No. 4662-JUNE 1, 1878.]
POSTAL RATES. [Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world
CHR CHINA MAL
ENGUH TERHAM DZOIDIZ The conditionsare as follows a Batin such a manner that they may be readily or in great part of political or other news, the United States of America, Holland, Indian Mall Packets.
lat. The ppbilostion must consist, wholly opened; or, in the tense of aneda, &o, for
Indian Correspondence, Unpaid Letters are not received for the or of articles relating thereto, or to other and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, qurrent toples, with or without advertire, Portugal and its possessions, and the Straits, India, Caylon, and Adon is com
The Pre-payment of correspondence for Detailed rules affecting the trans intorvals of not more than 81 days, and as to enable the Officers of the Post Office
2nd. It must be published fir numbers at vided such closed bags are transparent, no forwarderia: els et stort form
Switzerland, 15 baga entirely dlosed, propulsory by whatever opportunity it is must be printed on sheet, or sheets un readily to satisfy themselves as to the
* wodne stitched,
nature of the contenta.parent
Registration to Bangkok Her Britannis Majesty's Consul General for Slam har bean, good enough to make arrangements by means of which correrpan dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the nanal charge of 8.cente.
sion of packets, parcols, &o., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices].
3rd. The full 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 Hongkong Rates of Postage.bsequent page; and this regalation applies
to Tables of Contents and Indices.
(Revised Nov. 9th, 1877.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Pattern, per half nunce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces la weight are charged as double, trable, de, as the case may be, but such 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 insorted except bona fido Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books
N.R. means No Registration.
4th, & 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, unatitebed; or wholly or in part of engravings, printa, or lithographs ilustra tive of antides 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 lithographe, at the top of every sheet or side.
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 of
Samples of Intrinsic value must not be sent to any foreign country except United State and in the case of France samples of eider down, raw or thread dill, wollen or goste hair thread, vanilla, saffron, anger or minglas, are considered, to fall under this rule if they weigh more than aures on en l' and tip to the warga tad and spin all, well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany.
General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, It is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, May 31, 1878.
Chorodkarn
Lets. Papa.
I
Kennett, Mr
Leto: Page.
1 regd."
Koon, W. Kh1 ragd. Leslie, Mrs
1 regd. Faph. 1
1
1
registered or unregistered, can be received 1. No Letterar Packet, whether to be for Postage If It contains gold crailvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that,
a general rule, is liable to Oustoms Abaixo, General) duties.
Gide 2. This Regulation prohibits the sanding Abduchuban of Patterns of duttable articles, unless the Addison, Rób. gely sent be so small na to make the Advande Coran sample of no value..
3. The Hults of weight allowed are as A Foo
& Co. follows:-
Alonis, Monst. Books and Papers to British Offices,
5 lbs; to the Continent, &c., 2 lbs. Alvares, P.
P. S. 1 Fatters to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with Aquean, Madile. 1
The following articles cannot be sent Beltran, Pedro R.1
out intrinsic value; to the Continent,
Amold, J. &c., 8 oz.
Ayala, J.
presene Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Deathfis, Blankenger,...
Southampton by Poat at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Brindisi by British Packet tor three penice or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or Hongkong stamps will preply this class of offensive or injurious to persons donling Boldreich, K. 1 correspondence exactly the same an Imperial with them.
Parcel Post. Standps
A Booth, 2 PARCELS The public is reminded that, Betalhe, Balbina 1 in Chinn and Japan, there is no such thing Brindisi, Simon 1 Much trouble and disap pointment is caused by persistent attempta Post
Boldiers and Sailors Letters. commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas
Privates in H.-M. Army or Navy, Non- tera (not superintending or First Class) or to the Unlied Kingdon Valueletten
charged as ordinary letters if they do not Soldiers and Sailers letters are, however, conform to the following regulations :--- double letters are allowed's b
Da, J.
Mr
Le
Lim Yun Yu Tsyi 1- Linskiel, Capt
Lopez, Sma.G.2 This Yeso 1
Low
Mischo
Men
Macdonald, Capt. 1 -1 Meckay,
Macpherson,
Dr. Gordon In Maly, F. de McGrath, R Multekin, J Menegante, 4.4, 1. Marmingă, A Nicholls, Jau
B.
