THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1888. 139
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for unregistered covers containing bank notes, coin, or jewellery; and, where Registration has been neglected, WILL MAKE NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses
of such covers.
Books, NEWSPAPERS PATTERNS,
AND
LETTERS, PER OZ.
EACH.
POST CARDS, COMMERCIAL
PAPERS, PER 2 oz.
AND
RETURN RECEIPT
PRICES CURRENT, TRATION.
REGIS-
EACH.
FOR REGISTERED ARTICLE.
(a.)
(b.)
cents.
cents.
cents.
cents.
cents.
cents.
Between Hongkong, Canton and (c.) Macao, and for local delivery.......... § (d.)
To China, (or from China to Hongkong), · (c.)
Cochin-China,
2
1
2
2
5
""
"
Corea,
"2
Japan,
Philippine Islands,
"J
Siam direct,
77
Tonquin,
1
.(e.)
To Australia,
VIA TORRES STRAITS,....
10
""
New Zealand,.
(c.)
CANNOT
BE SENT.
99
Tasmania,
22
Fiji,
VIA CEYLON, .
To Natal and Cape Colony,
.(c.)
83 83
30
30
CANNOT
BE SENT.
To all other places,..........
10
3 (g.)
2
UI
10
02
2
5
(f)
~
62
10
NOT ISSUED.
10
NOT ISSUED.
10
5
(g.)
(a.) COMMERCIAL PAPERS are documents wholly or partly written by hand, not being letters, such as Invoices, Deeds, copied
Music, &c. All packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 cents each.
(b.) Not to exceed 4 oz. in weight, otherwise the rate is per 4 oz. for newspapers, and per 2 oz. for other printed matter. (c.) Prepayment is compulsory.
(d.) Wholly unpaid letters from Canton or Macao are charged as if from other ports of China.
(e.) Letters for Siam viâ Singapore, 10 cents per half ounce.
(f) REGISTRATION IN CHINA extends to Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only. (g.) Cannot be sent to countries not in the Postal Union.
For PARCEL RATES; see separate Table, or the Postal Guide.
GENERAL POST OFFICE,
HONGKONG, February 1st, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 57.
The following Returns of Deaths for the week ended the 4th February are published for general
information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th February, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.