No. 4605-APRIL 6, 1878.].
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POSTAL BATES, [Subjoined we give the postal rates 1ow in force for transmission of corro spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis of packets, parcels, dc, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
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Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised Nov. 9th, 1877)
In the following Statement and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Nowapapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., sa thạ case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rats. Two Newspapers must not be folded together na one, nor most anything whatever, be inserted except bona fide Supplemente. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Bate. Prices Our rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books.
N.R. means No Registration
Countries of the Postal Union, The Unfon may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey cheiles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guians, Not read, with all French, Danish, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Co. Countries nor in the Union,-The allof countries not in the Union are: the Aus- tralasian Group, British North America Afrios (except French, &c., Colonies), and Central America
Ionies.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rafts, by any route-
Letters,
13 cents per cz.
8.cente
Registration, Newspaperò,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 3 05.
Exceptional rates, to the United King. dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:-- Lottery
16 cents per oz, Registration,
8 conta. Newspapers
d cents each. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre. spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambla, Cape Verd Islanda :-
Via San Via S. Hampton Fia Francisco, er afarseilles. Brindia
2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not: more than 31 days, and musishe printed on a sheet or sheets un stitchod.
3rd. The fall title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first 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
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4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a nowspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of Paper, natood; or wholly or fa 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 pago; or, if it conalate of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.
A packet containing two or more nowa papers la not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight.
of newspapers posted either unpaid "or A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insuficiently paid book packet of the same weight
The postage must be propald either by an adhesive 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, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both suds, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except up plements is charged as a letter, unless the
be as might sent at book rate of postage, and the entire packet
which case it is allowed to pass.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
se to exauls the Officers of the Post Office | coxrespondence exactly the same as Imperial readily to satiafy themselves as to the Stamps nature of the contents.
There, must be no writing or printing upon or, in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or number, and the price of the articles.
Samples of intrinsic value must not be sont to any foreign country except United States; and in the case of France samples of elder down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or isinglass, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more thau three ounces; and up to this weight raw and spun silk, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany.
The rule which forbids the transmission
through the Post 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 the following have been occasionally postod as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce- Jain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunahes of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, spisaors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metala, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, places of glass, soids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel on- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
sent to its destination. Articles auch ay
Suck articles se scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or oro, provided that they be packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the mail bags and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent as samples to the following countrice, but to these alone; viz., the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd lelands, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol- land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Porta gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Inates, Wallet he, ent to any plane about
Soldiers and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters If they do not conform to the following regulations — 1. Not to exceed half an ounce. double letters are allowed.
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2. If from a Boldter or Bailer, his class or description must, be stated in full on, the letter, and the commanding Offeur raust sign his name, with name of Regi- ment, or Ship, de, in full
8. If to a Soldler or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, do, in full
Communication with Batavia, The Netherlands India Packota leave Singapore:fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the outward P. & O. Mail from Europe.
The French Paokta for Batavia wait at Singapore for the Packet from China and run fortnightly
It follows that, to forward Correspon dense to Batavia with the least delay, the following are the best opportunities
In the SW. Monsoon.....
The English Mail. The French Mail. In the N.E. Monsoon,ple
A Private, Steamer a few days before the
English Mail.as
The French Mail
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mia-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the pocket be re- gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers ; and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Fost. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by means is much increased.
Lots Pers
Leta. Fa
Bullock, T. L. 1 Maher, J. M. Ban Hong Han I regd. Maly, F, de Bory, A. 1 Busk & Co., O. J.1 Campbell, W. Carson, Dave- 42 Mengute, AA. 1 Gauriculo, A.
Manson, Thomas J. Martin, Mrs H. 1 42 MeLelland, Jne. 1
Mills, Charles
3.2
Mirza Haidar 1 regl
1
1
Mirza Ajam,
1
Capt.
as Parcel Post. Much trouble and disap pointment is caused by persistent attempts to soud small valuable trifles through the Peat Fans Curios, Ariicles of Dress, Fancy Work, and afmiar presents are con” tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Portago than would have : paid the freight, by steamer,.
