collection of

postage and fees or other dues upon letters packets and

neAvspapers conveyed betAveen N cav South 4Vales and

such kingdom possession or country

(4.) Por the dmsion and mutual accounting for and payment

of the money collected under such arrangement

(5.) Por the purposes above mentioned in the case of letters packets and ncAvspapers transmitted through N cav South Wales or the said kingdom possession or country to or from any part of the Avorld

(6.) Por the pre-payment (in full or otherAvise) of the postage

due on any letters packets and ncAVspapers.

4 3 . The Postmaster General or any person from time to time Contracts for con-

authorized in that behalf by the Governor Avith the advice aforesaid may enter into contracts in writing on behalf of the Government for or in respect of the carriage of mails hy land and sea or either for a lumped sum or for a sum depending on the number or Aveight of the letters packets or iieAvspapcrs so carried and may impose such terms and conditions as to him shall seem fit as to the A'ehicles and  essels to he employed the times of departure and arrival and otherAvise for securing the due regular and efficient performance of the contract.

4 4 . In all A'cssels hy which mails shall he conA'eyed under any in nil vessels con-

such contract as aforesaid there shall he provided a suitable locker or	be"provideil°°''̂ ' *
other secure place in AA'hich such mails and all letters packets and newspapers shall he locked up and carried apart from all other articles and things And if such locker or place shall not he so provided or if such mails or any letter jiacket or newspajier shall he carried in any such vessel during the Avhole or any part of the A'oyagc otherAvise than

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in such locker or place the master or person in charge of such vessel shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds.

Delivery of ship 45. All mails and every loose letter packet or newspaper which

mails inwards. at the time of the arrival of any vessel within any port in New South Wales shall be on hoard thereof directed to any person in New South Wales shall be delivered on demand to any postmaster or port ofidcer of such port or to auy person duly authorized in that behalf by writing under the hand of the Postmaster General or other officer in immediate charge of the Post Office except letters concerning goods on board such vessel and to be delivered Avith such goods or containing any deed commission writ or afiidavit or sent by v ay of introduction only or concerning the bearer’s private affairs And any person who shall knowingly or negligently detain or keej) in his possession or shall neglect or refuse to deliver any mail bag mail box or mail parcel or any letter packet or neAvspaper (except as aforesaid) after such demand made as aforesaid shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding one hundred pounds.

Declaration by	46. The master or person in charge of any vessel arriving at
masters of inward-

bound vessels.	any port in New South Wales shall as soon as practicable after such arrival sign in the presence of the postmaster or other officer appointed to receive the same at such port or the toAvn or place nearest thereto
Schedule.	a declaration in the form set forth in the fifth Schedule to this Act and thereupon such postmaster or ofiicer shall grant a certificate under his hand of the making thereof and until such certificate shall have been delivered to the proper officer of Customs at such port he shall not permit such A'essel to report And any master or person in charge as aforesaid who shall fail or refuse to make such declaration or who shall make a false declaration shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding one hundred pounds.
vessels outward-

Mails to be taken in 47. I f any master or jierson in charge of any vessel about to

bound and coast­	depart from any port in New South Wales to any port or place within
wise.	or beyond the same shall (after being thereto required by any officer of the Post Office or by any port officer or by any person duly authorized in that behalf by such writing as aforesaid) refuse or neglect to receive on board such A’essel any mail bag mail box or mail parcel or to give a receipt for the same being thereto required by the person tendering or delivering such bag box or parcel or shall refuse or neglect carefully to deposit such bag box or parcel in some secure and dry place on board of such A’cssel or to con\’ey the same upon her then intended voyage such master or person shall for every such offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding one hundred pounds.
Gratuity to masters.	48. pA’ery such master or person in charge of any  essel about to depart as in the last j)receding section mentioned Avho shall receive on board thereof any such mail bag mail box or mail parcel for the purpose of conveying the same according to the direction thereof shall be entitled immediately to demand and receive from the person tender­ ing or delivering the same for the carriage thereof the sum of one penny for every foreign letter and packet contained therein or the sum of one half-penny for eA’ery country letter and packet contained therein such master or person giving a receipt for the amount so received by him and such receipt shall be a sufficient voucher for such payment and the same shall be alloAved in the account accordingly But nothing herein contained shall entitle the master or person in charge of any A’essel under contract for the carriage of mails to receive payment for the same as aforesaid.
No gratuity to

master arriving 49. No payment shall be made to the master or other person in

from beyond Colony

charge of any vessel arrmng from any port or place beyond the Colony

where there has

been payment.

for the conveyance of any mail bag mail box or mail parcel on which

payments have already been made at the port of departure.

