No. 4885-Juar 21, 1877.)-
Intimations.
THE CHINESS MAIL
TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN ZAB Chinese Mail,
ПTIWO cents a character for the first 100 T characters, and one copt a gharwater beyond the first 100, for first insertion, and balt price for repetitions during the first. wook. Subsequent weeks' Insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the first week's ubatge. Advertisements for half a year and longer will be allowed deduction of 25 per cent on the total amount and contract for more favourable turtas can be made,
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Efforts have been made to establish Agents for droulating the Chinese Molinall the ports and in the interior of China, all the ports in Japan, in Salgon, Singapore; Penang, Calcutta, Batavia Manle, the Philippines, Australia, San Franelsco, Peru and other places which Chinese frequent When the list of Agencies in completed, It will be published.Agents have been airessly established in most of the above places, and In Important ports more than one agent has been appointed at mach.
CHUN AYIN,en
1kAdanager, Hongkong, February 29, 1874.
POSTAL RATES.
LOCAL ARD TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Sattle ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, un Macão, in either direction, pr
Between any other two of the following places: (through
British Office), via-Hong. kong, Macão, Ports of Chine and Japan, Bangkok, Balgon, and the Philippines, by Private | Ship,..............................................
Between the above by Oon- tract Mail..................
Per 2 oz
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper,
The conditions are as follows
THE CHINA
must be above 18 Inches in length, width, of depth. #1
PATTERNS. They must not Be of intringlo, value, This rule excludes all articles of a saleable: mature, amb indeed wwhatever, may have value of its own, apart from Ita mere use pattern and the quantity of hy material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be cons sidered as having on this gratind sfruttin- sio value.
Any spontenes are
Con Fare sometimes received, of extra charges on sorrespondence exchanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is belleved would be found in all cases that
dra, had been Bant loose,
ich planova- on- loose corre« Mituated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. npaid Lettere are not received for the Indian Mail, Packeta. ***NECON
TES PISA Corpondence for Fralty, India, Cayihu, kid Aden is com- pulsory by whatever opportunity it is
farden
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise,
Registration to Bangkok. Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be),
Bez Britannis Majątky A Consul General Ur any articles sent by one private indivifor Blam has been good, enough to make dual to another, which are not sothal arrangements by means of mant correspon
dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the patterns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples; when practicable, usual charge of 8 centara Rozof must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy pf examination. But samples of seeds, druga, and such like articles, which cannot be sent
of marinsic value, It should, if it be very important, be registered.
Most countries to which Hongkong for. wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1.No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or nnregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold orailver money, Jewels, precious articles, or anything that, general rule, is liable to Customs 'dalies.
2 Thin Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutlable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows.
Books and Papers-to British Officer, 5 lbs; to the Continent, &c., 2 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with. out intrinsic value; to the Continent, 40., 8.02.
4. The following articles cannot be sent Matches, Candies, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, by Fest at all: Glase, Liquids, Gunpowder, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with them.
Soldiers and Sailors' Letters. Privates in H. Ma Armytor Navy, Non tera (not or First Class) or for hot spexintending on my schoolman Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdoms Marseilles by
PARCELS The public is reminded that, French Packet, uz via Southampton by British Packet, for one penny; or via Brindisi by British Facket for three-pence in Chhia and Japan, there is no such thing as Parcel Post. Much trouble and disap Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperialpointment is caused by persistent attempte Stamps.
to send amall valuable trifles through the Post Fans Curios, Articles of Dress, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the sendeza having often spent more in Pontage than would have paid the freight by eleamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the PATTERNS Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample of goods, which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the amallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
To
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed
Correspondence, July 20, 1877
e. Pape.
Lets, Pape
Macpherson, B 6
Gordon Mamintonia, MI Marken, Mrs Altr. 2 Midäléton, J. T. 1
Morrison
Messrs
& Con 1
Nicoloponto
Novak, Francisco
Ackermann, R1 Armand Single-11
ten & 08. Ayrton, W. T. Beebe, O. G. 1 Bennett, G. H. 1 Bennett, Mr Bosing Mira S. E. I Bisset, Chas, B. 9
Cheek, Dr. M.«A. 1 Chhuffoe, Singh 1 regd.Olga, Miss1 Chong Hian Chun Tak, C. Cockburn, Col. Costa, Rafina Domingus Coulson, A. OM1 Coulso
Davar Peston Davidson, John R.1
1
joo Frames Dias, Ignacio 1 Duncan, C.
Edgar, D. 1. Farquharson, Ferend, Mon 8
Thes.
