No. 4706.-August 3, 1878.]
POSTAL RATES. "Suljoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the eesmis sion of packets, parecis, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Rates of Postage,
(Revised June 7th, 1878.}
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates, are given in cents, and are, for Lotters, per half ounce, for Books and, Patterns, per tico ounces,
Newspapers over four aunoes in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Nowapapers must not be folded together sa ONE, NOT must anything whaterer be inserted, excopt bona fide Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Cur- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or
Books,
N.R. means No Registration.
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Countries of the Postal-Union- The Union may be taken to comprise. Europe, the United States, Canada, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt,, Labuan, Mauritius, Boychelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all Frenon, Danish, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
Countries, NOT in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group, Africa (except French, &c., Colonies), Newfoundland and Central Amo- rica.
Postage to Union Countries.
General Rates, by any route Letters,
12 cents per 02. Registration,
8 cents. Newspapers
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only: Letters,
16 cents per oz.
8 conts.
Kegistration, Newspapers,
4 cents each. Booke and Patterns, cents par 2 oz.. There is no charge on redirected spondence within the Postal Union.
THE CHINA KAIL.
Patiores=ta British Offices, filbe li witb↓ POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Ruth
Unclaimed Correspondence,
&o., 8 02.
must be printed on a sheet or sheets un- the following have been occasionally posted.j Soldiers and Sailors Letters..
sas Patterns, and have been detained ges Printer is Bergzona Risto
unfit for the Post, viz : Metal boxes, porco-commlesioned Officore, Army Schoolinas Iain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches ters (not superintending or First Class) or of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters by Post at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, 4. The following articles cannot be sent scissors, neodles, pins, pieces of machinery, to the United Kingdom và Southampton Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, sharp pointed instruments, samples of by British Packet, for one ponny; or via or whatever is dangerous to the fails, or motals, samples of ore, samples in glass Brindiai by British Packet for three-pence, offensive or injurious to persons dealing bottles, please of glass, aulds of various Hongkong stamps will prepay this ones of kinds, curry combs, copper and steel on- correspondence exactly the same as Imperial graving plates, and confectionery of all Stamps. kinda.
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 aubsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly of in great part of matter like that of a nowspaper, or of advertisements, printed on & abeet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra- supplement must in every case be published tive of articles in the newspaper. The
with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the nowspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of angravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of evory shoot or side.
A packet containing two or more newa- of postage than would be chargeable on a papers is not chargeable with a higher rate book packet of the same weight.
adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped The postage must be prepaid either by an wrapper.
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Every nowspaper 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 ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a lotter. to admit of the title being readily in Every newspaper must be so folded, as
spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plements is charged 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 nowspaper which has any latter, or sny. communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or inautficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet 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 tlie books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, on- gravod, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate corro, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, binding, mounting, or covering of a book, whether such binding, de. 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, pens or pencils in the case of pocket books, &c, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, do. must not be sent as a separate packet, Circulars,.e., lettors which are intend ed for transmission in identical terms to ceveral persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, book post. or lithographed,may also be sent by
Postage to Non-Union Countries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islandā :-
Via San Via S. Hampton Vic Franciso, or Marseilles. Brindist
26
12
12
4 8
I
6
10
Letters, Registration, Newspapers, Books & Patterns,
Aspinwall (..), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.R.), Hayti (..), Mexico (..), Fanama (N.B.), Salvador (N.), and Venezuela (A.B.):-
Letters,
16
Registration, None.
34 38
-"12
12
Newspapers,
4.
4
#
#
10
Books & Patterns, 6
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru :-
Letters,
Newspapers,
30
46
6
6
8
10
12
None.
Books & Patterns, 14
Registration, 12
None. Hawaiian Kingdom (x.s.), Newfound
land
Letters,
16
16
20
Registration,
- 12
12
. 12
Nowspapers,
4*.*
4 +
6
8
Books & Patterns, 8*
W. Indien, (except as above) Costa Rica, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, and Nicaragua:— `
Letters,
Newspapers,
Books & Pattern",
Registration
34
38
4
6
8
10
*
8
to British & Union] West Indies only, j
Australis, Now Zealand, Taarmanis, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery.
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August 2, 1878.
Leta, Tops.
Alise, General)1
G. de Abduchinban
with them.
PARCELS.The public is reminded that, Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, in China and Japan, there is no such thing charged as ordinary letters if they do not as Parcal Post. Much trouble and disap conform to the following regulations:-
pointment is caused by persistent attempte double letters are allowed.
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No to send small valuable trifles through the Alry Mypan
Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress,
Such articles as scissors, knives, razura, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi ore, provided that they be packed and nory, metal tubing, pieces of metal or
guarded in so secure a manner as to afford 2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class complete protection to the contents of the or description must be stated in full on mail bags and to the Officers of the Post the latter, and the commanding Officer Office, while at the same time they may be must sign his name, with name of Ragi casily examined, may be sent aa `samples.ment, or Ship, &c., in full Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
-To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, departure of the French Packets, arrange. &c., up to the latest moment before the
ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters except those to und through Australia-from 11.10 AM to 11.30 A. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
3. If to a Soldier or Sailor,-bis class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full.
Engineer, Gauner, Boatswain, or Carpontor.
