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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JUNE, 1877.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
The following Table, which has been prepared by the General Post Office, London, is published for general information.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1877.
TABLE
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General,
showing the Rates of Postage adopted by Countries of the General Postal Union on Paid Correspondence addressed to or on Unpaid Letters received from the British Colonies which have joined the Union.
NAMES OF THE COUNTRIES.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Paid Letters.
Unpaid Letters.
Post Cards.
Newspapers.
Other Printed Papers, Patterns, Legal and Commercial Documents.
Per 50 grammes.
12 öre.
20 paras.
12 centimes.
Fee
Registration Fee.
for Return Receipt.
20 pfennige.
20 pfennige.
10 neukreuzer. 10 neukreuzer,
10 centimes.
20 centimes.
16 öre.
1 piastre.
50 centimes.
10 cents.
50 centimes for
letters.
25 centimes for other articles. 20 lepta.
8 öre.
1 piastre.
10 centimes.
Nil.
20 centimes.
20 lepta.
Germany,
Per 15 grammes. 40 pfennige.
Per 15 grammes, 60 pfennige.
Each.
Austro-Hungary,
20 neukreuzer. | 30 neukreuzer.
Belgium,
50 centimes.
Denmark,
40 öre.
Egypt,
1 piastre.
Spain,
50 centimes.
75 centimes.
60 öre.
3 piastre.
75 centimes.
20 pfennige.
10 neukreuzer.
25 centimes.
Per 50 grammes. 10 pfennige.
10 pfennige.
6 neukreuzer.
15 centimes.
6 neukreuzer.
15 centimes.
20 öre.
12 öre.
25 centimes.
20 paras.
12 centies.
United States,..
{
France,
Greece,
Italy,
Luxembourg,
10 cents. *5 cents.
40 centimes,
30 lepta.
60 centimes.
50 centimes.
15 cents.
10 cents.
4 cents. 2 cents.
Norway,
40 öre.
Netherlands,
25 cents.
70 centimes.
60 lepta.
90 centimes.
75 centimes.
60 öre.
40 cents.
20 centimes.
15 lepta.
30 centimes.
25 centimes.
20 öre.
12 cents.
4 cents per 4 oz. 2 cents.
8 centimes.
5 lepta.
10 centimes.
10 centimes.
4 cents per 2 oz. 2 cents per 2 oz.
8 centimes.
5 lepta.
10 centimes.
10 centimes.
30 centimes.
10 centimes.
10 centimes.
12 öre.
7 cents.
30 reis.
12 öre.
71⁄2 cents.
30 reis.
10 öre.
5 öre.
10 cents.
5 cents,
100 reis.
40 reis.
Portugal,....
100 reis.
150 reis.
Roumania,
Russia,..
8 kopecks.
Servis,
Sweden,
80 paras.
40 öre.
Switzerland,
50 centimes.
Turkey,
120 paras.
16 kopecks.
160 paras.
60 öre.
75 centimes.
170 paras.
4 kopecks.
40 paras.
20 öre.
20 centimes.
50 paras.
2 kopecks.
20 paras.
12 öre.
2 kopecks.
15 kopecks.
10 centimes.
50 paras.
20 paras.
12 öre.
10 centimes.
50 paras.
40 paras.
10 kopecks.
40 paras.
18 öre.
12 öre.
20 centimes.
Double postage.
20 centimes.
40 paras.
* The lower series of rates has been adopted to Jamaica and Bermuda.
N.B. The German pfennig 125 centimes.
Austrian neukreuzer = 2:50 centimes.
Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish öre = 1·3890 centimes.
Egyptian piastre 20 centimes.
United States cent = 5 centimes.
The Greek lepton -1 centime.
Netherland cent = 2·11 centimes.
Portuguese Rei =
centime.
Russian kopeck
4 centimes.
Turkish and Servian para = { centime.
April, 1877.
NOTICE.
It is hereby notified, that Ships conveying Chinese Passengers under the provisions of Ordinance 5 of 1874, will not be allowed to carry them on the Upper or Weather Deck between the 1st of
and the 15th of October, inclusive.
June,
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 10th May, 1877.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.