Felly Leonard
whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our-papers is not chargeable with a higher rate Pattern Post; and s packet containing any. Not to exceed Half an ounce. No to aand omall' valuable trißes through the 1 Parpetno, E;"
Countries of the Postal Union; The Union may be taken to compriso Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Adon), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey- chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French, Danish, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Co
Ionies,
A packet containing two or more nowa of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same, weight.
A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insufficiently 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.
the post a second time for the original No newspaper can now be sent through postage. For each transmission a fresh postage le required:
The rule which forbids the transmission arough the Post of any article likely to Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Post Office is, of course, applicable to the thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination, Articles auch se the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Post, vis: Metal boxes, porce- lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of Sowers, outtings of plants, epurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, picoes of munchinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass, kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- bottles, pieces of glass, golds of various graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
or détuription must be stated in full on 3. Motion Soldier or Mallor, his class the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign hila name, with name of Regi mont, or Shipy day in full,
5. It to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or degeription must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full. maar dan g
Bat not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant Engineer, Ganner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia. The Netherlands India Packets leave arrival of the outward. P. 0. Mail from Europe.
Countries NOT in the Uni-The chiet be fastened, whether by mesna of gum, nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the
countries not in the Union are: the Atte tralasian Group British North America, Africa (except French, to., Colonies), and
Central America,
Postage to Union Countries, General Bates, by any route :- Letters,
12 cents per + oz
8-cents.
Registration, Newspapers
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents par 262.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only;- Letters,
16 cents per o Registration,
8.conta Newspapers Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
4 cents each,
Postage to Non-Union Countries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Blerra Leone, Gambla, Cape Verd Islanda :--
Letters, Registration, Newspapers,
Via San Via 8. Hampton Fia Francisco, or Marseilles. Brindle
20
22
-12- :6
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not wafer, sealing waz, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a sover 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 letter,
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spented.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except aup- plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass,
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 newspapera may be stove 5 ibs in weight, nor above two feet in
length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
A book packet may contain any number (including printed or lithographed letters), of separate books or other publications photographs (when not on glass or in cases Portaming glas or, any like substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing brány and the books of other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, en- graved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate. 38 binding mounting, or covering of a book, None, ko., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, to be loose or attached; as also rollers in the ease of Canada, Vanounver, Prince Edward's Ie-prints or maps, markers (whether of paper land, New Brunswick, and Nova Sootis
Aspinwall, Panama
Books & Patterns,
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
20
18 None, 4
34 None.
4
8.
6 10
Books & Patterns, 6
Letter
None.
pencils. In the case of pocket-books, o, or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, do. manat not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,—c., letters which are intend- ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post
But a book-pocket may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly None. printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed againat inspection; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet None, is charged as a letter.
Registration,
12* 8.
16
20
--12
12
Newspapers, 2*
4
6
Books & Patterns, 4*
8
8
Babamas, Hayti
Letters
1434
88
Registration,
None None
Newspapers,
4
Books & Patterns, 6.
8
.6 10
Bolivia, Chill, Ecuador, and Peru :-
Letters,
30
46
50
Newspapers,
6.
.6
Books & Patterns, 14
10
Registration,
12
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom -
Lettera,
5
Registration,
Кенарарека,
16 None, 4
Books & Patterns, 8
16 None.
6
20
"6
8
8 12
Windies, (except an above) Costa Rica, Guatemala, Monta Video, New
Granada,† and Venezuela ---
Letters,
26
84
88
Матарареги,
6
f
Books & Patterns, 14
10
Registration.
Such articles sa scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi ore, provided that they be packed and guarded in go secure a manner as to afford mail bags and to the Officers of the Post complete protection to the contents of the Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent se samples to the following countries, but to these alone; viz., the Asores, Belgium, Cape de Verd land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Portu lalands, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Wallachia, and the British Colonies. indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad. the Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, 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's a packet to say other place abroad must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 Inobea in width or depth.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe,
departure of the French Packets, arrange up to the latest moment before the wants have been made for receiving at the ough australia from 11.10 4.st. to Post Office letters except those 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
mest occasional emergencias, and not for The above arrangement is intended to dence. Should it be found, therefore, that the regular posting of extensive correspon large and unmanageable numbers of letters at the last moment, a heavier late fee will are habitually thrown upon the Department be imposed.
