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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH FEBRUARY, 1868.
Via MARSEILLES.
Under 1 oz.
Cents. 42
Above oz. and not Above 1 oz, and not Above 11⁄2 oz. and not For every additional
exceediny 1 oz.
exceeding 1 oz.
exceeding 2 oz.
$ cts.
1.26
$ cts. 1.68
Cents. 84
1 oz.
Cents. 42
Book Packets and Patterns may also be forwarded in future from Hongkong to the United States by way of the United Kingdom. The postage on such Packets will be as follows, viz:-
FOR A BOOK PACKET OR A PACKET OF PATTERNS.
Viâ SOUTHAMPTON.
Above 4 oz. and nɔt | Above 8 oz. and not Above 12 oz. and not | For every additional
exceeding 8 oz. exceeding 12 oz. exceeding 16 oz.
Cents.
42
Cents.
56
4 oz.
Cents,
14
Under 4 oz.
Cents. 14
Cents. 28
Via MARSEILLES.
Under 4 oz.
Above 4 oz. and not | Above 8 oz. and not Above 12 oz, and not For
exceeding 8 oz. exceeding 12 oz. exceeding 16 oz.
every
additional
4.02.
Cents. 18
Cents. 36
Cents.
54
Cents.
72
Cents.
18
For a Newspaper or Price Current viâ Southampton, 6 Cents. For a Newspaper or Price Current viâ Marseilles, 8 Cents.
Prepayment of the postage is compulsory in each case.
Special attention is directed to the following Rules and Regulations which will be strictly enforced :-
AS REGARDS BOOKS.
A Book Packet may contain any number of separate Books, Almanacks, Maps or Prints, and any quantity of paper, vellum or parchment (to the exclusion of letters whether sealed or open); and the Books, Maps, Paper, &c., may be either printed, written or plain, or any mixture of the three.
All legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of the same or of a portion thereof, will be allowed, whether such binding be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints, markers (whether of paper or otherwise,) in the case of Books, and in short whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of literary or artistic matter or usually appertains thereto.
Every Book packet must be either without a cover, or in a cover open at the ends or sides. It must not contain any letter, open or sealed, nor any sealed enclosure whatever.
No packet must exceed two feet in length, breadth or depth, exceeding these dimensions it cannot be forwarded through the Post.
AS REGARDS PATTERNS.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed, whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.
There must be no writing or marks other than the address of the person for whom the packet is intended, a trade mark and numbers, and prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet will be detained or forwarded charged as an unpaid letter.
The Patterns must be sent in covers open at the ends, so as to be easy of examination. Samples however, of seeds, drugs, and so forth, which cannot be sent in open covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or other material, tied at the neck; bags so closed that they cannot readily be opened, even although they be transparent, must not be used for this purpose. Non-compliance with this rule will also subject the packet to be detained or forwarded as an unpaid letter.
The Packets or the contents thereof must not contain any inclosure, sealed or otherwise closed against inspection. -
In all other respects the general regulations of the Book Post will apply to the Pattern Post. Under these regulations, in order to prevent any interruption to the regular transmission of letters, a Packet of Patterns may, when it is necessary be kept back for the following Mail by which, in the ordinary course, it would be forwarded.