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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1879.
RATES OF POSTAGE
AT THE BRITISH POST OFFICES IN HONGKONG AND CHINA.
I-TO COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION.
COUNTRI
General Rates of Postage to the Countries] of the Postal Union † by any route,...)
Aden, Africa, West Coust.
Algeria. Angola.
Annobon.
+
Argentine Republic. Austria.
Azores Islands.
* Bagdad.
Balearic Islands.
Barbary.
* Bassora,
Batavia.
Belgium.
Bermuda.
Borneo.
Brazil.
British Columbia.
British Guiana,
Buenos Ayres. Bulgaria.
* Bunder Abas.
* Bushire.
* Cabul.
Canada.
Canary Islands.
Cape Verde Islands.
Cayenne.
LETTERS, PER 32
POST CARDS, EACH.
BOOKS, PATTERNS AND COMMERCIAL PAPERS, PER 2 OZ.
10 cents.
3 cents.
2 cents.
NEWSPAPERS AND PRICES CURRENT, EACH.
2 cents.
† THE COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
Ceylon.
Chandernagore.
Denmark and Colonies.
Dutch Guiana.
Egypt.
Falkland Islands.
Faroe Islands.
Fernando Po.
Finland.
France and Colonies.
French Guiana.
Gaboon.
Gambia.
Germany.
Gibraltar.
Goa.
Gold Coast.
Greece. Greenland.
* Gwadur.
Holland,
Honduras.
Hongkong and Agencies.
Hungary.
Iceland.
India.
Italy.
Japan, (Local rates).
Karikal.
* Kashmir.
Labuan. Lagos.
* Ladak.
Liberia,
* Linga.
Low Islands.
Luxemburg.
Madagascar. Mahé.
Madeira.
Malta.
Manila, (Local Rates).
Mandalay.
Marian Islands.
Marquesas Islands.
Mauritius.
Mayotte.
Mexico.
Mozambique.
* Muscat.
Netherlands and Colonies.
Netherlands India.
New Brunswick.
New Caledonia. Newfoundland. Norway.
Nova Scotia.
Persia.
Peru.
Philippine Islands, (Loca!). Pondichéry.
Portugal and Colonies.
Prince Edward's I.
Réunion.
Roumania.
Russia.
Saigon, (Local rates).
Salvador.
Senegal.
Senegambia.
Servia.
Seychelles.
Sierra Leone.
Spain and Colonies.
St. Pierre et Miquelon.
Straits Settlements.
Surinam. Sweden.
Switzerland.
Taliti. Tangiers.
Tetuan. Timor.
Tripoli.
Tunis. Turkey.
REGISTRATION.
10 cents.
United Kingdom.
United States.
Vancouver's I.
Venezuela.
WEST INDIES, viz. ;--
Antigua.
Brok Ayre.
Cuba,
Curaçon.
Desirae Dominica.
Guede mine
Pines
Janica.
Les Saintes. Marie Galunte, Martinique Montserrat
Neris. Druba Porto Rico. Saba
St. Christopher,
St. Croix. St. Eustatius.
St. John.
St. Martin. St. Thomas. Toridla Trinidad Virgin Islands. Yanaon.
* Zanzibar.
Commercial Papers signify any papers which, though wholly or partly written by hand, have not the character of an actual and personal correspondence, such as Invoices, Deeds, Copied Music, &c. The rate is the same as for Books, but, whatever the weight, the Postage paid on each Packet cannot be less than 5 cents.
The sender of any Registered Article may have a receipt sent with it, for signature by the addressee and return, ea
paying an extra fee of 5 cents.
II.-TO NON-UNION COUNTRIES.
NON-UNION COUNTRIES.
LETTERS,
PER $ 0.
REGIS-
*TRATION.
-SAHN
*PAPERS.
Books, &c..
PER 2 oz.
*
cents. cents. | cents.
cents.
*Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,
Jviá Torres Straits,
12)
10
2
cia Galle,
25
*Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Ascension,
*Hawaiian Kingdom,
*West Indies (non-Union) (a), Bolivia (6), Chili (b), Costa Rica, Fenador, Gua-
temala, New Granada, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay (c), Uruguay (c),.......
(*) Prepayment is compulsory; (†) A sinall extra charge is made on delivery; (a) There is Registration to British West India Islands, (10 cent). To the Bahamas and Hayti the San Francisco route is available; (b) Registration via San Francisco, 10 cents; (e) Cannot be sent via saa
Francisco.
III-LOCAL POSTAGE.'
25
10
2
ها
5
10
None.
5t
51
30 None. 5
10
LETTERS REGIS-
PER OZ.TRATION.
POST CARDS,
NEWS-
PAPERS.
Books & PARCELS
PAT-
PEA
EACH.
TERNS. INCLCLI
REVISIB
PER 02.
cents. cents. cent. cents.
cents.
cents.
10
1
2
5
Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,..* 2
Between any other two of the following (through a British Office) viz.: Hongkong, Macao, China, Japan, Siam, Cochin China (d), Tonquin (d), and the Philippines (d),,
(d) No Parcel Post.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th February, 1880.
€
20