1867. s r VIC. No. 4.

Vostage.

5 0 .    Every master or person in charge of any vessel not carrying Notice of departure

mails under a contract for tlui carriage thereof and being about to

depart from any port in New South Wales to any port or place beyond	•
the limits thereof shall before the clearance outwards of such vessel give to the postmaster or otlicer in charge of the post office at the port from which such vessel shall he about to depart̂ not less than twenty- four hours notice in writing of the intended time of departure of such vessel And every such notice shall expire between the hours of nine

o’clock in the forenoon and five o’clock in the afternoon And every of postponed

such master or person in charge as aforesaid shall also from time to departure,

time give notice to such postmaster or officer as aforesaid of any post­

ponement of such time of departure And such postmaster or other

officer of the Post Offiee shall upon receiving such notice grant a

certificate to such master or- person and until such certificate shall

have been given the vessel shall not be cleared.

5 1 . Whenever the master or person in charge of any vessel Penaityfor detaining

shall have received any mail bag mail box or raail parcel for carriage

pJî uant to*

on board of such vessel and such vessel shall not depart on her voyage notice,

according to the time fixed for the departure fliereof such master or

person as aforesaid shall upon demand return to the postmaster port

officer or other person duly authorized in that behalf hy writing under

the hand of the Postmastcr General or officer in immediate charge of

the Post Office such mails and also any gratuity which may have been

paid for the carriage of the same and in default of so doing shall on

conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding two hundred

pounds.

52. The master or person in charge of any vessel proceeding Masters of steamer*

from any port or place within the Colony to some other port or place êtrapprLch'to

therein and having on hoard sueh vessel any mail hag mail box or any place appointed mail parcel for delivery in any such port or place shall give timely despatch oUetters notice of the near approach of such vessel to any such port or place under a penalty,

either hy ringing a bell or by such other concerted signal as may

reasonably be expected to be distinctly heard or seen hy the post­

master port officer or other person in such last-mentioned port or

place duly authorized as aforesaid to receive or despatch any mail a

sufficient time before the actual arrival of such vessel to enable him

to he prepared to receive or despatch any mail in such vessel and if

any such master or person as aforesaid shall refuse fail or neglect to

give such notice he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a '

penalty or sum not exceeding fifty pounds. ,

5 3 . Any postmaster port officer master of a vessel or person Penaityforretarding

duly authorized to receive or despatch any mail bag mail box or mail	wa'is.
parcel or any letter packet or newspaper who shall neglect or fail to despatch or shall retard the despatch thereof hy post shall on con­ viction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding one hundred pounds.

5 4 . No letter shall he carried for hire or reward otherwise than Penalty for carrying

by post And whosoever shall send or convey any letter otherwise

than hy post or shall for hire or reward take charge of the same for

such conveyance shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay for every	'
such letter any sum not exceeding fifty pounds And every such letter sent conveyed or taken charge of to he conveyed otherwise than hy post shall he deemed to have been so sent conveyed or taken charge of for hire or reward unless the contrary shall be shewn hy the

defendant But nothing herein contained shall extend to any letter Exception*,

exceeding sixteen ounces in weight nor to any letter concerning goods sent and to he delivered therewith or containing process of or pro­ ceedings or pleadings in any Court of Justice briefs cases and instruc­ tions for counsel and their opinions thereon respectively deeds affidavits

or

No. 4. 3 r VIC. 1867.

' Postage.

or policies of assurance depositions or recognizances or letters of attorney nor to any letter sent by any person concerning his private

•

aflFairs by any special messenger nor to any letter bond fide sent or

carried to or from a post office.

