No. 4464.-OCTOBER 20, 1877.]
Intimations.
THE CHINESE MAIL.
TERMS OF ADTERIISING IN TELJ Chiness Mail
ITIWO cents a character for the first 100 Tcharacters, and one sent a character beyond the first 100, for first insertion, and half price for repetitions during the first week, Subsequent weeks' insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the first week's obarge. Advertisements for half a year and longer will be allowed a deduction of 25 per cent on the total amount, and contracts for more favourable term can be made.
Efforts have been made to establish Agents for direnlating the Chinese Moil in all the ports and in the interior of China, all the porta in Japan, in Saigon, Singapore, Penang, Calcutta, Batavia, Manila, the Phillippines, Australis, San Francisco, Peru and other places which Chinese frequent, When the list of Agencies is completed, already established in mort of the above it will be published. Agents have been places, and in important ports more than one agent has been appointed at each. CHUN AYIN,
Manager. Hongkong, February 23, 1874.
POSTAL RATES. (Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre
spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notiosa]
Hongkong Bates of Postage.
(Revised July 2nd, 1877.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces,
Newspapers over four ouness In weight are charged as double, treble, &o, as the caso may be, but auch papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever.be inserted except bona fide Supplements.
Printed matter may, however, he enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Cuz rent may be paid either as Newspapers-or Book...
--N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (Including Caylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritias, Sey. chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana,
and Bermuda, with all French, Nether lands, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE
Within any Town or Settle ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macso, in either
direction,..................nous
Between any other two of the following placer (through British Office) viz Hong- Long, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Balgon, and the Philippines, by Private Ship,.........
Botween the above by Con- tract Mail.......
Lettern.
Registration.
Newspapers.
Por 2 oz. Bks, & Prin
282 2
482
2
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Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper.--
The conditions are as follows:-) 1st. The publication must consiat wholly or of articles relating thereto, or to other or in great part of political or other news, current topics, with or without advertise
2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or shests un stitched,
ments,
3rd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the drat page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side,
A packet containing two or more news-- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on book packet of the same weight.
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A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or Inrufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insuficiently paid book packet of the same weight
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper,
No newspaper can now be sent through the post a second time for the original postage. For each transmission a fresh postage ta required. *
wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or
THE CHINA MAIL.
must be above 18 mohes in length, width, ↑ Complaints are sometimes received of ↑ of intrlusio vaine, it should, if it be vory
extra charges on correspondence exchanged important, be registered; (or depthane?NOLONE
between this Colony and Baigin, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, de, had been sent leore.
Any Foreign lampa on loose corro, spondence are obliterated in this Office.
FATERANS. They must not be of intrinsic valge, This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its more use sa a pattern; and the quantity of any material sens ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin Alo value.
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is dóm- pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded,
Registration to Bangkok. Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to made arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 centa.
Soldiers and Sailors! Lettera
Moss countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the General Portal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
No Letter, or Packet, whether to be registered, or nnregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold crailvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, in fiable to Custome duties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be eo.small as to make the sample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows
Books and Papers to British Offices, 5 lba; to the Continent, &c, 2 lb· Patterns-to British Offices, Ulbs. If with. out Intrinsic value; to the Continent, dc., 8 oz.
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Beynon, D. Beadsvich, T. Brown, Bir J. Campbell Baita, Gh Bat, 1 Campbell, W.J.,
8. (MD) Chiak, Mr R. E. 1 Chun, F. Clom, Leopold
Laley, T.S.
Lloyd, Wm. 2 Macpherson,
Gordon
3 17
Marickam, U. W. 1 regi Maurer; d. Marroldi,
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MoNeill, D. wegd.Merali, Albert
Moller, Jack Munck, Henry
Moner Onlic
1 Middleton, J.T. 1
Chas, E.
