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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
245.—Parcels Post.--Rates of Postage, &c. :—
ROUTE
DESTINATION
OF TRANSMISSION
RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING
{1 lb. '2 lb. 3 lb.;4 lb.]5 lb.
8 c. 8 c. $ c.]* c.
✔
LIMIT OF
INSURANCE
Limit of Sizz
PROHIBITED CONTENTS
Hongkong and China...........
Direct
20
25 251
50
Japan, Formora & Corea
Do.
20 40
GO
SO 1.00)
United Kingdom... via Gibraltar
50
50
n
T
50 50 1.00 1.001200
Aden
via Calcutta
25 50
75/1.00 1.25|1200)
Argentine Republic
via London
1.50 1.50 1.50 2.50 2.50
-
Ascension
Do.
$5
AustralasianColonies:—|
New Zealand
Do.
85 85
851.701,70| 200
́3 ft. 6 in. long, orj 6 ft. in greatest" length & girth, combined
ft. x 1 ft., x1 ft.
3 ft. 6 in. long, orj 6 ft, in greatest length & girth; combined
Do.. and not smaller than 3 in. x 2 in. x 2 in.)
Opium, Letters
Letters, Opium, explosive.
Tobacco, except for per- sonal use, Copyright books, coin or bullion over £5in valne or 8 oZN in weight, Saccharin,
Opium.
| (2 ft.in lengthor4 | Letters, vine plants, golei,
|_ silver, jewellery.
ft. in lengthandj girth combined,
85 85 1.70 1.70 500 (Same as United¦ ¦ Specie, ostrich feathers.
via Torres Sts.
do. & Sydney via Torres Sts.
50|1.00|1.50 2.00, 2.50|
do. & Sydney
New South Wales In- cluding Lord Howe and Norfolk Island New Zealand Queensland Tasmania.
Victoria
Western Australia
do. & Brisbane
do, & Sydney,
Port Darwin South Australia Austria Hungary
Do.
Bahamas.
| Barbados..
Brazil, (Rio de Janeiro
(Recite)Pernambuco
and (S. Salvador) Bahia only
British Bechuanaland....
Bechuanaland
Pro-
tectorate.
Belgium
bo. Bermuda.
Beyrouth
Direct via Ceylon via London German Packet via London
30
601
1
90 1.20 1.50| 1.00 1,001,50; 2,00' 2,50| 1,10.1.10 1.10|1.70 1.70|:200) 1.701.701.70; 1.70|1.70|1200!
$5 85 85) 1.701.70|
Do.
| 2. 10) 2. 102, 10, 2.70, 2.70]
Kingdom
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Letters.
New South Wales-tobac- co (except samples acl- dressed to a manufar:- turer or dealer), opium, cigars, cigarrettes, and snuff, (not less than 10 lbs).
New Zealand.—Tobacco. Queensland,—Tobacco (un- less for the personal use of the addressee), gripes, vinecuttings,coffeeplant: or seeds, spirits (except perfumed or medicinal). Tasmania.—Tobacco (ex- cept in quantities not exceeding 5lb. for the personal use of the ad- dressee or as bonà fide samples). Victoria.-Coin,
opium. spirits (except perfumed or medicinal or bona fide samples), vines or vine Cuttings.
Western Australia. --Coin, gold or silver bullion, ap- ples, pears, quinces, Letters.
Do.
2 ft. x 2ft., x2ft.| Letters, Lottery tickets.
[20] { Same as United!}
1200 Kingdom
(Not exceeding 264 lbs.
Do.
65 1.20 1.75 2,30′ 2.35|
Do.
I
Do.
Do.
|1.60 3.10 4.60 6.10, 7.60
1.00 1.00 1,00 1,50 1,50|1200! German Packet | 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70, 1.701200)
via London
Do.
Letters,specie, bullion, gold dust, nuggets. ostrich feathers, tobacco stalks, essences of tobacco, tea, coffee,orchicory, parts of vine, plants, bulbs, roots.
Do.
Same as Austria Letters, plants, arms, coins.
1200)
:
85 85 83 1.70 1.70]
Do.
Do. via Egypt
200
1.30 1.30 2,30'2 30 2,30
Same as United
Kingdom
via London
Bolivia
Letters, leaf tobacco, salt,,
plants, foreign coins, lot- tery tickets,and firearms. Books, magazines, and newspapers should not; be sent by Parcel Post.
|2.50′2.50 2.50,3,00,3.00|| Same as Argentine Letters and Arms.
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(The maximum weight of parcels is 11 lb. Rates are only given above for parcels up to 5 lb., an abbreviation rendered necessary through want of space.
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