Fraudulently forging

55. Wliosoevcr sliall fraudulently forge alter or imitate or assist in forging altering or imitating or shall use offer utter dispose of or put off knowing the same to be forged altered or imitated any stamp issued or made under the authority of this Act shall be guilty of felony and on conviction shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to imprisonment with or without hard labor for any term not exceeding three years or if a male to hard labor on the roads or other public works of the said Colony for any term not exceeding seven years.

stamps.

engraving falsa

Possessing or 56. Whosoever without lawful authority or excuse (the proof

plates. whereof shall be on tlie party accused) shall make or cause or procure to be made or shall aid or assist in making or shall knowingly have in his custody or possession any plate peculiarly employed for printing any stamp used for the purposes of this Act or any Act relating to postage or any die or seal peculiarly used for preparing any such plate or any plate die or seal intended to imitate any such plate die or seal as aforesaid shall be guilty of felony and on conviction thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned with or without hard labor for any term not exceeding three years or if a male to hard labor on the roads or other public works of the Colony for any term not exceeding fourteen years.

Unlawful possession_ . 57. Whosoever shall make or cause or procure to be made or

poSagi'̂ sum̂ papê shall aid or assist in making or shall knowingly have in his custody or possession without lawful authority or excuse (the proof whereof shall lie on the person accused) any mould frame or other instrument having thereon any words letters figures marks lines or devices peculiar to and appearing in the substance of any paper provided or to be pro­ vided or used for postage stamps or any paper in the substance of which shall appear any words letters figures marks lines or devices peculiar to and appearing in the substance of any paper to be provided or used for postage stamps or any part of such words letters figures marks lines or devices and intended to imitate the same or shall cause or assist in causing any such words letters figures marks lines or devices intended to imitate the same to appear in the substance of any paper whatsoever or shall take or assist in taking any impression of any such plate die or seal as in the last preceding section mentioned shall be guilty of felony and on conviction thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years or if a male to hard labor on the roads or other public works of the Colony for any term not exceeding fourteen years.

Illegal possession	58. Whosoever without lawful authority or excuse (the proof
of postage stamp

paper. whereof shall lie on the party accused) shall sell purchase dispose of or receive or knowingly have in his custody or possession any paper provided by the Postmaster General or other officer duly authorized to issue the same for the purpose of being used for postage stamps before the same shall have been issued for public use or any such plate die or stamp as in the last two preceding sections mentioned shall bc guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned Avith or Avithout hard labor for not more than two years.

Fraudulently remov- 59. Whosoevci’ shall Avith a fraudulent intent remove from any

obfitera'ting°mark

letter packet or newspaper respectively sent by post any stamp Avhich

’ shall haA'e been affixed thereon or wilfully remove from any stamp

Avhich shall haA'e been preA'iously used any mark which shall have been

made thereon at any post office or shall knoAvingly offer utter put off

or

1867. 3 r VIC. No. 4.

Postage.

or use any such stamp shall he guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be

liable at the discretion of tlie Court to be imprisoned with or without	.
hard labor for any term not exceeding three years.

fiO. Whosoever shall laiowingly and fraudulently put into any Penalty for faisaiy

post office anything purporting to be a letter packet or newspaper arexemplla!'̂

within any of the exemptions hereinhefore in this Act mentioned or

any letter purporting to belong to a class in which a postage of a penny

only is chargeable shall oii conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum

not exceeding fifty pounds.

61. Whosoever shall knowingly and fraudulently put into any I’enaity for falsely

post office any packet in or upon which or the cover whereof there

shall be any letter communication or intelligence not allowed by law

or shall wilfully subscribe on the outside of any packet a false state-

,

ment of the contents thereof shall on conviction forfeit and pay any

sum not exceeding fifty pounds.

62. Whosoever shall knowingly and fraudulently put into a n y Penalty for falsely

post office any newspaper in or upon which or the cover whereof there	newspapers,
shall be any communication character figure letter or number (other
than a line drawn through any report article or paragraph therein the
printed title of such newspaper the printed names occupations and
places of business of tht̂ jirinter publisher and vendor thereof the
name occupation and address of the person to whom it is sent and the
words “ newspaper only”) or in or with which anything shall he

enclosed or which anything shall accompany or shall wilfully place the	'
AVords “ newspaper only” on any neAvspaper or thing purporting to be a newspaper or on the cover thereof respectwely knowing the same to be untrue shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding fifty pounds.

63. Whosoever shall knoAvingly put into any post office in New Penalty for posting

South Wales any lettei* packet or newspajier bearing an obscene profane or libellous address or signature shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding fifty pounds.