O'Grady, Mrs M. 1
O'Meagher,W.EL1,
Onlie, Monsr.
1: Oxley, H
Paton, Capt. G. Pellegrini, A. Perke, Mra
Phillipps Heary 1 Pollard, Mr
Bodrigues,
1
Rodmond, D. 5.1\ Riobards, Wm. Hele
1
I
Domingo
Rosenborg, Mario 1 remt. Rozario,
i Rachwald, Leo-
pold 1
Flataher, Angus 1 regd, Ruchwaldy, L. 1
1
Ferrari, R. D.A.1
Friend, Mrs No Gair, M. G.
George, Nichols 1 Gordon, G. 1
let. The publication must consist wholly in covers of this kind, but such articles or in great part of political or other news,aniy-may be posted enclosed in boresor or of articles relating thereto, or to other bags of linen, of other material, fastened current toples, with or without advertiser such a manner that they may be readly opened or, in the case of seeds for 2nd. It must be published in numbers at the United States of America, Holland, interval of not more than 31 days, and and postalons, Belgium, Denmark, must be printed on a sheet or sheets.un-Greece, Portugal and its possessions, id Switzerland, bags entirely olored, pro- stitched. 53rd The full title and date of publicationvided such closed bags are transparent so. must be printed at the top of the first page, as to enable the Officers of the Post Oo and the whole or part of the title and the readily to satisfy themselves as to the date of publication at the top of every nature of the contents..
There must be no writing or printing subsequent page; and this regulation applies
upon or in any packet except the address (Subjoined we give the postal rates to Tables of Contents and Indices, Ne now in force for transmission of corredths upplement must consist wholly of the person for whom it is intended, the spondence to all parts of the world, or in great part of måtter like that of address of the sender, a trade mark or the letter, and the commanding Officer nature of the contents was discovered. Green, Wap
Samples of intrinsic value must not be on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or plecat of amber, and the price of the articles paper, unstitched or wholly or in part of sent to any foreign country except Unlled engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra-States and in the case of France samples tive of articles in the newspaper. The of elder down, raw or thread silk, woollen supplement must in every case be published or goats hair thread, vanilla, saffron with the newspaper, and must have the carmine, or lainglass, are considered to fall title and date of publication of the newspaper ander this rule if they weigh more than printed at the top of every page; or, if it tree ounces; and up to this weight raw consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, and spun silk, as well as coloured and at the top of every sheet or side.
Twisted alik, may be sent to Germany,
Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, do, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Rates of Postage
(Revised July 2nd, 1877.)
In the following Statemente and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounose,
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Hook Bate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted
except bona fide: Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Booke
N.R. mende No Registration,
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey. chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French, Nether. lands, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
Countries Nos in the Union-The eller countries not in the Union are: the Ans tralasian Group, British North America, Africa (except French, &c., Colonias), and
Central America.
Postage to Union Countrica, General Rates, by any route:-
12 cents per à OZZA
8 conta,
newspaper, or of advertisements, printed
A packet containing two or more newa- papers is not chargeable with higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on book packet of the same weight
a
A newspaper posted unpaid, or a pasket of newspapers posted either unpaid or insufficiently paid, le treated as an unpaid or inamfiolently paid book packet of the same weight
The postage must be propald either by an adhesivo stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper
No newspaper can now be sent through the post second time for the original postage. For each transmission a fresh postage is required.
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case. It must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealingar, postage stamp, of otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a lotter,⠀⠀
Every newspaper must be no folded, s to admit of the title being readily in spected,
Soldiers and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations:- PESH Not to exceed half an ounce. No
double letters are allowed.
2. If from a Soldier or Bailor, his class. or description must be stated in full on must sign his name, with name of Regi- ment, or Ship, da, in full.
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ehtiroso, in full.
The rule which forbids the transmission tarough the Post of any article likely, to jure the contents of the Mill Bage or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped and not sent to its destination." the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained a unfit for the Post, vis: Metal boxes, porée. lain and Chins, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives,
Articles, such an
sharp pointed instruments, samples of issors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery metals, sample of ore, samples In glass bottles; pieces of glass, acids of various kinds, purry combs, oopper and steel eu- having plates; and confectionery of all kinda
But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
Communication with Batavia. The Netherland dk Packets leave Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the outward P. & D. Mall from
Europe
The French Packte for Batavia wait at
Singapore for the Packet from China and run fortnightly. ·
It follows that, to forward Correspon dence to Batavis with the leart delay, the following are the best opportunities:
In the S. W. Monsoon.
