HONGKONG FOSTAL GUIDE
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74.—A bundle of prices current or circulars may be paid as so many newspapers (each one counting), or the whole may be paid at book rate. The Union rate of postage is 2 cents each.
75.-Prices Current or Circulars in closed envelopes with the corners cut off, or with notched ends, will not be forwarded, as they are not really open to inspection. 76.--Prices Current and Circulars arriving in such large quantities as to retard the delivery of the mails are allowed to stand over till there is time to deal with them.
Post CARDS, OFFICIAL AND Private.
77.-Official Post Cards impressed with a 1 cent stamp and official Reply Post Cards impressed with a 1 cent stamp on each portion of them can be bought at every Post Office.
78.-Nothing whatever may be attached, except adhesive stamps in payment of additional postage or stamp duty and a gummed fabel (not to exceed 2 inches long and inch wide) bearing the address at which the card is to be delivered; the card may not be folded nor may it be cut or altered in such a way as to reduce the size below 31 by 24 inches. The postage stamp also must be left intact. If any of these rules be infringed the card is treated as a letter liable on delivery to the usual charges. The front or stamped side of the post card shall have nothing but the address written upon it.
79.-Private Cards bearing adhesive stamps of the value of 1 cent can also be used as post cards. They must be composed of "ordinary cardboard not thicker than the material used for the official post card. The maximum size must correspond as nearly as may be to the size of the Inland Official card, and the minimum size must not be less than 3 by 24 inches. They must have the words "Post Card" printed or written on the address side. The rules in the preceding paragraph also apply to Private Cards. A Private Card posted unpaid is chargeable on delivery with double
postage.
80.-Nothing may be written, printed or engraved on the address side of any Private or Official Post Card which tends in any way to embarrass the officers of the Department in the easy and prompt dealing with it. Any such will be liable to be withheld from delivery.
81.—It is forbidden to forward by post any Post Card having thereon any words, marks or designs of an indecent, obscene or grossly offensive character. Any such shall be stopped and dealt with by the Postmaster-General as the circumstances of the case may require.
LOCAL PARCEL Post. Directions as to Posting.
82.-In order that a packet may be sent by Parcel Post it must be presented at the counter of a Post Office for transmission as a parcel and must bear the words "Parcel Post" written conspicuously on the upper left hand corner. It must also bear the name and address of the sender on the bottom left-hand corner of the face of the cover. The parcel should not be left until the weight, size and postage have been tested by the officer who accepts it and a receipt of its posting obtained.
If a “tie on” label is used, the address must nevertheless be written on the oover as well.
LIMITS OF SIZE AND WEIGHT.
83.-The size allowed for a local parcel is : Greatest length, 3 feet 6 inches; greatest dength and girth combined, 6 feet, and the greatest weight, 11 lbs.
84.-The rates of postage are:-
For a parcel not exceeding & lbs. in weight, 25 cents. Exceeding 3 lbs. and not exceeding 7 lbs., 50 cents. Exceeding 7 lbs, and not exceeding 11 lbs., 75 cents,
MODE OF PREPAYMENT.
85.-No packet can be accepted by an officer of the Department for transmission by Parcel Post unless the postage at the above rates is paid. The postage stamps should be affixed by the sender to the cover of the parcel at the right-hand upper corner on the face.
PARCELS POsted out of Course.
86.--If a packet, which either bears the words " Parcel Post," or from its appearance seems to be intended for transmission as a parcel, is not posted in accordance with these regulations, it is treated as a letter, if it is fully prepaid at the letter rate, and is other- wise in accordance with the Letter Post regulations.
If such parcel is not fully prepaid at the Letter rate it will be returned to the sender.