64. Any postmaster or other officer or servant employed in the Penalty on post­

Post Office or any master of a A’essel or other person employed or forfo'̂ eL*i"of°duty!

authorized hy or under any postmaster to receive sort carry or deliver

any mail bag mail parcel or mail box or any letter packet or newspaper

sent hy post or otherAvise employed in the business of the Post Office

who shall offend against or Avilfully neglect or omit to comply Avith

any of the arrangements or regulations to he made as hereinbefore in

this Act mentioned or Avith any of the provisions of this Act (for

breach or neglect of Avhich no other punishment is hereby provided)

shall on conviction thereof forfeit and ])ay any sum uot exceeding

one hundred pounds.

65. Any ]>erson employed by or under the Post Office Avho shall Pennity for losing- negligently lose or aa’Iio shall AA’ilfLilly detain or delayer prociire or

suffer to be detained or delayed any mail bag mail box or mail parcel or any letter packet or neAvspaper shall on conAuction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding tAventy-five pounds.

66. I f the driver of any vehicle used for the conveyance of the Penalty on mail- mail or the guard or any person in charge of a mail Avhether conA’eyed guarL loUeHiIg. hy such vehicle or on horseback or foot shall loiter on the road or

Avilfully misspend or lose time so as to retard .the arrival of the mail	.
at its proper destination or shall not in all possible cases convey such mail at the speed fixed hy the Postm.aster General for the conveyance thereof unless the Aveather or the badness of the roads or auy accident shall prevent the same (the proof Avhereof shall lie on the defendant) he shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding fifty pounds. ' ^

̂ c 67.

No. 4. SV VIC. 1867.

Postage.

Penalty for retaining	67. WhosoeYCi’ shall wilfuUy retain secrete keep or detain any parcel letter packet or newspaper which ought to have been delivered to any other person or any mail bag mail box mail parcel letter packet or newspaper which shall have been found hy the person secreting keeping or detaining the same or hy any other person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall he liable at the discretion of the Court to he imprisoned Avith or Avithout hard labor for any term not exceeding tAVO years.
or secreting letters,
Penalty for impro­	68. Whosoever shall hy means of any false pretence or mis­ statement induce any postmaster or other otlicer or servant of the Ibst Office to deliver to such person any letter packet or newspaper sent hy post and not addressed to such person shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding fifty pounds.
perly obtaining
letters &c.
Stealing letters d'C.	69. Whosoever shall fraudulently take from the possession of any postmaster or other officer or servant of the Post Office or from any post office or place appointed for the receipt or delivery of letters or shall steal or for any purpose embezzle take secrete or destroy any mail hag mail box mail parcel letter packet or neAvspaper sent hy post or any part thereof respectively shall he guilty of felony and on con­ viction thereof shall ho liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned Avith or Avithout hard labor for any term not exceeding three years or if a male to hard labor on the roads or other public works of the Colony for any term not exceeding seven years.

Penalty for opening	70. I f any postmaster or other officer or servant of the Post
or tampering with

letters. Office shall contrary to his duty open or tamper Avith or procure or suffer to be opened or tampered Avith any mail bag mail box or mail parcel or any letter packet or neAvspaper he shall he guilty of a mis­ demeanor and shall on conviction thereof he liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labor for any term not exceeding three years.

Exhibiting sign &c.	71.	Whosoever without the authority of the Postmaster General
as post office or

royal mail. (the proof of Avhich authority shall rest on the accused) shall place or permit or cause to he placed or to remain on or near to his house or premises the words “ post office” or any other words or mark which may imply or give reasonable cause to believe that such house or premises is or are a post office or a place for the receipt of letters or shall place or permit or cause to be placed or to remain on any vehicle the words “ royal mail” or any word or mark which may imply or give reasonable cause to believe that such vehicle is used for the con- A êyance of mails shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding fifty pounds.

Preventiouof 72. I f any driver or person having the management of any

the*G(fneraf Post*'** hackncy Carriage or other public vehicle plying for hire shall permit Office. the same to stand or ply for hire opposite the General Post Office

Sydney he shall on conviction thereof foi’feit for every such offence a sum not exceeding five pounds and if any hawker newsvendor or idle or disorderly person shall stop or loiter opposite to or on the premises of the General Post Office he shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding five pounds.