The English MAL The Fred Mail
In the N.E. Monicon.
provide means of remitting amali sums of money to or from this Colony and Postmasters and Agents of this Office will between the Ports of China and Japan, the in future be allowed (but not required) to foreiga residents. purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from
Scotl Col
1 regd. Messrs W..
1 regd.
Herre, Quintin “ High Cheapg 1
Loong - - - Hitchcock, F. A5 Hodgson, John G.1 Roodich, Ernest 1 Heliand, 0.8. 1 Howe, W. A
Bengal C, S.
Me
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Jackson,
Jenkins, Jaz, J. Jenkins, J. Jerzina, Anton Law, Thos Lawrence, L1 Between Hongkong and Shanghel, or
Lewis, Ben, S. g Lloyd, Wa either direction, Money Orders must be Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in Laya, John meed
The Stamps tendered for sale must not Macandrew, J. F. 1 exceed 825 tu value, must be perfectly
alean, In good condition, and in strips of at
A Private Steamer a few days before the least two, as no separate Stamps will be
English Mail,
The French Mail.
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may ariso from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re- gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which packet may sustain during its transmission.
that, whenever the bag bus in the course of pressure sud friction in the mail bag; and its transmission to be transferred by mean of the railway apparatus, the risk Injury
is much increased;"
No Information can be given respecting letters which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is officia!
purchased. They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note.
Shang Tang,
rattan maker Shopperd, Capt. 2.
Mons1 Smith, Androm 1.
Biran,
Smith, Mre Farrie
2 Smith, Vincent
Szordeal, Vn. H, Spiteri,
Joseph
Stevenson, A Veasy, Miss
-MELA, Walker E. BES Walker, James
Walker, Thomas Warden
Webber, O
1
Winne, Mr.
Wolkolda, W
Wolton, Joseph
For Merchant Ships.
Lets. Fape,
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone Aberlady purchasing if his public funds in hand are Augie Sazon. not sulficient, and he will refuse to purchase Anna
・Balgownie in any case which appeare doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed, to charge a
Benefactor Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Barbara Taylor purchased,
Canba Cantlis, 3.8.
Carrisbrooke, MI Carrizal
I
Lottere containing Stamps should be Registered, and the Stamps should be escured from observation.
1
2
11
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Chartezers and Agonts of sailing ships for Manila, Charles Moreau Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore are requested Charlie Palmer 1 of such ships. to give notion to this Office of the departures Cheang Rock 1
No correspondence will be forwarded by Ch sailing vessel but such as is specially, so
directed.
Correspondence for New Zealand may be forwarded via Torres Straits when specially directed for that route, otherwise it will be sent by way of Galle.
Klan, City of Berlin Commissary, Craig Etran Edward Albroth Elizabeth Dougall
Elizabethi
Nicholson, Emily Clapha a Escort
1
Lotty Gales Lowerwater
Manchester
∙Maid Marion
regd. Mary Anne
Mary
Blair
Mary Whitridge
MoNsar
Monkchester
Morro Castle Moxemi
2 Nelson, 8.8.
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Рестов Pencluds
1 Penelopo, s‚л 1 Panshaw hogy)
Pride of the Weer'? 1 Prince of Wales 1
Ruth
1
Sapphire
Sarah Nicholson Signal
Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, forks, steal pens, nails, keys, watch machi nery, metal tubing, pieces of matal or "ore, provided that they be 'packed and
To guard against such injury all postal complete protection to the contents of the guarded in so secure a manner as to afford mail bags and to the Officers of the Post packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be A newspaper or packet of newspapers Office, while at the same time they may be placed in strong covers; and even with this which contains any enclosure except supeazily examined, may be sent as samples to plements is charged as a letter, unless the the following countries, but to these alone precantion no fragile article should be sent that every packet has to be handled several calustre be such as might be sent at the viz, the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd through the Post. It should be remembered book rete of postage, and the entire packet Islanda, Denmark, Egypt, Germany Hol-times, that it is exposed to considerable be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Portu- which case it is allowed to pass.gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United A newspaper which has say letter, or any states, Wallachia, and the British Colonies. communication of the nature of a letter, Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad. written in it or upon its cover, is charged A packet of patterns or samples sent to the Azores, Cape de Verd Inlands, France, asan unpaid or insufficiently paid letter,
No packet of newspapers may be above Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet, In to Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, mint not length, one foot in width, nor one in depth exceed 18 inches in length it or A book-packet may contain any number depth; a packet to any other place abroad dom and Union Countries served through (including printed or lithographed letters), inches in width or depth.