No. Clark, refund can be made on such parcela of the value of Stampa obliterated before the Clarke, May
Coling. nature of the contents was discovered. ...-
PATTERNS,Some difficulty is experienced Colliver, Capt. 1 in obtaining a general understanding of Coulson, A 1 what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample Cruz, B. A. da 1 of goods which the sender has for sale, or Davidge, Mru L. 1 of goods which he wishes to order. It is Davidsen, G. 3, 1 to consist of the smallest possible quantity Davision, W. compatible with showing what the goods
Davis, T. K. Duchesne, Mons, 1 are, and must have no fotrinsic value.
Evans, E. Gardner, C. J. 2 Goldart, Rev. E. 2 Gilkisan, W. P.
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and arves, M between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Ofice will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residoute,
Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money Orders must be used:
The Stampa tendored for sale must not exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly: clean, in good condition, and in strips of at purchased, They must be presented, per- least two, as no separate Stamps will be sonally or accompanied by a note,
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TOS Dr. regg Harris, Capt. Harvey, Capt. Harvio, A. B. Hawkins, Cept. 1 Hon Quang Yung Hitchcock, Mr Holam, E.
Abernoy
Mitcholi,
Miss Et
Nicholla, Jasa
wood, Bay.J.P.
Osgood, Pembroke, F. Ponomaret, P.A.1
Pinchon,
Poulsen, H. Robertson,
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$1paros
Rosenthal, P.1 Rozario, P. P. do 1 Sarda, Moner. Seymour, Esq. 1 Shadforth,
Jno. 1. Simiani, F. Slater, A, T St Charles Smith,
· Smith, Hear**
Smith, L: J.
Tong Hing Vad Dyke, Miza Wah-Tan Wothings, H-
For Merchant Ships.
Lots/Fapa...
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone-Anazi purchasing if his pubila funds in hand are Antipodes not anfficient, and he will refuse to purchase Banian in any case which appears doubtful or Benarty, 6.3. suspicious. He is allowed to charge a Benefactor Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Caller Ou purchased.
Carnatio Letters containing Stampe should be Colon Wattana Registered, and the Stamps should be Chili secured from observation.
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships, for Manila, Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give of euch ships.
be aufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in the Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury notice to the Post Office of the depa
A newspaper which has any letter, or any 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 foot lu length, one foot in width, nor ons in depth.
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases Containing glass or any like substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, dc., may be either printed, written, en graved, lithographed, or pinin, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, to, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, do, be loose or attached ; as also rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pans or pencils in the case of pocket-books, do, None, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such artioles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, dd must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars, letters which are intend-
several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post.
Letters,
212
Registration,
12
26 12
Newspapers,
4
0
Books & Patterns,
8
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10
Aspinwall, Panama :---
"Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers
Books & Patterns, 6
18
31 None, None.
4
.4 8
38
.0 10 Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's la- land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotised for transmission in identical terms to
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38
Letters,
12*
16
20
Registration,
8
12
12
Newspapers,
2*
4.
Books & Patterns, 4*
6
Bahamas, Hayt :---
Letters,
14
Registration,
None,
Newspapers,
B
Books & Patterns, &
10
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru;---
Letters,
30
60
Newspapers,
6
8
Beoks & Patterns, 14
12
12
Registration,
Hawaiian Kingdom :-
Lettera, Registration, Newspapers,
16
None.
Booka & Patterns, 8
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But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), None. unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against Inspection; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3. It this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter,
None.
6
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A book-packet may be posted either
without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafor, soaling wax, postage stamp, or 20 otherwise), or in a cover entirely open st None, both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter, For the W. Indies, (except as above) Costs greater security of the contents, however, Rica, Guatemala, Monte Video, New It may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 6 lbs. In weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the
Government offices.
Granada, and Venezuela ;-
Lettern,
28
34
38
Newspapers,
6
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Books & Patterns, 14
A
10
Registration
8
to British & Union}. West Indies only, 12
8
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji (..), Natal, Cape, St. Helens, Ascea.
sion.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri. ynte Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4
A small extra charge is made on delivery. Cannot be sent via San Francisco.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Bettle- thent, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction.....
Between any other two of the following places (through British Office) viz-Hong- kong, Macao, Parts of Uhina and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri
Letters
Registration.
Newspapera
Bka & Pitna
Por Fon
283 2
eats Shipyanan &322
Between the above by Con tract Mat...