Penalty for obstruct- 73. Whosoever shall wilfully obstruct or retard the conveyance

ing conveyance and (Jelivcry of any mail shall upon conviction thereof forfeit and pay

delivery of mails. any sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

Persons unlawfully 74. Whosocver shall Unlawfully issue any money order with a t̂ be" umy°of feion̂ fraudulent intent shall be guilty of felony and on conviction thereof

̂ shall he liable at the discretion of the Court to he imprisoned Avith or without hard labor for any term not exceeding three years or if a male to hard labor on the roads or other public works of the Colony for any term not exceeding fourteen years.

Money orders to be 75. Every moiicy Order shall he deemed a “ Valuable security”

securitles?'"^'**'^

within the meaning of any Act now or hereafter in force relative to

larceny and the prosecution for and punishment of that offence.

76,

1867. 31« VIC. No. 4.

JPostage.

76. Whosoever shall with fraudulent intent send any message I’ersons sending

or advice through the Electric Telegraph or otherwise concerning any guilty

money order or any money or poundage due or receivable from or by any meanor.

person in respect of any money order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

and on conviction thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the Court

to fine or imprisonment with or without hard labor or both.

77. Whosoever shall enclose in or with any letter packet or

newspaper or shall put into any post office or into any pillar or box things into leuers for the receipt of letters packets or irewspapers to be sent by post any offices, explosive dangerous or destructive substance or liquid or any matter

or thing likely to injure any person shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable on conviction thereof at the discretion of the Court to be imprisodied with or without hard labor for any term not exceeding seven years.

78. Whosoever shall wilfullv iniure or destrov or shall aid or fo*'

• ! • • • • t J * I J i 1 l l J I L l l l U V U l U C D V I U j '

assist in injuring or destroying any letter or newspaper box or receiver i„g ,,iiiar letter

erected in this Colony for the reception of letters or newspapers or recoivcis.

shall obliterate any of the letters or figures thereon shall forfeit and

pay any sum not exceeding fifty pounds.

79. All offences agidnst this Act or against regulations made Proceedings for

under this Act in respect of which said offences any pecuniary penalty shall 1)6 taken in the name of Her Majesty’s Attorney General or of the Postmaster General or of some other officer employed in the Post Office Department.

is by this Act imposed (where no other provision for the recovery *

thereof is in that behalf made) shall be heard and determined in a

summary way by and before two J ustices of the Peace and where sudi

penalty be not paid either immediately after the conviction or within

the time appointed by the conviction the same shall bc levied by dis­

tress and sale of the goods of the offender And all persons aggrieved

by any summary conviction under this Act shall be entitled to a})peal

therefi’om in the manner provided by the Act reigrdating appeals to the

80. Every conviction or warrant shall he deemed valid in which Form of proceedings

the offence is set forth in the words of this Act and no such conviction or any adjudication made upon aiipeal therefrom shall he quashed for want of form or be removed by writ of certiorari or otherwise into the Supreme Court.

81. Every mail bag mail box mail parcel letter packet or news- l̂aii in charge of

paper in charge of or being carried by any postmaster postman mail- deemed to bo sent

man mail-driver officer or servant of the Post Office or other person p®®*-

employed by or under the Post Office shall in every proceeding what- .

ever be deemed and taken to be sent by post unless the contrary be	‘
proved.

82. In any information for any offence eoniiiiitted or attem])ted p“opL-ty toTc foT'

to be committed in upon or in respect to the Post Office or the Post in the Poatmastar

Office revenue or in upon or in respect to any mail bag mail box or

mail parcel or any letter packet or newspaper sent or being carried by

post or any property moneys money orders goods chattels or effects

under the managcnient or control of the Postmaster General or in

respect of any act matter or thing which shall have been done or

committed with any malicious injurious or fraudulent design intent or

purpose in anywise relating to or concerning the Post Office or the

Post Office revenue or any such property moneys money orders goods

chattels or effects as aforesaid or the Postmaster General it shall be

sufficient to lay any such property in and to state or allege the same

to belong to and to state or allege any such act matter or thing to have

been done or committed with the intent to injure or defraud “the Post-	.
master General” without mentioning his name and in all informations

relating

No. 4. 'dr VIC. 18(37.

Fostaye.

relating to or in anywise concerning the department of the Post OtFice it shall he sntheient to name and describe the Postmaster General as

the Postmaster General” without any further or other name addition

or description whatsoever.

