47 & 48 VICT. proper removal of postal packets therefrom or other CAP. 76. fraud as exists in the case of other post office letter

Definitions.

38 & 39 Vict. c. 22, s. 10.

32 & 33 Vict. c. 73.

7 Will.4 and

1 Vict. c. 36.

Repeal.

boxes, he may declare that the same shall be a private posting box, and shall affix upon or near such box a notice of its being and of the effect of its being a private posting box, and a postal packet put into that box shall not for the purpose of any enactment, law, or contract whereby the due posting of a postal packet is evidence of the receipt thereof by the addressee be deemed to have been duly posted.

A certificate purporting to be signed by the Postmaster General or any secretary or assistant secretary of the post office and to the effect that any box or recep tacle is or was provided by the permission or under the authority of the Postmaster General for the purpose of receiving postal packets, or any of them, shall in any legal proceeding be evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

20. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— The expression "the Treasury" means the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury.

The expression "postal packet" has the same meaning as in the Post Office Act, 1875, as amended by this Act, inclusive of such postal packets as are defined by regulations of the Treasury to be parcels, and includes a telegram.

The expression "telegraph post means a post. pole,
standard, stay, strut, or other above-ground con-
trivance for carrying, suspending or supporting &
telegraph as defined by the Telegraph Act, 1869.
The expression "indictment" includes an information,
and in the case of Scotland criminal letters.
The expression "misdemeanor" means as regards
Scotland and the Channel Islands a crime and
offence.

Other expressions shall have the same meaning as in
the Post Office (Offences) Act, 1837.

21. The Acts mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed, as from the commencement of this Act, to the extent in the third column of that Schedule mentioned. Provided that this repeal shall not affect→ (1.) Anything done or suffered before the commencement of this Act: or

(2.) Any legal proceeding, warrant, or other thing commenced, issued, or done before the commencement of this Act in pursuance of any enactment hereby repealed,

and any such legal proceeding, warrant, or thing, may be carried on, executed, and completed, as if this Act had not passed.

SCHEDULE.

A description or citation of a portion of an Act in this Schedule is inclusive of the words, section, or other part first and last-mentioned or otherwise referred to as forming the beginning or as forming the end of the portion described in the description or citation.

47 & 48 VICT.

САР. 76.

Section 41 from "not
less than seven" to
"four years and

from "nor less than
seven years," to the
end of the section.
Section 42 from "and
may also direct" to
the end of the section.
Section 43 from "and

on due proof being
made" to "shall be
satisfied."

Section 45, so far as
relates to any pro-
ceeding before a court
of summary jurisdic-
tion in England.
Section 47 from "and
the term post letter
shall mean 29 down
to" sorted, made up,
or despatched."

38 & 39 Vict. The Post Office Act, Section 10, from every

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GENERAL RAILWAY ACTS.

Abandoned Work-Abatement of, by Board of Trade, 26 & 27 Vict. c.
92, s. 18.

Abandonment of Railways-Proceedings of Company applying to Board
of Trade to authorise, 13 & 14 Vict. c. 83, ss. 1 to 19.

Abandonment of Railways-(30 & 31 Vict. c. 127)-Provisions of 13 &
14 Vict. c. 83, as to, to apply to all Companies authorised to
make railways before this Session, s. 31.-Abandonment where
three-fifths of capital not subscribed, s. 32.- -Compensation for
damage to land by entry, &c., s. 33.- Cancellation of bonds for
completion of railways and release of deposit, s. 34.-Protection for
Board of Trade in case of error, s. 35.

Abandonment of Railways, 1869-(32 & 33 Vict. c. 114).-Short title,
8. 1.-Interpretation, s. 2.-Construction, s. 3.-Petition for
winding up of railway company may be presented under 25 & 26
Vict. c. 89, and 30 & 31 Vict. c. 131, s. 4.- Application of deposit,
&c., s. 5.- -Transfer of deposit and arrangement of bond, s. 6.

-Saving for rights to residue of deposit, s. 7.-Application for
abandonment by judgment creditor, s. 8.- -Notices under s. 17 of
13 & 14 Vict. c. 83, s. 9.-Repeal of winding-up sections of 13 &
14 Vict. c. 83, s 10.
Absent Parties-Compensation to, 8 Vict. c. 18, ss. 58 to 68; 14 & 15
Vict. c. 70, s. 19.- Service of notices on, before taking temporary
possession of land, 8 Vict. c. 20, s. 34.