Muslini
W. Quintin Delgado, Thos. Denley, W. Derrig, P. Determes, T. Donohue, Bagh.... Dougles, Douglas, Miss. 2 Jose 1 Esteves, os de 1
Joaquim Feraud, Mona 8.
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Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi- dual to another, which are not actual pattorns or samples, are not admissible,
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to bèrɑany of examination. But samples of needs, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent
The following articles cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such articles commissioned. Officers Army Schoolmas: by Post at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters
or whatever is dangerous to the Maile, or bags of linen, of other materini, fastened to the United Kingdom và Marseilles by offensive or injurious to persons dealing only, may be posted enclosed in boxes, orters (not superintending or en Coletter Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dyo-stoffe,
with them. T
RELEMENTS Gayor, G. in such a manner that they may be readily French Packet, or via Southampton by opened; or, in the care of seeds, &c., for British Packet, for sus ponny; or via PARCELH-The publlo in reminded that, the United States of America, Holland, Brindisi by British Packet for three pence in China and Japan, there is no such thing and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of as Faroel Post. Much trouble and disap Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and correspondence exactly the same as fimperialpointment is caused by persistent attempts Switzerland, la bags entirely closed, pro- Stamps
duto send small valuable trifles through the vided such closed bags are transparent, ao as to szable the Officers of the Post Office charged as ordinary letters if they do not Fanny Work, and similar presenta are con- readily to satisfy themselves as to the conform to the following regulations --
tinually being refused, the sanders having anison, P. G.
P.G. nature of the contenta.
1. Not to exceed half an ouros. No often spent more in Postage than would Harmon, Capt. 3.1 double letters are allowed.
liave paid the freight by steamer, No
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packat except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or Samples of Intrinsic value must not be number, and the price of the articles. sent to any foreign country except United Staten; and in the case of France samples of older down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or singlass, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more than three ounces; and up to this weight raw and span silk, as well as coloured and twistad silk, may be sent to Germany.
The rule which forbids thetransmission through the Fost of any article likely to Injure the contents of the Mail Bags 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. Articles such as the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as unit for the Post, vir: Metal bases, porce lain and Chins, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spuze, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pienes of machinery sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of are, samples in glass bottles, pleces of glass, solds of various kinds, onrry cambs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all
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Forrest, Jolim i (Engineer) Gair, M. G. George, Nichols i Frames, Joll 8
Glenchin, M. 1 Gillis, Jas. A. Gorage, Thomas 1 Graham Capt.
Soldiers' and Sallon letters are, however, Post, Fan, Carlos Articles of Dre
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his olar or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regl ment, or Ship, &c, in full.
8. If to a Soldier or, Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, do, in full.
* But not Warrant Officers, vie, Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Beatswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia.
Chas, 1
Pest & Co., J. Pereira, Jose G. 1 - Powell, Lt. B.
Propert, L. C.
(Engineer) adet John ...Robinson, CI Savio, Pietro Seton
Capt.
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Shewan,
George: 1 Andrew 1
Asy Smith, Mrs- Harriet
Lina of Sten
mers, The dis Agent of
Stomer, Monst St. John, Miss G.1 regd.
Tofund can be made on such parcels of the rey, Alső John
Thomson, Robt.
Wai Ashaw Warden, R.
Webster, R. P. 1
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For Merchant Ships..
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value of Stamps obliterated before the Heydenberg, O. I nature of the contents was discovered. Hollends, H. J. 1
PATTERNE Some diffionity is experienced Hutchinson, R.W.12
1 in obtaining a general understanding of Inkpen, Wm.
1 what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide sample Joseph, Elis of goods which the sender has for sale, or Kelly, J. W. of goods which he wishes to order. It is to counist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the goodn are, and must have no intrinale value.
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will The French Packts for Batavia wait at in future be allowed (but not required) to
foreign residents, Singapore for the Packet from China and purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from run fortnightly.
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Smal It follows that, to forward Correspon- dence to Batavia with the least delay, the Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money Orders must be used. In the B. W. Monsoon. following are the best opportunities :-
The English Maj. The French Mail.