photographs (when not on glass or in casen the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:
To provide the greatest possible facilities containing glass or any like “substance),
for posting Correspondence for Europo, Letters,
drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity,ip to the latest moment before the Registration,
of paper, or any other substance in-ordinary Катарарета,
use for writing or printing upon and the departure of the Franch: Packets, arranges or to any one else, or to delay forwarding residents at the smaller Ports in this way, Glamis!2218 5 Syringa 4 opuis exchang
ments have been made for receiving at the Books and Fatterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
books or other publications, prints, maps, Post Office late letters ercept those to There is no charge on redirected correo., may be either printed written, en- and through Australia-from 11.10 AM to graved, lithographed, or plain, or any 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fes spondence within the Portal Union.
mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, dc, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, to be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints or map, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the cue of books, pens or Vita San Via Sifamyenzia Franciata. Or Saraelites. Brindisi pencils in the case of pocket-books,
Letters
Registration,
Пенкрареть,
2 cents each sid Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Ezceptional rates, to the United King of separate books, or other publications ust not exceed 24 inches, in length or 12 information of a private character allowed dem are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Fifeshire
16 conta peroz,
8 centa
Postage to Non-Union Countriek, es W. Africa, Falkland Islanda, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islanda dhe ang
+38
Моде
10
Letters, Registration,
€12
12
Newspapers,
4
8
Books & Patterns, ---
Aspinwall, Panama şim
*
Letters,
Registration,
19
None. None.
81
Newspapers,
sited
Books & Pattern31, &
Letter,
12 16 20
Registration
8
32
12
Newspapers,
2
8
88.
Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's Is land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia'
Books & Patterns, kazdaf
Bahamas, Danish W. Indies, Hayit-
Letters
Registration,
Bolivia, Chili, Enuador, and Fern 14- Letters,
30
*60 Newspapers, Books Fatterní, 14 Registration, 14
Hawaiian Kingdom
and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such artikles, or usually appertains thereto, but the binding, rollers, da, must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circularse letters which are intend- ed for trademission in identical terms to several perrong, and the whole or the greater part of rich its printed, engre y or labographer may also be sent by
book post
of 18 cents extra postage.
The above arrangement is intended to meat occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspon dance. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, & heavier late fee will be imposed, Range Br
A similar supplementary Mall will be made up for Shanghal by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late lettere being received from 10 minutes after up half an hour after the time of thing The late fee will also be 18 gents.
it
Miscellaneous Notices.
follows
But & hook-packet may not contain any There will be communication with Atis- letter, or communiation of the nature of allergie Batavia and Port Darwin letter (whether separate or otherwise), unlean it be #circular-letter or be wholly printed; nos any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection, noz any other enclosure not allowed by Role-8. If
this rule be infrigged, the entire packet in charged as a letter.
14
A book pocket may be posted alther None.
None None without a cover (in which case it must not Newspapers, mag
be fastened, whether by means of gum, Books & Patterns, 8
wafer, sealing wat, postane stamp or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for otamination ; utharwise it is treated as a letter. For the 10. None None, greater security of the contents, however, It may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to cut the 16 18 19 20
string in such cases, although if they do so None None None, they must again tie up the packet.
96 Ne book-packet, may be above 6 lbs. In weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 13 inches in width, or 12 Inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Goternment offices.
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers Books & Patterns, 8
Leave Hongkong by
Franch Packet, Sept. 15, Nov. 20 Leave Batavia. Och 1. Dec, 1d. Dadist Port Darwin, Oct 12 Dec. 24.
1878, Sydney,...Oct 31 Jan 42. Melbourne Nov. 6 Jan. 18. Adelaide,...Nov, 12 Jan. 24. For the present the correspondence can only he paid to Batavia, from which place it may possibly be forwarded without fur ther charge.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now, admit ud into the General Postal Union, it fol fows that all paid correspondence received from Manils in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there,
Money Order Begulations. 1-Money Orders on the United King- to be made public. A Postmaster may, Yokohama, Shanghai and Yokohama alsó Florenes
Fortitude however, give an address if he has no reason
isane on Hongkong and vice versa. to believe that the person whose address it
Small soms may be remitted between Forward the other Ports by means of Postage. ls would disapprove of his doing so.