Access to Shore-to be made under or across a railway, 26 & 27 Vict.
c. 92, s. 16.
Accidents-entry upon adjoining lands to repair, 5 & 6 Vict. c. 55, s.
14; 8 Vict. c. 20, s. 33.- -returns of, to be made to the Board of
Trade, 3 & 4 Vict. c. 97, s. 3; 5 & 6 Vict. c. 55, ss. 7, 8.- -Com-
pensation to families of persons killed by, 9 & 10 Vict. c. 93, 27 &
28 Vict. c. 95.--Return of deaths by, to be made by coroner to
Secretary of State, 36 & 37 Vict. c. 76, s. 5.
Accidents-Compensation for-31 & 32 Vict. c. 119-Arbitration of
damages, s. 25.- -Examination by medical man, s. 26.-(34 &
35 Vict. c. 78.)-Companies to make returns of. to Board of Trade,
s. 6.--Inquiry into, and formal investigation in serious cases, s. 7.
-Appointment of an assessor to coroner, s. 8.-In case of
injury to workman through negligence of railway company, 43 &
44 Vict. c. 42, s. 1.

Accommodation for Receiving and Forwarding of Traffic-to be afforded
by companies working continuous lines of railway or canals, 17 &
18 Vict. c. 31, s. 2; 36 & 37 Vict. c. 48, s. 11.

Accommodation Works-Company empowered to construct, 8 Vict. c.
20, s. 16.- Company may take temporary possession of lands for
the construction of, 8 Vict. c. 20, s. 32.—for the use of owners
and occupiers of lands adjoining railway, 8 Vict. c. 20, ss. 68 to 76.

-Compensation in lieu of, where railway abandoned, 13 & 14
Vict. c. 83, ss. 21, 25.For the use of owners and occupiers of
lands in Ireland adjoining railway, 14 & 15 Vict, c. 70, ss. 4, 5, 8,
9, 26; 27 & 28 Vict. c. 71, s. 15.
Accounts-auditing of, 8 Vict. c. 16, ss. 106 to 108.deposit of,
with overseers and clerks of the peace, 8 Vict. c. 20, s. 107.
inspection of, by mortgagees and bond creditors, 8 Vict. c. 16, s.
55. -inspection of, by Board of Trade, in the case of a company
applying to be allowed to abandon their undertaking, 13 & 14
Vict. c. 83, s. 14.-keeping of, and right of inspection by share-
holders, 8 Vict. c. 16, ss. 115 to 119.-to be kept by companies
liable to options of revision and purchase, 7 & 8 Vict. c. 85, s. 5.

to be kept of receipts for conveyance of passengers, and copies
delivered to officers of inland revenue, 5 & 6 Vict. c. 79, ss. 4, 6;
26 & 27 Vict. c. 33, s. 13.—of loan capital to be registered half-
yearly, 29 & 30 Vict. c. 108.
Accounts, Audit, &c. (31 & 32 Vict. c. 119).-Uniform accounts to be
kept, s. 3, sch. 1, pp. 534 to 542.- Accounts, &c., to be signed,
and printed copies distributed, s. 4.--Penalty for falsifying
accounts, s. 5.-Examination of officers by inspectors, s. 6.-
Application to be supported by evidence, s. 7.Inspection of
companies' books and property, s. 8.-Result of examination, how
dealt with, s. 9.- Power of company to appoint inspectors, s. 10.
-Auditor not necessarily a shareholder, s. 11.- -Auditors of
company, and appointment of auditor by Board of Trade, s. 12.
Issue of preferred and deferred ordinary stock, s. 13.

Accountant-General-Deposit in the Bank with the privity of the, of
money required by the standing orders of Parliament, to be deposited
by subscribers to Public Works, 9 & 10 Vict. c. 20, ss. 2 to 5.-
deposit in the Bark with the privity of the, of purchase-money or
compensation coming to parties having limited interests, 8 Vict.
c. 18, ss. 69 to 80; 14 & 15 Vict. c. 70, s. 18.-deposit in
Bank with the privity of the, of value of lands previous to entry
by promoters before purchase, 8 Vict. c. 18, ss. 86 to 88; 14 &
15 Vict. c. 70, ss. 22 to 25.- -certain deposits in Bank of
Ireland to be with the privity of the, of Court of Chancery
instead of the Court of Exchequer, 13 & 14 Vict. c. 51, ss. 7, 8:
18 & 19 Vict. c. 50.-deposit in the Bank, with the privity of
the, of money by promoters of a railway applying for certificate
of Board of Trade, 27 & 28 Vict. c. 121, ss. 34 to 47.
Action-Compensation in respect of lands injuriously affected by works
may be recovered by, 8 Vict. c. 18, s. 68.-Parties aggrieved
by irregular distress may recover special damage by, 8 Vict. c. 18,
s. 141.-parties entitled to right of way over roads interfered
with by company may recover special damage by, 8 Vict. c. 20,