HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE.
Parcel Post.
100.-A Receipt will be given for each Parcel.
101.-TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BRITISH COLONIES, &c.
767
POSTAGE.
TO
LIMIT OF
WRIGHT.
FIRSH EACH
Subse-
LIMIT OF SIZE.
PROHIBITED CONTENTS.
quent
lb. lb.
lb.
[ cents. | cents.
Hongkong, China, Corea, Siam, Japan,
Cochin-China, Cambodge, Tonking, An-
nam,
Straits Settlements, Burmah, Ceylon,
11
5
5
2 ft. by 1 ft., by 1 ft.
5
5
Do.
Opium. Do.
India,
Malta,
Gibraltar,
(Direct),...
do.
United Kingdom, vid Gibraltar only.....
= = ===
11
5
5
Do.
11
15
11
11
20
11 25
Africa, West Coast, T.... (via London), 11
Ascension,.....
do.
11
Bahamas,
do.
4 883 939
20
40
35
40
2 332 333
15
Do., and not smaller than
Explosive matter, letters,
liquids, opium.
Opium.
3 in. by 2 in., by 2 in,
2)
3 ft. 6 in. long, or 61
20
20
ft. in greatest length and girth combined,
Arms.
35
Do.
30
Do.
35
Do.
British Guiana,
do.
11 40
30
Do.
British Honduras,
do.
Cape Town,
do.
Cape Colony,
do.
Cyprus,
do.
Bgypt,.
do.
==
===
11
35
11
40
11
11
11
40
Natal,
do.
7
¦ Bam Ba
30
35
45
40
55
30
40
55
50
New Zealand,
do.
11
40
Newfoundland,................
do.
40
New South Wales,..
do.
St. Helena, Tristan d'Acunha,
do.
11
Tangier,.....
do.
11
35
Tasmania,
do.
11
South Australia,
(vid Ceylon),
11
Victoria (Australia),
do.
11
9 9981 928
40
35
40
30
30
Western Australia,
do.
11 30
Port Darwin,
(Direct), 11
Windward and Leeward
Is.,† Barbados, Trinidad} (viâ London),
11
Canada,
do.
Jamaica, and Turks' Is........
do.
11
88 89
30
35
50
40 35
83 989 8 9 998 8 988 28 8 03
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
10
Do.
40
:'0.
30
Do.
30
Do.
Do.
30
Do.
Letters
30
Do.
D.
30
Do.
Tobacco, except for personal use. Copyright Books,
Specie or Ostrich feathers, Dangerous articles, liquids,
(unless securely pack ed) contraband articles. Counterfeit money, dutiable
articles, spirits, cigars, snuff, tobacco, opium, ganje, charas, chang, can- nabis indica
Letters, plants, nuggets,
tobacco, tea.
Do. Coins, tobacco.
Letters, Arms, Ammuni.
tion.
Letters, Gold, Silver, Os-
trich feathers.
Letters, perishable goods,
liquids.
Letters,
Books copyright in the
United Kingdom,
Arms, Munitions of War, tobacco, opium pipes. Letters.
Letters, Vines, Opium,
Spirits, Tobacco.
Letters. Letters.
30
Do.
50
2 ft. by 1 ft. by 1 ft.
TOURIN
2 ft. long, or 4 ft. in length and girth.com. bined.
Letters.
↓ And Indian Offices, viz: Aden, Bagdad, Bander Abas, Busrah, Bushire, Guadur, Jask, Kashmir, Linga, Muscat, Zanzibar,
Accra, Bathhurst, Cape Coast Castle, Lagos, Quitt:h, Sierra Leone.
*Antigua, Montserrat, S. Kitts, Nevis, Dominica, Virgin Is.; Grenada, S. Lucia, 8. Vincent, Tobago.
102. To the United Kingdom and Places beyond.-Parcels are forwarded by P. & O. packet only, and arrive in London about eight days later than the Mail. No further charge is made on delivery except for Customs Dues.
Duties in the United Kingdom.
Cigars 6/0 per lb.
Silver Plate 1/6 per oz. Troy= 1/5 per oz. Avoir, Gold Plate 17/0 per oz. Troy-15/9 per oz. Avoir. Tea
6d. per lb.
No duties are charged on Watches, Jewellery, Personal Ornaments, nor on any gold or silver articles not describable as Plate. Plate, however, includes such articles as Silver Match Boxes, Cigar Cases, Mounts for Sticks, Studs, Buttons, Buckles, and Belts or Necklets under certain conditions. Duties cannot be prepaid by the sender.
Compensation not exceeding £1 under any circumstances will be paid in case of loss or of damage to a parcel forwarded to, from, or through the United Kingdom.
103.-To India.-By P. & O. and Indian Mail packets only.
104.-To Australia.-By P. & O. packet viá Ceylon only, except Port Darwin.