made up for Shanghal by the English and A similar supplementary Mail will be being received from 10 minutes after, up French Contract Steamers, the late letters to half an hour after the time of closing The late fee will also be 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notlees.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post
Local Parcel Pest. between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japany as well as to Macao, Pak- They must not exceed the following dimen. hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they hear this special endorse- mont, PAROBE, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
A bock-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not Parcels insufficiently packed or proteated, 2.. The following cannot be transmitted; bo fastened, whether by means of gum, or liable to be crashed (as bandboxes, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, both ends, so as to admit of the contents Finh, Cams, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever being easily withdrawn for examination; is dangerous to the fails, or likely to be- otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the come offensive or injurious in transit. greater security of the contenta, however,} It may be tied at the ends with string; West Indies only, J
Postmasters being authorised to cut the Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji they must again tie up the packet.
string in such cases, although if they do to (x), Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascen- No book-packet may be above 8 Ibs, in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, Lettera, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri-12 inches in width, or 12 inches fu depth, vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, unless it be sent to or from one of the 3; Books and Patterns, 4
Government offices,
to British & Union 12
sion.
8
*A small extra charge is made on detrary, + Cannot be sent via San Francisco..
Correspondence for the West Indies (except those belonging to the Postal
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, booka, do, the transmis. alon or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distination, book packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
The limit of size for a book packet
warded by Private Ship, not by Contract 8. Parcels will as a general rule be for- Mall Packet. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- the number of parcels is such as to retard mission, and of delaying delivery in case other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the bability of loss senders against any but a very remota pro-
4. The public are cautioned not to con found these facilities with a Parcel Port to Europe, do, which does not exist...
+
Singapore for the Packet from China and run fortnightly,
The French Packts for Batavia wait at
J. S.
riotts
Hen~
71 Pinchen, F
Pogson, Ri Priestman, Arnold
-1
Ches, 1
tinually being refused, the sendera having Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con Busk & Co., 0.1.1 offen spent more in Postage than would Camilo have paid the freight by steamer.
No China, Sasan refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stampa obliterated before the Clark, nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS.-Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of "geeds which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
between the Ports of China and Japan, the sum of money to or from this Colony and To provide means of remitting small
purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from future be allowed (but not required) to Peatmasters and Agents of this Office will
foreign residenta
dence to Batavia with the least delay, the
It follows that, to forward Correspon-in following are the best opportunities:
In the S. W. Monsoon,
In the N,
The English Mail, The French Mail.
Monsoon.
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money Order must be tised..
A Private Steamer a few days before the The Stamps tendered for sale must not
English Mail,
The French Mail
during ita transmission.
exceed 825 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at
sonally or accompanied by a note, least two, as no separate Stampa will be purobased. They must be presented per
Olbre
1
W.
1
e. M. D. I Davidge, Mrs L. 1 Davis,
T.K. Earle, W. E. 1 Ebington, Visat, 1. Gardner, G. J. S Fox, Mrs Geldart, Rev. B. 2 Go Lam Tan Gregg, Dr. Gril, Emilia Grubel, Mra
Amands
1
Rizzardini,
Vittoria
oner
Emilio E. Rosado, Eulalia
Royal Bank
Maria da Lu
Rozario, P.P. de 1
Shearer, Jaties 1 Simani, F. Sin Mow Blator, A..T. Heer Smith, James
Tierney, W. H Thiel, John F. A.? Wellings, H.
White, George Wilby, J. H. Williams, Arthur I
Hanby, Sergeant I Harvey, A. S. 2.
Kazori, K. Jobs, Wong Chunl Jackean, Mre G. 1
1 regd. Williams, A. 0.1 Keaton, M, 1 Woodward, fir
Capt. Lyman Wiswell,
DETAINED FOR PORTAGE
American barque "Ada Wiswell
Ariel
Callao, For
For Merchant Ships.
