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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 16.
The following Regulation is published under the provisions of Section 19 of The Police Force Consolidation Ordinance, 1887.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th January, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Regulation made by the Captain Superintendent of Police, pursuant to Section 19 of Ordinance 14 of 1887.
7. All recruits on joining the Police Force will be vaccinated unless the Colonial Surgeon exempts them.
The same rule will apply to all men re-engaging.
POLICE BARRACKS,
HONGKONG, 10th January, 1888.
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
Approved by the Governor in Council, this 12th day of January, 1888.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 17.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
The following rules for the local delivery at reduced rates of postage of Circulars, &c., have been made by the Governor in Council under Sections 8 and 10 of The Post Office Ordinance No. 1 of 1887.
By Command,
FREDERICK Stewart, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th January, 1888.
ORDER
Made by the Governor in Council under the Provisions of Sections 8 ana 10 of The Post Office Ordinance, 1887, this 4th day of January, 1888.
RULES FOR LOCAL DELIVERY OF CIRCULARS, &C.
1. Circulars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, Patterns, Bills, Almanacs, &c., for addresses in Hongkong or the Ports of China, in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight, may be sent to the Post Office unstamped, the postage, at the rate of one cent each, being paid in cash or charged to the sender's account. Special accounts may be opened with non-boxholders for the deli- very of considerable numbers of such articles.
2. Such covers, when addressed to places other than Hongkong or China, must be prepaid two cents each in stamps as heretofore.
3. Circulars, &c., must not exceed 2 ounces each in weight. Patterns, Almanacs, &c., must be under 4 ounces each in weight. Heavier articles will be charged ordinary rates.
4. Envelopes containing patterns, &c., may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed circulars may be enclosed in pattern packets.
5. Addresses must be complete. That is to say, on such covers as are not addressed to heads of houses, the addressee's residence or place of business must be added. Incompletely addressed covers will be returned to the sender for address.
6. It must be understood that the above mentioned classes of correspondence will invariably be delivered at places of business unless special arrangement is made for delivery at private houses. Such arrangements can only be made subject to the general work of the Post Office.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.