POSTAGE ORDINANCE. [Passed The 18th day of November, 1848.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 349, 6 December 1848, Page 4

POSTAGE ORDINANCE. [Passed The 18th day of November, 1848.]

An Ordinance for Regulating the Conveyance and Postage of Letters. Be it enacted, by the Governor- in- Chief of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of tbe Legislative Council thereof, as follows :— • 1. It shall be lawful for his Excellency the Governor-in- Chief to establish- Posts or Postal communications in the colony .of New Zealand, and to alter and amend any of the Posts or Postal Communication, already established, or hereafter, to be established in the said colony, and tp appoint such officers, servants, and agents for the conveyance and delivery of Mails, and ihs collection and management of the Post Office Revenue as his Excellency shall deem expedient. 2. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Chief, from time to time, by Proclamation, to be published in the Government Gazette, to abolish, alter, and fix the colonial postage payable for the transmission by post of letters, and other papers, and from time to time, by such Proclamation as aforesaid, to alter, repeal or abolish any colonial postage, so altered as aforesaid, and to make and establish any new or other postage in lieu thereof. The colonial postage from time to time to become payable by virtue of any such Proclamation as aforesaid, shall be charged and paid accordingly. Provided that no rate of postage shall be imposed under the authority hereof, exceeding the rate of postage novr levied and taken. And that from and after the passing of this Ordinance no postage shall be charged or payable for the conveyance or delivery of newspapers. 3. It shall also be lawful for the Governor-in-Chief by such Proclamation as aforesaid from time to time to make and establish all such rules and regulations as to him may seem expedient for promoting the safe and expeditious conveyance and delivery of all such mails, letters, newspapers, and other pa- . pers as aforesaid for the good management of the said Post Office Revenue, and generally for carrying into full effect the purposes and objects of this Ordinance. 4. For the purpose of giving effect to the rules and regulations so to be made, it shall be lawful for tbe Governor-in-Chief by any such Proclamation as aforesaid, to impose any penalties not exceeding Five Pounds for any offence against such rules and regulations to be recovered in a summary way. George Grey, Governor-in- Chief.