The Netherlands India Facketa leave Singapore fortnightly, and tre fitted to the arrival of the outward P. & O. Mail from Europe:
In the N.E. Monsoon.
A Private Steamer a few days before the
English Mail,
The Fronch Mail.
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal paket (even if the packet be re- gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
Leicester
Lombardian
Lord of the Isles 3 8:
Aberney⠀⠀ Abiel Abbott Adonis Annie Lorway Antipodes Acelong Australia, 8.5. Balcon Barbara Taylor 2 & 1rg Loringa Boomsh
Benefactor Benarty, 8.5. Black Adder Bon Accord Brown Brothers Cataler, na, Candiante Carrizal. Casco
Chambrun Prince
Madra
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Loweswater
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1 Maggie-Douglas 1
2
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed 295 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note,
The Fostmaster or Agent may postpone | Chandas A purchasing if his publlo funds in hand are Challenge: not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or He is allowed to charge a suspicious.
purobased.
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Christian.
MoAusland City of Berlin
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Manchester Markopolo
Mary Blair Mary Whitridge 4
2 MAY
MAY
Queen
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Meanda
Moss Glon
Moxami
Nadville
Northampton Novelly
Commission of one per cent on all Stamps City of Halifax 5 & 1 rg. Ostelda
Lotters containing Stamps should be Registered, and the Stamps should be
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, otherwise) or la a cover entirely open at Such articlos as solsors, knives, razors, both ends, so as to admit of easy removal forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi for examination. If this rule be infringed nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or the newspaper is treated as a letter.
ore, provided that they be packed and Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in-guarded so on to mount to afford To guard against such injury all postal secured from observation.
complete protection to the contents of the spected.
mail bags and to the Officers of the Post Packets which are likely to suffer from Office, while at the same time they may be atamping or from great pressure should be precaution no fragile article should be sent easily examined, may be sent as samples to placed in strong covers - and even with this the following countries, but to these alone through the Post. It should be remembered
land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Portu-
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plementa is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as right he sent at the
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Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders on the United King-Crested Wave dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Caba Yokohama, gbanghal and, Yokohama alzo 0. W. Cochrane 10 Denbighshire | 1 between Echo Albroth
Countries for in the Union. The chief --countries, not in the Union are: the Aus- book rata of postage, and the entire packet Viz, the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd that every packet has to be handled several issue on Hongkong and eics WAYBIK
Afrios (except French, &c., Colonisa), and
Central America,
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route- Letter,
12 cents per cz. Registration,
8 cents. Newspapers,
2 conte-each.-- Books and Patterns, 4 comis per 2 oz. --
Exceptional rates, to the United King dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:— Lotters,
10 cente per 10m
8 cents. Registration, Newspapers,
4 cents each. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2oz.
Stamps.
A newspaper which has any letter, or any gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United pressure and friction in the mall bag; and the other Ports by means of Postage le pongall
States, Wallachia, and the British Coloutes. Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad.
A packet of patterns or samples sant ta the Azores, Cape de Verd Islanda, France, Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet to Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, must not exceed 18 inches in length, width, or depth; a packet to any other place abroad must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 inches in width or depth...
which case it is allowed to paza, communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs, in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth, A book-packet may contain any number of separats books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters) photographs (when not on glass or in cases
To provide the greatest possible facilities containing glass or any like substance), for posting Correspondence for Europe, drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinaryo., up to the latest moment before the use for writing or printing upon; and the departure of the French Fackets, arrange books or other publications, prints, maps, ments have been made for receiving at the correc., may be either printed, written, en- Post Office late letters except those to and through Australia-from 1110 AM. to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
There is no charge on redirected spondence within the Postal Dulon,
Postage to Non-Union Countries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos,
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its transmission to be transferred by means that, whenever the bag has in the course of of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.
