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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
236.-Parcels Post.-Rates of Postage, &c.:—Continued
DESTINATION
RATES OF POSTAGE ON |PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING
LIMIT OF
LIMIT OF SIZE
1 lb. 2 lb. 3 lb ¡§ Ib. 15 lb.
c.
St. Helena and Tris-
Do.
85 85 85 1.70|1.70 500
tan d'Acunha
Salonica
Do.
1.40 1.40 1.40 2.00 2.00!
Same as United
Kingdom
(
Salvador
Do.
2.102.10 2.10 3.75 3,75
Servia
Do.
Seychelles
via Calcutta
60 1.10.1.60 2.10, 2.60
I
Sierra Leone
via London
Spain Do.
Straits Settlements....
Sweden
Do.
Switzerland
·
1.25 1.25 1.25 1.85 1.85 200| Same as Austria
Prohibited Contents.
liii
Gold (unless manufactured)
ostrich feathers, spirits.
Same as Beyrouth,
Letters.
Letters, vines.
Same as Aden Letters, gold, silver, jewel-
85 85 85 1.701.70 500|ƒ Same as United
Kingdoin
Same as Argen- tine
Do.
1.40 1.40 1.40 1.70 1.70! German Packet |2,00|2.00 2.00 2,00, 2,00,
Direct
50 50
50 1.00 1.00 500
Same as H'kong
J
via London German Packet S via London and France
via London and Belgium
|1,00|1.00 1,00 1,85, 1.85 1200| 7
2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 1200| 1.16 1.10 1.10|1.70|1.70 200
1.25 1.25 1.25 1.85 1,85 1200| German Packet 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1200|
-
Same as Austria
lery.
Letters, arms, ammuni- tion, mapo, missals, plants, rosaries, relics,! gold, silver, Jewellery.
/ Letters, liquid (unless se-
curely packed, dutiablej articles, dangerous arti- cles, articles likely to injure other articles. Letters, cold, silver,
drugs.
- Same as Austria] Letters, plants, alcohol.
Same as United
Same as Argentine Same as France.
Kingdom
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Transvaal
via London
Trinidad and Tobago
Do.
75 1.45 2.15 2.85 3.55; 85 85 85 1.70 1.70 1200]
Tripoli (Africa).
Do.
1.25 1.25 1.25 1,86|1.85
Turkey (French and}
Do.
Australian P. O.'s..
|1.50 1.50 1.50|2.05;2.05.200
Cruguay.
Do.
Venezuela
Do.
2.60 2.60 2,60|3.00 3.00 2.20) 2.20 2-20|2,75|2.75
WINDWARD ISLANDS :--
Greneda and St.
!
Vincent
Do.
85 85 85 1.70 1.70
St. Lucia
1200 || |
Letters, tobacco, firearms,
Same as United i § Manufactured
tobacco)
Kingdom
(Greneda only),
Zanzibar
via Calcutta
I
Do.
via London
801.10 1.60 2,10 2.60 320
85 85 1.701.70 1200|
1 I
Same as Aden Same as United Kingdom
Letters, worn clothes if in-
tended for sale.
(1.)—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.
Cigars....
Duties in the United Kingdom. .5,6 per lb. I
Tea..
..ed. per lb.
(2.)---Any person sending a parcel to either of the places named below (viá London) may relieve the addressee of the payment of Customs and either charges :
The United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Iceland), Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Italy (viâ Belgium, Ger- many and Switzerland only), Luxemburg, Montenegro, Barbados, Cyprus, Cape Colony, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Grenada, Lagos, Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Sweden, Tobago,
Any person wishing to defray the above charges must endorse the parcel "to be delivered free of all charge." He must sign a declaration that he will pay the amount due on such parcel as soon as it has been ascertained. He may, if necessary, be called upon to pay a deposit in addition to signing the declaration. Such deposit to be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.
In addition to the postage and insurance fee, if any, a fee of 25 cents will be charged on every parcel for which the sender desires these facilities. This fee will be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.
(3.)-To Inlia.-By Indian Mail packets only. Insured Parcels by Indian Mail packets only.
[The maximum weight of parcels is 111b. Rates are only given above for parcels up to 5 lb., an abbreviation rendered necessary through want of space.]
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