7. There shall be at the seat of Government of Canada a Post Office Department for the superintendence and management of the Postal Service of Canada, under the direction of a Postmaster General.
8. The Postmaster General shall be appointed by Commission under the Great Seal of Canada, and shall hold his office during pleasure.
10. The Postmaster General may, subject to the provisions of this Act:
1. Establish and close Post Offices and Post Routes;
3. Enter into and enforce all contracts relating to the conveyance of the Mails or other business of the Post Office;
4. [_Make regulations concerning mailable matter and limits of weight and dimensions of such._]
5. [_Establish rates of postage and conditions on matter not already provided for._]
6. Cause to be prepared and distributed Postage Stamps, necessary for the prepayment of Postages under this Act, also stamped envelopes for the like purpose;
7. [_Make arrangements concerning Posts and Postal business with postal authorities outside of Canada._]
11. Prescribe and enforce such Regulations as to letters directed to be registered as to him may seem necessary, in respect to the registration of letters and other matter passing by Mail, as well between places in Canada, as between Canada and the United Kingdom, any British Possession, the United States or any other Foreign Country, and to the charge to be made for the same; and also in respect to the registration by the officers of the Post Office of letters unquestionably containing money or other valuable enclosure when posted without registration by the senders of the same, and to imposing a rate of two cents registration charge upon such letters;
14. Establish and provide Street Letter Boxes or Pillar Boxes or Boxes of any other description for the receipt of letters and such other mailable matter as he may deem expedient, in the streets of any City or Town in Canada, or at any Railway Station or other public place where he may consider such Letter Boxes to be necessary;
15. Grant licenses revocable at pleasure, to Agents other than Postmasters, for the sale to the Public of Postage Stamps and Stamped Envelopes, and allow to such Agents a commission of not exceeding five per cent, on the amount of their sales.