Lete. Papastel Zete. Pape
Langahaw, ed. "I Lady Penrhyn 1
for any loss or inconvanianes, which may The Post Office is not, by law, responsible arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, The Festmeter or Agent may postpone. or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other purchasing if his publio funde in hand are Aberney gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible in any case which appears doubtful or Antile M. Brill 1 postal packet (even if the packet be re- not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase Albyn's Isle for any injury which a packet may sustain suspicious. Be is allowed to charge a packets which are likely to suffer from
Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Arista To guard against such Injury all postal purchased. stamping or from great pressure should be Registered, and the Stamps should be Platos no Eagle article should be sent
Letters contalning Stamps should be placed in and through the Fost. It should be remembered pressure and friction in the, mail bag; and times; that it is exposed to considerable that avagy pagkat han de belisüdled severa
that, whenever the bag has in the course of of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury Ita transmission to be transferred by means is much increased.
with this secured from observation.
addressed; and in no other way is official No information can be given respecting except to the persons to whom they are letters which pass through a Post Office
to be made public. A Postmaater may, information of a private character allowed however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it le would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer or sender, 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 in 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 ff their duty be not thereby Impeded.
The practice of sealing letters panning to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as is specially prepared), la frequently with serious injury, not only to attended with much inconvenience, and the letters so sealed but to the other letter in the mall, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The to advise their correspondents in the coun public are therefore recommended, in all such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and tries referred to, to do the same.
Astarte Aurora Balcarry
Banian
Benefactor Caller Ou
Lammalico datia
Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give Catharine and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Carme "During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers Carnatic
notice to the Post Office of the departures ha of such ships. A
Charger
2
Larga
Laura Biar
Burnham
Leon Crespo Lconte
Lombardian MacCallum More
21 Madeline
2
I
Mardan
Charles Manresa
1 Charon Watling 1 Chas. Li, Pearson 2
No correspondence will be forwarded by Charlton, s. sailing vessel but such as is specially so directed.
City
of Aberdeen
Comet Creswell
Eleanor Elizabeth Chills 5 Elvetico
Magdala
1 Maid of Tud 84 Mecca, 8,8,
1
1. Marcia, 6.5.
1- Merseys
Mikado
Irg 2
L
1. Oncida drivin
Orange Grove
Palestine Paracoa
Farmonio
Paoline
1 Penrith
Per Ardua
8 Philip Fitzpatrickl
Polbani, Bað
2 Prosuits, ..
1 Prim, 8.8.
Prince-Amadeo
ANT
1. Hobt. Henderson 1
Rifleman
7
4. R. B. Fuller
1
SR. Mend (SP) &
Sea Gull, 1.6, 3
2.Sentara
2
Strathmore
Syringe h
Tai Watts
Singl
1
10
Sing
1
1
Thomas Bell
2
Thomas Fletcher
1
Tokates
37 Tullochgorum 1
B
Money Order Regulations. dom are inaned at Hongkong, Shanghai and Empire 1.-Money Orders on the United King Eme
sue on Hongkong and vice versa. Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also Enpresa the other Ports by means of Postage Firth of Tay
Empreza 2-Small'sums may be remitted between Explorador Stamps.
3-Many Money Orders are supplied to
Fladder An application for an order is filled up, Hail Columbia 1
Forward Ho residents at the smallar Ports in this way: Freeman Clark
Forward
and to enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at my
Harriet A Armitage the nearest issuing office. The application Hermann
Hawkesbury must be accompanied with the full amount Hindostan
Henry S. Sanford 1 (including commission) in cheque, postage Hopeful litle margin should be left for variations Hylton Castle stamps, or other equivalent of oath, and a of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Imbres, s.5.
Humboldt order, sends it on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by first opper Jessie MacDonald1 tanity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Julia P. Brown were to be registered, as it always should Julie be. Care should be taken to send these Kate Latkarn applications in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar elude any fraction of a penny. Orders will sures of the mails.
4-No order must exceed 10, or fa be drawn at the current rate of the dayt Modeste and paid at the rate of the day when the Vistor Emanuel advice arrived,⠀⠀⠀
The commission is as follows:-
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to 53 18 cents. £5..... 88. £
13
£10 15 Local Money Orders, Up to $25.15 cents.
...SD
6-Lists of Money Order Offices in the
Union, the Bahamas, and Haydi), for Costs addressed to any pince abroad is 24 Inches tad into the General Postal Union, it fol- the post, even if the packet be registered; as Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama,
Bica, Honduras, Monte Video, Naw Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent vit San Francisco.
LOBAL AND TOWN POSTAGE..
Falters.
Newspapers
Within any Town or Settle ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Masso, in either direction..................... 2 8 2
Between any other two of the following places (through * Britisk Gatge) vie.Hong kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, And the Philippines, by Pri vate Skip, VELVÄÄ Between the above by Com tract Mail
in length and is inches in width or depth.