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows
1st. The publication must consist wholly
When, owing to a great and unusual Influx of letters, books, &c., the tranemis. aion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mall were dealt with kept back till the next despatch or delivery. without distinction, bock-packets may be
The limit of size for a book-packet addressed to any place abroad is 24 inches in length and 12 Inches in width or depth.
PATTERNS.
They mast not be of intrinsic value. This rule stoludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indead whatever may have value of its own, apart from Its more use as a pattern; and the quantity of any. material sont ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that if can fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin.
Mio vainu,
Indigo cannot be abroad.
A packet of patterns or samples sent to 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.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, do, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Fackets, arrange, ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late lettere-except those to and through Australia-from 11.10 .. to 11.80 a.. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
The above arrangement is intended to most occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspon, dence. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of lettera are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed.
A similar supplementary Mall will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French. Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing, The late fee will also be 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notlees.
There will be communication with Aus tralia via Batavia and Port Darwin, As
follows:-
Leave Hongkong by
French Packet,...Sept. 15, Nov. 39. Leave Batavia...Oct. 1. Dec. 13. Due at Port. Darwin,..Oct. 12. Deo. 24.
1878.
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Sydney, .....Oct. 31. Jan. 12. Melbourne,....Nov. 6. Jan. 18, Adelaide....Nov, 12, Jan. 24. For the present the correspondence can only be paid to Batavia, from which place it may possibly be forwarded without fur-
ther charge.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islanda being now admit- ted into the General Portal Union, it fol- lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor respondence sent to Manila in the maila should be delivered free there.
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the addressses of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or duty other than" the recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by the despatching Ofice. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notion of the proper The above does not apple. These will authorities, in alther Colony.
always be charged on arrival in Rongkong and probably the Manila Offles will adopt
the same course,
in any to loose
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, &c., had been sent loose..
Any Foreign stamps on loose corra- spandence ara obliterated in this Office,
Indian Correspondents. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mall Packet,
The Pre-payment of sorrespondence for Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and the Straits, India, Ceylon, and aden in com foreign countries in restricted to bond de pulsory by whatever opportunity it is trade patterns or samples of merchandise. | forwarded.
Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an
order (however small the quantity may be),
Registration to Bangkok.
of any articles sent by one private ludivi Her Britannic Misjesty's Consul General dual to another, which are not notus) | for Sism has been good enough to make patterns or samples, are not admissible.. arrangements by means of which correspon
Patterna or samples, when practicable, deure can be Registered to Bangkok, af the must be sent in dovers opon at the ends, hatual charge of fi bents. snd in such a manner as to be easy-of examination. But samples of seeds, drugs, and such liks articles, which cannot be sent
Boldiers and Baliors Letters. - Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non-
in cover of this kind--but much articles commissioned Officers, Artpy Schoolmag only, may be posted, enclosed in boxes, or bags of linen, of other material, fastened tera (not superintending or First Class) or School istresses tey send half-otinos lettera in such a manner that they may be readily to the United Kingdom via Southampton the United States of Amerles, Holland, by British Packet, for one panny or vil
opened | or, in the case of seede, 2o., for
and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark,
Brindisi by British Packet for three pence.
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No correspondence will be forwarded by Firth of Tay No information can be given respecting letters which pass through a Post Officealing vessel but such as le specially so Fitzpatricle, s.5.
directed, except to the persons to whom they aro addressed; and la no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made publlo. A Postmaster may, Corro pondence for the West Indies however, give an address if he has no reason (except those belonging to the Postal to believe that the person whose address it Union, the Bahamas, and Hayti), for Costa is would disapprove of his doing so.
Rica, Honduras, Monte Video, New Postmasters nye not allowed to return any ↑ Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no Earn letter or other packet to the writer or sender, longer be sent via San Francisco. or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such "effect be written thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter,
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but 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 such as is specially prepared), is sttended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed but to the other letters In the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all each cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
The registration of a pasket makes lis transmission much more secure, funamugh as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe- feas large sums of money or other artiolas of great value should not bo sent through the post, even if the packet be reglatored; as the machinery of the Department is not arranged with a view to such transmission. By low, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his doty on this point will be called to strict account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu. able articles are exposed to risk, and offer temptation which ought not to be created and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such packets. All Inland or colonial letters, therefore, which contain coin, and all Laland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register. ed, and obarged on delivery with a double the ordinary postage; and any such letters registration fee of eightpence in addition to which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mall for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch, Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.