Gaetannic Postmasters are not allowed to return any Stamps. letter or other packet to the writer gepentior,
3. Many Money Orders are supplied to George 8 George Croshaw 1 it to its destination according to the address, An application for an order is filled up Glamorganshire 1 even though a request to such effect be and is enclosed with a stamped, dirooted, Glengara and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Glenordy written thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, the nearest issning office. The application Golden Horn, sel nor are they authorised to demand change; must be accompanied with the full amount and when money is paid at a Post Office(including commission) in cheque, postage Harbinger whether as change or otherwise, no question stampe, or other equivalent of cash, and a
Pormesters are not bound to weigh any letters or packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby Impeded.
Sir Robert Parkes I
Spirit of the Age St. Elmo
·Star of Chips, Star of Jamaica 20 Stracathro
Sumatra Sunbeamt.
Tengview
Twilight.....
Unanima
Ville de Lälle
Warrior
4 B Willio
Wm. Phillips Woodhall Woodlark
as to its right amount, goodness, or weight little margin should be left for variations Ida F. Taylor can be entertained after it has been removed of exchange. The Postmaster issues the India from the counter.
-order, sends it on in the envelope, and Iraz
Istendige returns the change, if any, by first oppor
Stone unity, with a receipt for the letter, if it were to be registered, as it always should John ffdleton 1 regd. Woodrille bo. Care should be taken to send these aputations in time, as the Money Order Lass of Gauler. Offices ofore some hours before the deper Leicester tures of the mails.
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The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countrim with hot olleston, with wax (except such as specially prepared), is attended with mol Inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so fealed but to the other letters in the mail from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The pable are therefore recommended, in all such case, to Vis either waloys or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun tries referred to, to do the same.
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4.-No-order must exceed £10, or in- alude any fraction of a penny. Orders will bo draw at the current rate of the day†
Eart and paid at the rate of the day when the Curlew Magple advise arrived.
The commission is as follows
Orders on the United Kingdom, Up to £28 cente
210
72
Local Money Orders
Up to $25.15 cents.
Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be omalted at 8Names must be given in full (expect Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payes need not be given if the order be rossed (as phetnes through a Bank, and may afterwards be she crossed). It can then be paid only specially crossed to any Bank,
-No order can be paid till the Payer | have signed it in the proper place, Az on payment of an additional comingiselors order can be transferred to another office In case of low of an order, neosaalty for stopping payment, or the like, application should be made to the nearest Money Order Office for instructions.
The registerston of a packet makes Ita transmission much more secure, insemnich as, under ordinary chashmatances, & regis tered packet dit be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe less large soms of fhoney or other articles of great value should not be sent through the machinery of the Department is not the peat even if the packet be registered as arranged with a view to such transmission, By the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets duty on this point will be called to striat though any officer he may neglect his Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu. provides that Neither the senders nor the able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a addressees of letters and other postal temptation which ought not to be created
Bf the order.be not, presented within When ring to great and anatual packet shall be called upon to pay, either and the Department cannot in any way influx of letters, books, de, the tranetuis in the Country of Origin, or in that of undertake the sale conveyance of such
packets bland or Omilonial letters, six months an additional commission will sion or delivery of the letters would be Destination, any tax or duty ether than delayed the whole mall were dealt with the repognised rates levied (in the case of therefore, which contain, coln, and all be charged 1-1-but within twelve months, without distinction, bock packets thay bald correspondence) by the despatching inland letters which contain watches of the money will be forfeited. When the
without registration, are treated as register. entertained, kept back till the next despatch or delivery. Ofices It is hoped, that any extra charge, jewellery, svých though they be posted order is once paid no further eisini can be 9.-No order bat be paid until the advise or apparently extra charge, will at once be The limit of site to book-packet brought to the notice the proper ed, and chat on delvers with souble the ordinary postage í and any such letters addressed to any place abroad is 24 Inches authorities, in either Colony, registration for of eightpence in addition to relative to it has been received.
The above does not apply in sny to loose in length and 12 inches in width or depth.
gratis. Exceptions. No packet for Algeria, letters sent outside the maila Thelle will which cannot be regibered in tins to be + Made out on a printed form which is supplied,
premium in all case Letters, by Contract Packet 24 by Pr. Asores, Caps de Verd Islands, France, always be charged on arrival in Rongkong forwarded by the Mall for which they are Even if the Jeffar de Rot contila ang artiel tate Ship 12, Registration; 12; Newspapers Hindmara," or "fortigal, or for Egypt, Syria, and papbably the Manila Ofwill adept posted are detained for the next despatch, Orders on Shanghai aze drawi ab 2 per cent
Turkey, when sent by French Packet, the same sourit, e 8 Books sad Fatterns,
W. Indies, (except sa above) Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Greg Town, La Gusyra, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, Cruguay, and Venezuela Letters, Newspapers, 18
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