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RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING
662
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 31, 1915.
Limit of
Insured
ROUTE.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
value.
16.
Ib.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
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Bechuanaland Protectorate
Newfoundland
South Africa, Union of, comprising the Provinces of :-
Cape of Good Hope (including Basutoland, British Bechuanaland. Griqualand, East and West, Little Namaqualand, Pondoland, Port Elizabeth, St. John's River Terri- tory, Tembaland, Trouskee, and Walfish Bay)..
Natal (including Amatongaland, and Zululand)
Orange Free States and Transvaal (including Swaziland)
Via.
c. !
C. $ 0.
$ 0.
$ c.
$ e.
C.
$ c.
$ c.
$ 0.
$ c.
Ceylon.
1.00 1.60 2.20 3.20
3.80
4.40
5.00
6.00 6.60
7.20
7.80
Vancouver, 0.80 1.20 1.65 2.40 2.85 3.25
3.70 4.45 4.90 5.30
5.75
Ceylon.
0.80 1.20 1.60 2.40 2.80
3.20
8.60 4.40 4.80 5.20
5.60
* Parcels for Europe, etc., sent by the Overland Routes (ria Brindisi by British Packets and riâ Naples by the German Packets) are charged sixty cents per parcel in addition to the ordinary rates of postage.
PLACE OF DESTINATION.
INSURANCE OF PARCELS.
In addition to the postage the following fees are charged
for insurance, viz:--
Parcels transmitted :----
Route, (b) by the trans-Siberian (a) by Routes other than
the trans-Siberian,....
fraction thereof. or $120) of insured value or For cach £12 (Fres, 300
$0.25
$0.30