Most countries to which Bongkong 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,
Money Order Begulations, 1.-Money Orders on the United King dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghal and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice veren..
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stampe.
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Henrik Hesa Henry S. Sanford 1 Hermann
Hopeful Hosea, J.B. Tonian Irone
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MacCallum Mors 25*
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Madras, 8.8.
1 Maggie Douglas.
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1 Mersa
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1 Mossanger Mikado Oneida........
P. Fitzpatricks
Facilio, 2.8. Farcia. Paulina Fanling Peruvian Peruvian Fresits, B.B. Roderick Bay
9. R. Mead
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Sarah Nicholson é Sir En PARE4
Sophi Sophie D. 2.Staghound St. Elmo Store Dealer Strathmore
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Taunton The Murray Thingvalla, a.. The Fletober Thon.'
Tokates Tullochgorum
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James Shepherd 2 Karo Ladoren Lady Pearlin Laura R.
Burnbara
2 Irg. Victoria
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For HM. Ships.
Leta. Pap.
3-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order is illed up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issuing office. The application must be accompanied with the fall amount (including commission) in cheque, postage Victor Emanuel 1 stampa, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations of exchange. The Postmanator issues the order, sends it on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by firat opper- tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it were to be registored, as it always should be Care should be taken to send these applications in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar- tures of the malls.
4-No order must exceed 210, or in- olude any fraction of a penny. Orders will and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
be drawn at the current rate of the dayt
The commission is as follows :-
Orders on the United Kingdom, Up to £2........... 18 conta.
26 £7............ 54 $10
72 "Local Money Orders.
17
27
Up to $25...........15 cents.
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5. Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
6.Names must be given in full (expect. when there is more than one Ohristian name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order he crossed (as cheques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
7-No order can be pald till the Payee have signed it in the proper place. An on payment of an arden, oorsalty for order can be transferred to another office In case of loss of an order, necessity for stopping payment, or the like, application should be made to the nearest Money Order Office lor instructions.
1 No Letter or Packet, whether to ha* registeret or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silvertonby, owels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is liable to Customs duties
This Regulation probiblis the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless tha qusniity sent be so small se to make the sample of no value.
he mix of weight Allowed ate as
follows
Books and Papaze-to British Offlces;
six months an additional commission will 8. If the order be not presented within
Eo charged ; if not within twelve months the money will be forfeited. When the order is once paid no further claim can be entertained:
-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received,
Made out on a printed forms which is supplied
gratis.
Orders on Shanghat are drawn at 8 per cent.
premium in all cesta.
POST OFFICE NOTICE, Unclaimed Correspondence,
-April 6, 1876.
ở lbs. to the Continent, dn, 2 lbs.
Late. Rapo
Lete. Each "Patterns--to British Offices, bibe. If with-- Adwands Goran | Housego,-
oût intrinals value i to the Continent,
& Co.
51 Hudson, Mr.A.J.1 A Foo
4. The following attoles cannot be sent Allihay, A
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1 Irwin, Dr. 1 rogd.Kennett, Mr Koon, W. E Lathath, L. H. 12
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by Post at all last, Liquids, Gunpowder, Ande ofte, Dandles, Bozy, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, Banks, Ubt. 1
or whatever is dangerous to the Malle, or Batterd, Länsis
with them, yo
or in great part of political or other new Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and Hongkong statips will prepay this claas of offensive or injurious to parsoni dealing Bann, Mite
os of articles relating thereto, or to a surrent topics, with or without #Avertingu
witnerland, la bags entirely closed, pro-
elded such cloned bagi ara transparent, so. Zagluser, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
Blankanger J.W. Parant&The publis iš reminded that, | Hero, Jay in China sud Japsa, there is no such thing || Biroq,fif
rogd. Lam Yatt Yu Joyál
1 1 regd.
Kit Blandarin 1 regd. MenDonaldy J, 1 Machado, Ores Matphersons
Dr. Gorden
Lets. Pup
Books, etc. without Covers.
Alphabet,
Art of Building.
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