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3-Many Money Orders are supplied to Elizabeth residents at the smaller Ports in this way. - Nicholson An application for au order* is filled ap, E. M. Young No information can be given respecting and is enclosed with a stamped, directed EP. Bouverie 8 letters which pass through & Post Office and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Endly Chaplin except to the persons to whom they are the nearest issuing office. The application Empress 1 addressed; and in no other way is official must be accompanied with the full amount Empreza to be made public. A Postmaster may, stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Fifeshire Florence information of a private character allowed (including commission) in cheque, postage Falcon however, give an address if he has no reason little margin should be left for variationa
Forward to believe that the person whose address it of exchange. The Postmaster lasues the Fred. P. Litoh- is would disapprove of his doing so, order, sends it on in the envelope, and
Postmasters are not allowed to return any returns the change, if any, by first oppor-- Gaetanino letter or other packet to the writer or sender, tunity, with a receipt for the latter, if it General Canfield Z or to any one else, or to delay forwarding were to be registered, as it always should Glamis it to its destination according to the address, be: Care stenld be taken to send these Glentrain even though a request to such effect be applications in time, as the Money Order Globe written thereon.
Offices close some hours before the depar G. Falcon Postmasters are not bound to give change, tures of the maila
Gunga, a.5. nor are they authorised to demand change; 4.-No order rust exceed £10, or in Hannah Law and when money is paid at a Post Office, sinde any fraction of a penny. Orders will Hawer
Hobe whether as change or otherwise, no question be drawn at the current rate of the daytr
Hieronymus advice arrived.
F. Taylor Imbrass, 8.6.
Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia,attached; as also rollers In the case of dence, Should it be found, therefore, that As to its right amount, goodness, or weight and paid at the rate of the day when the
Cape Verd Islands --
Letters,
Registration, Newspapers,
graved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book &o,, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, dra be loca or prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) In the case of books, pean or Via San Vie 8.Hampton Ta Francisco, or Harseilles Brind pencils in the case of pocket books, do, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, dc. must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,.., letters which are intend.
Books & Patterns,
9999
22
26
12
12
6
10
Registration,
Newspapers,
18....... 84 None. 4
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Aspinwall, Panana *-*** Letters,
Books & Pattern16---6-
can be entertained after It has been removed
The above arrangement is Intended to mest occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspon large and unmanageable numbers of letters from the counter. are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed.
A similar supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up ed for transmission in identical terms toto half an hour after the time of dosing, several persons, and the whole or the The late for will also be 18 cents. None. greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,may also be sent by book post.
6
Nona.
8 10 Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's Is- land, New Brunswick, and Nova Spotis
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
-12 8
18. 12
20 12
6
6
$
Books & Patterns, é
Bahamas, Danish W. Indles, Hayti - 88 34 None. None,
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
Контрарега,
∙14 Kano,
8
But a book-packet, may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of letter (whether saparate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure dosled or in any way closed against inspections nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 2, t this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
Miscellaneous Notlees,
There will be communication with Aus- tralia via Batavia and Port Darwin, as follows
Leave Hongkong by
French Packet,...Sept. 15. Nov. 30. Leave Batavia, Oct. 1, Dec. 18. Due at Port Darwin,..Oct. 12. Des. 24.
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Sydney, Oct. 81. Jan. 15. Belbourne......Nov. 8. Jan. 18. Adelaide....Nov, 12. Jan. 25 For the present the correspondenre can only be paid to Batavia, from which place it may possibly be forwarded without far- ther charge.
A book-packet may be posted either without a covor (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, Booki & Patterns, 8
wafer, scaling wax, postage stamp, or Bolivia, Chill, Ecuador, and Peru i-- otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at Letters,
46.80
both ends, so as to admit of the contents 60.
being easily withdrawn for examination; B 10 17 otherwise, it is treated as a letter, For the Matts exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
None, greater security of the contents, however The Philippina Islands being now admit It may be tied at the ends with string ted into the General Fostal, Union, it fol Postmasters being atthorised to out the lows that all paid correspondence received 40. string in such cases, although if they do so from Manila in the malls will be delivered None, they must again tis up the packet.
free by this Office, and that all paid cor- To book packet may be above 8 lbs. respondence sent to Manila in the mails in weight, nor above 26 inches lo length, | should be delivered free there.
