Gratuities to masters for conveyance of mails

(1) The Postmaster General shall, subject to any regulations made by the Minister, pay to masters of vessels in respect of postal packets or any description thereof conveyed by them on behalf of the Post Office such gratuities as may be fixed by the said regulations. mails. (2) The master of any vessel or boat about to depart from any place in Belize for any other place within or without Belize who, (a) refuses to receive any mail bag tendered to him by an officer of the Post Office for conveyance by any such vessel; or (b) wilfully neglects duly to convey any such bag received by him for conveyance, or to take due care of any such bag in his charge, shall for every such offence forfeit two hundred dollars.