616
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 26, 1928.
4. Samples shall possess no saleable value and neither the samples nor the packets containing them shall bear or contain any writing except the name or commercial style of the sender, the address of the person for whom they are intended, a trade mark or manufacturer's mark and numbers, prices and indications relative to weight, measurements, dimensions or quantity, or necessary to determine the origin or nature of the goods.
5.-(1) A class of postal packets called "small packets" is authorised with the object of affording facilities, in the international service, for the transmission of small articles of merchandise in the letter mails. The exchange of small packets is limited to those countries which have agreed to participate in the service.
(2) The maximum dimensions of a small packet shall be 18 inches by 8 inches by 4 inches, or, if in roll form, 18 inches in length and 6 inches in diameter.
(3) the prohibitions applicable to the letter post shall apply also to the service of small packets. In addition, the following shall be specially excluded from transmission in small packets:-
Letters, notes or documents having the character of actual and personal correspondence (this prohibition shall not apply to open
invoices reduced to the simplest form, the address of the addressee, the description of the article and the sender's address); coin; banknotes; currency notes; negotiable instru- ments payable to bearer; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not; precious stones; jewels and other valuable articles; postage stamps, whether obliterated or not.
(4) Small packets shall be subject to the requirements for samples of merchandise as regards form, make up and packing, (e.g., they shall be sent in such a manner as to be easy of examination). In addition, the name and address of the sender shall be shown on the outside of the packet and each packet shall be conspicuousy marked "Small Packet " in the top left hand corner.
(5) Small packets may be registered, but not insured.
6. Printed papers, commercial papers and samples may be enclosed in the same packet : Provided that
(1) each article taken separately shall not exceed the limits of weight and size applicable to it; and
(2) the total weight shall not exceed 5 lbs. if addressed to the United Kingdom, a British possession or protectorate, or a country not in the Postal Union, and 4 lbs. "if addressed to any foreign country in the Postal Union.
7. The following letters shall not be subject to any postage:-
(1) letters on official business, posted in Hong Kong, from a department of the Government of the Colony, ad- dressed to the United Kingdom or to a British possession or protectorate, marked "On His Majesty's Service" and signed in the lower left-hand corner with the usual signature of the head or assistant head of the department of origin;