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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
84
The
rates
of
postage
ordered
by
the
Government
of
Queen
Anne
continued
in
force
for
eighteen
years
after
it
was
designed
by
the
Act
that
they
should
cease,
and
it
was
only
in
1761,
at
the
commencement
of
the
reign
of
George
III.,
that
any
alteration
was
made.
Even
then
the
rates
were
increased
instead
of
diminished.
1
Geo.
III.
c.
25
provides,
that
the
improvement
of
correspondence
is
a
matter
of
such
great
concernment
and
so
highly
necessary
for
the
extension
of
trade
and
commerce,
that
the
statutes
of
Queen
Anne
need
repealing
to
some
extent,
and
especially
as,
through
vast
accessions
of
territory,
no
posts
and
post-rates
are
arranged
to
all
his
Majesty's
dominions.
The
improvements
and
alterations
made
at
this
time
may
thus
be
summed
up,
viz.:--
1.
Additions
are
made
to
the
vessels
on
the
American
station.
Other
and
cheaper
rates
of
postage
are
established
between
London
and
North
America
and
all
his
Majesty's
territories
in
America.
2.
Concerning
letters
brought
by
private
ships
from
any
foreign
part,
no
ship
or
vessel
shall
be
permitted
to
make
entry
in
any
port
of
Great
Britain,
or
to
unload
any
of
its
cargo,
until
all
letters
and
packets
brought
by
such
ship,
or
any
passenger
on
board
such
ship,
are
delivered
into
the
hands
of
the
deputy-postmaster
of
the
port,
and
until
the
captain
shall
receive
the
deputy's
receipt
for
the
same.
In
cases
where
the
vessel
"is
liable
to
the
performance
of
quarantine,"
the
first
step
must
be
to
deliver
the
letters
into
the
hands
of
the
superintendent
of
the
quarantine,
to
be
by
him
despatched
to
the
Post-Office.
A
penalty
of
20l.
with
full
costs
to
be
inflicted
on
any
master
not
delivering
a
letter
or
packet
of
letters
according
to
this
Act,
one
moiety
to
go
to
the
King
and
the
other
to
the
person
informing.
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