PATTERNS,
The registration of a packat makes its transmission much more securé, inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, á regis tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a reglatered Majls exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
packet is a very rare occurrence. Teverthe The Philippine Islands being now admit of great value should not be sent through United Kingdom may be consulted at less large sums of money or other articles lows that all paid correspondenes recolved the machinery of the Department is not from Manila in the mails will be delivered arranged with a view to such transmission, when there is more than one Christian 6.Names must be given in full (expect free by thin Office, and that all paid cor- By law, the Post Office is not responsible name) but the name of the. Payes need not respondence sent to Manila in the mgils for the safe delivery of registered packets; be given if the order he crossed (as cheques They must not be of Intrinsia valus, should be delivered ites there. This rule excludes all articles of a aleable Article 1 of the Postal Treaty of Berne duty on this point will be called to strict through nature, and indeed whatever may have provides that "Neither the senders nor the account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu spectally crossed to any Bank,
though any offloor who may neglect his are arousedy. It can then be paid only Hank, and may afterwards be a value of its own, apart from Jis mere tide / addressees of letters and other postal able articles are exposed, to risk, and offer have signed it in the proper place. An Į as a pattern ; and the quantity of any pankets shall be called upon to pay, either temptation, which ought not to be created order can be transferred to another ofice material sent ostensibly as a patteris taust in the Country of Origin, or in that of and the Department cannot in any way on payment of an additional bombission
7-No order can be paid till the Payes not be so great that it pan faitly be pon-Destination, any tax or duty other than "undertake: the misfe conveyance of such In case of loss of an order, messssity for sidered as having on this ground an intrin. the recognized rates levied (in the asse of packets All Inland or colonial letter stopping payment, or the liks, application paid correspondenes) by the despatching therefore, which contain in all should be made to the nearest Money Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, Infand letters which contain watches of Order Office for instruationss foreign countries is restricted to buna fide or apparently stire charge, wil at once belowellery, even though they be posted trads patterns or samples of merchandise. brought to the notion of the proper without registration; are treated as regaler six months an additional commission will Goods sent for sale, or in execution of anthe above does not apply in any to locas ed, and charged on delivery with comble be pharged; If not within twelve months, B.If the order be not presented within or any articles sent by ons private indi♥ letters sent outside the maila. These will registration Les of eightpense In addition to the money will be forfalted. When the always be charged on arrival in Hongkong which cannot be catered in time to be order te once paid no further plain can be the ordinary gusteget and any shịch lattara and probably the Manila Offles will adopt forwarded by the Mail for which they are the same course,
entertained.
P. No ortler can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
:sic value. 37
order (however small the quantity may be), dual to another, which are not soidal patterns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open, at the ende, and in such a manner as to be ally of examination. But samples of seeds, drags, and such like articles, which cannot be sent Any publication fulfiling the conditions only, may be posted enelcard in boxes, or in overs of this kind, but such articles bage of linen, of other material, festoned
authozition, in either Colony,
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Any Foreign stamps on lone corre the letters, t,, had been sent loose,
pendones are obliterated in this Office
Meds out on a printed form which is supplied
gratia.
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Warrior
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Late. Pap.
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Books, etc, without Covers.
Alphabet,
Association of Female Workers,
Bates Bros. & Co. p.tr
Birminghee Weekly Post."
Bulletin A. Geo. Society,
Catalogue de la Litterature Francais
Modern.
Dorf Chroniis,
Dresdner
Nachrichten
Evans, Bons & Co., praelos corrientes de
Drogas
ly Mail.
New Monthly Magazine, Helensburgh News, Alustrated London News. Journal de St. Petersbourg. Journal de Bouen. Journal des Consulata. La Gazotto,
Le Bal de in Flandre.
Lib:
Στο Νατά Lennox Hamid, La XIX
Stealer Lincolnshire Harald.
Monatschrift für den Orient, Nobel-palter.
Newcastle
Weekly Chronicle.
On the Combustion of Refuss Vegetabis
Substanco, M Papier d'Aubler de Freuble,
Punch.. Revue Scientifique, &o. Saturday Beview.
The Implement Manufacturer's RevieT. The Jersey Weakly Press. The Mail
The Westminster Papers. Western Daily Merenzy,
Winchester Sepasting Fire Arms,
Zelfmohrits Air Ethnologie.