Notice andliinitation 83. I f any action or suit shall be commenced against any post­

of action.

master or other officer' or servant of the Post Office for anything done or omitted to he done in pursuance of this Act the same shall be commenced within six months after the fact committed or omitted and not afterwards And no such action shall be commenced until one month after notice thereof and of the cause thereof sliall have been delivered to the defendant or left for him at his usual place of abode by the party intending to commence such action and upon the back of such notice shall be indorsed the name and place of abode or business of the plaintitf and his attorney or agent if such notice shall have been served by such attorney or agent And the defendant in such action may plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence and if it shall appear that the action was commenced after the time before limited for bringing the same the jury shall find for the defendant.

Appropriation of

postage duties 8f. ^ill moneys levied and received and all penalties imposed

penalties Ac.	under the provisions of this Act shall form part of the Consolidated
llevenue. .
Coimncncement of
Act..	85. Tliis Act shall come into operation on the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight and shall be styled and may be cited as the ‘‘ Postage Act 1837.”

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

D ati;. T it l e . E x test of R e p e a l .

Section 1. 15 Vic. No. 12 All Act 1o cousolidate tiiid amend the Law for' The whole,

the Conveyance and Postage of Letters. :

16 ̂ic. No. 'So All Act to iiinend in some particulars thc| „

Postage Act of the Aear 1851. | •

18 Vic. No. 17	A u’Act to further ttmeiid the Postage Act
20 Vic. No. 26	An Act to amend the Postage Acts ... n

SECOND

1867. 31'̂ YIC. Xo. 4.

P o sta r je .

SECOXD SCHEDULE.

T o w n .	C o u n t r y ,	i	Foreiĝ n.
1

- - i

Upon Letters ' R. d. S. d. i R. d.

Xot exceeding half an ounce... ... ... ... ...i 0 1 0 2 i 0 (>

Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce ... 0 0 0 •f ! i 0

Every additional ounce or fraction of one ounce ... . . . ’ 0 O 0 i ; i 0

Upon Packets i

»>

Xot exceeding four ounces ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 2 0 i

Every additional ibur ounces or fraction of four ounces ... 0 2 0 2 1 0

!

Upon Letters and Tackets containing Gold

2

Not e.xccediug half an ounce... ... ... ... ... 0 0 4 ‘

Exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce	...	0	T	0	8	;
Every additional ounec or traction ot one ounce ...	...	0	1	0	8 ;

• T R IE D SCHEDULE. .

1 [x\. B.] do solemnly :iud sincerely deelaro that I will not willingly or knovviiigiy Section 4. open detain return or delay or cause or snll'er to be Oj)encd detained returned or delavcil

auy letter or packet which shall cotno into niy hands j)ower or custody by reason of my

.

cmployinent relating to the Post Oilice e.\ce[)t by the consent of the person or persou.s to whom such letter or packet shall be directed or by an cxpre.ss warrant in writing for t hat purpose under the hand of the Governor or e.vccpt in pursuance and under the authority of auy of the provisions of auy Act now or hereafter to bo in force relating t(> the Post Oilice or of auy regulations made in pursuance of such Act.

Declared heforc me one of H er Ma jcslyhs'l

Justices of the Peace in and for the >•

day of j • '

I'OLHiTH SCHEDULE.

• I [A. B.J do declai’c that I \vill bc true and faithful lu the e.vecutiou of tlie trust Section 29.

committed to iny charge and that 1 will not inieutionally read the eoutents of any letter or packet wdiieh J may open under the provisions of any Act now or hereafter to bc in force relating to the Post Ollieo except so far as it may bc neeessarv for the jiurjmse of ascertaining the name and address of the writer or sender the'reof and that 1 will not divulge to auy [lersou whatever except the Postmaster General or other ollicer in imme­ diate charge of the Post OfHee any of the contents of any such letter or packet.

.

Declared before me one of H er Majesty's

Justices of the Peace in and for the

day of

EIETH SCHEDULE.

I [A. B.] do solciimly declare that I have to the best of my knowledge delivered Saction SS.

t o [C. D.] everyr mail bag mail box mail jiarcel letter packet and newspaper that were on except such letters as are exempted by law from such delivery.

Signed in my presence the "I .

day of J .

No. V.