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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH FEBRUARY, 1897.
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.
UNION COUNTRIES,
Except-
Macao,.....
Books,
News-
Το
Letters, per oz.
Single
Post Post Cards, Cards, each. enchi.
Reply
papers, Patterns, Registra-
Prices tion.
Return Receipt
Commer-
for
cial
Current,
&c.,
Regis- tered Article.
Papers.
per
2 oz.
cents.
cents.
cents.
cents.
cents.
cents.
10
4
2
10
5
N
5
ab co ao 00
· 10 (in) 10 (in)
10 (in) 10 (in)
NON-UNION COUNTRIES:-
Abyssinia,
Afghanistan,
Africa (West Coast, Native Possessions), Arabia,
Bechuanaland Protectorate, including-Kanye, Lake Ngami Macloutsie, Molepolole, Pala- chwe (Khamas town), Rhodesia (comprising Mashonaland, Matabeleland, and Northern Zambesia), Shoshong, and Tati River,....................... British Central Africa, including-British Ny- assaland, Barotse, Lake Moero, Tanganyika, and Upper Zambesi,
China, (or from China to Hongkong), Corea,
Friendly Islands, (Tonga Islands), Madagascar, (except French Establishments, viz., Ambositra, Andevovante, Antananarivo, Diego Suarez, Fenerive, Fiaranantsoa, Foul- pointe, Ivondro, Maevatanana, Mahambo, Mahanoro, Mahela, Maintirano, Majunga, Mananjary, Morandava, Morotsangana, Nossi- Vé, St. Mary, Tamatave, Vatomandry, and Vohemar),
Morocco, (except Casablanca, El-ksar-el-kbir, Fez, Laraiche, Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat, Saffi, Tangier and Tetuan, at each of which places the Gibraltar P. O. or French P. O. maintains an Agency under the Postal Union Regulations),
2
10 (e) 10 (ca) 20 (ca) 10 (c)
20
20
10
5 (c)
2
10 (c)
8
10
33a
10
10
222
2
10
5 (b)
(in)
10
2
10 (in)
10 (c)
10 (c)
1.00
~
~
:
:
Same as for Books, except that the lowest charge is 10 cents.
Navigator's Islands, (Samoa),
10
Niger Coast Protectorate, viz., Benin, Bonny,
Brass, Calabar, Opobo, and Warree or For- cados,
20
Orange Free State,.
20
Sarawak,
10 (ca)
Society Islands,
10 (c)
Other parts,..**
10 (c)
Between Hongkong and Canton, and for Local |
2
Delivery,...
100
00
2
8
1 00 00 00 00
5
10
10222
2 (a) 10 (in)
10
2 2 962
10
5
10
10 (in)
...
5
LA
5
(a) An additional charge is made on delivery.
(b) Registration in China extends to Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only.
(0) Prepayment is compulsory.
(in) Registration is incomplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival.
For Parcel Rates; see separate Table, or the Postal Guide.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1897.