Registration, 13
6
Books & Patterns, 14
None
Hawallan Kingdom -
Letters,
18
16 None,
4 6
8
Registration, None, Newspapers,
Books & Patterns, 8
W. Indies, (except sa above) Anencs Ayres, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Grey Town, La Grayra, Monte Video, New Granades Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela - Letters,
28
Newspapers,
B4
Books & Patterns, 14.
Registration
to Britab & Union12
38
10
12 inches in widthy or 18 inches in depth, Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne unless it be sent to or from one of the provides that "Neither the senders nor the Government oflces.
addressees of letters and other postal When, owing to a great and unusual packets shall be called upon to pay, either Indux of letters, books, do, the transmis in the Country of Origin, ne in that of slon or delivery of the latters would be Destination, any tax or duty other than !! delayed if the whole mall were dealt with the recognised rates levied (in the case of ithout distinction, book packets may be paid correspondence) by the despatching kept back till the next despatch or delivery. Offee. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be The limit of site for a book packat brought to the notice of the proper Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fijl addremed to say place abroad is 24 Inches authorities, in either Colony. (8.2.), Mosambique (7.2), Natal, Cape, | In length and 18 inches in width or depth. The above dom not apply in any to loose St. Helena, Ascension.
Exceptions. No babket for Algeria,letters sent outside the tails. These will Azores, Cape de Verd Tanned, France, always be sharged on artival in Hongkong Madaira, er Portugal, or for Egypt, Syria, and probably, the Ménils Offee will adopt (er Turkey, when sent by FENOL Fasket, the simS SOUNDS.
West Indies only)!
Letters, by Contract Packet 24 by Priv vate Ship 13, Beglatration, 19; Newapapers, 91. Books and Faitemą, d
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, bat they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
The practice of sealing letters passing to. and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except snob as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters do sealed but to the other letters In the mail, from the melting of the war and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all ench cases, to use either waters of gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun tries referred to, to do the saMO,
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The commfarton fe as follows
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £..... 18 centa.
£5...........36 £.......... 64 €10.73
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13
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12
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"Local Money Orders.
Horas
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Up to $2515 cents.
60............90 5-Idate of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghal, and Yokohama.
6.Names must be given in full (expect when there is more than one Chriedan name) but the name of the Payee need not- be given if the order be crossed (as obeques are cromed). It can then be paid only through & Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank,
7.--No order can be paid till the Payee. have signed it in the proper place, An The registration of a pasket makes Its order can be transferred to another office transmission much more secure, inaamuch on payment of an additional commission. as, ander ordinary circumstances, a regia. In case of loss of an order, necessity for tered packet can be traced through its whole stopping payment, or the like, application course; and thus the loss of a registered should be made to the nearest Money packet in a very rare occurrence. Neverthe. Order Office for instructions
If the order be not presented within Lene large sums of money or other articles is months an additional commission will of great value should not be sent through be charged; if not within twelve months, the post, even if the packet be registered; as the money will be forfeited. When the the machinery of the Department in not. arranged with a view to auch transmission, order is once paid no further claim can he By law, the Fest Office is not responsible entertained.
D.No order can be paid unill the advice for the safe delivery of registered packets though any officer who may neglect his relative to it has been received. duty on this point will be called to strict account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu site articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created; and the Department cannot in any way undertake the sale conveyance of such packets. All inland or colonial lettere, therefore, wblob contain soin, and all inland letters, which goutain watches of jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to
Made out on a printed form which is stippiled
gratisy Orders on Shanghat are drawn at 2 per cent.
premium in all casEN,
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
Oct. 19, 1877.
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