*But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant
Communication with Batavia. The Netherlaude adis Packets leave Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the outward P. &O, Mail from The French Packta for Batavia wait at
It follows that, to forward Correspon Singapure for the Packet from China and run fortnightly. dence to Batavia with the least delay, the following are the best opportunities:
The above arrangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for the rogalar posting of extensive correspornope dence. Should it be found, therefore, that. are habitually thrown upon the Department large and unmanageable numbers of letters at the last moment, a heavier late foe will be imposed.
A similar supplementary Mall will be made up for Shaughal 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 13 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondence posted before 6 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails,
2. Invitations, de, can generally bo delivered within Victoria at the privato bousos of the addressees rather than at places of business, if à wish to that effect be expressed by the sander, otherwice all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business, (See Postal Guids, par. 109.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, &o., all of the same weight, to addresses in and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China
Office unatamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. batch must consist of at least ten.
Each
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
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Local Parcel Post. ·
1. Small Parcols may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in But a book-packet may not contain any Chins or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- letter, or communication of the nature of boi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. letter (whether separate or otherwise), They must not exceed the following dimen- unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly siops, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any will be 20 cents per lb,, which will include nor waith more than 5lbs. The postage way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is Registration. The parcela may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- charged as a letter.
ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
A book-packot may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fustomed, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (an bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuff, Ice, Meat,
in the S. W. Monsoon.
The English Mail. The French Mall.
In the N.E. Monsoon,
A Private Steamer a few days before the
English Mail.
The French 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 latter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re. gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustafa 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 Post. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of ita transmission to be transforred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.
No information can be given respecting Hletters-which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addreamed; and in no other way to official information of a private character allowed to be made public, A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he has no reasou to bellove that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any lotter or other packet to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to ita 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 authorized to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question aa 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, bat they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
Lets. Rape
John, Wong Chunl Jobuson, Tom, 1 Juonilho, F. M. 1 Faster, Alejandro 1 regd. Kazori, K. S Keaton, M,
1 rogd. Kee Shing & Co.1
Lis Koe Tsay
1 regd.
ing
Lopaz SamiG.A Low Thin Year 1
- 1 regd. Lo Yam Ting, Mral
1 regd.Lynch, Richard 1
1 Mackay, Mrs 1.
Chorodhara 1 regd Allen, Samuel 1 Alvares, P. S. 7 1
Antoine, Monsr | Fancy Work, and similar, presents are con- Mottoi
1 .. tinually being refused, the senders having Argeuso, d
‚d'. Mon.1- often spent more in Postage than would Alak
Mypan baro paid, the freight by seamor. No Ayoon refund can be made on auch parcels of the
Ballin, Capt. value of Stamps obliterated before the Baron, by Barker, G. nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS. Some difficulty is experienced Barrie, Monrs. 1 in obtaining a general understanding of Bouett, G. A. 2 what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide sample Buste, S. W. of goods which the sender, has for sale, or Botello, Balbina 1 of goods which he wishes to order. It iurowe, Hen to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the goods
to, and must have no intrinsic value.
To provide means of remitting amall sama of money to or from this Colony and between the Porta of China and Japan, the
purchase, Hongkong Postage Stamps from Postmasters and agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghad, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be need.
3
1
....
Berrett, G.
Fetta
1
1 bk.
1
1
Butcher, J. B. Carter, W. S. Cassipini, E. Cheing Loong 1
& Lo..
1
I.. 1
Calvito, Conghoon, Mrs 1
M. D. Conison, d. C. M. 1 Cuhn & Co.,
Mossre Davis, Quintin Devlin, H. Desing, Guo, Dhito, Monsr. Donaldson, T. Drow, J. B. The Stampa tendered for sale must not Drew, John E. 1 exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly Engel, Eduard 1
Evans, Mr clean, in good condition, and in strips of at Flagg, Wm. S. 8 least two, as no separate Stampe will be French, Capt. purchased. They must be presented per Girnberk,
orally or accompanied by a note.
Go Lam Tjan Grubel, Bra Amanda Hemptinue,
Maurice Honango, Mr Home, Mr Husby, Sergeant 1 Jankson, Frank E. Johanson,
Gustav Jn. 1
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchass in any caso which appears doubtful or suspicious.
He is allowed to charge Commission of one por cent on all Stamps purchased.
Registered, and the Stamps, should be Letters containing Stamps should be
secured from observation,
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give notice to the Post Ufice of the departures of such ships.
No correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as is specially so directed.....
Miss
May,
(Opora Coy.) MoMeskin, J. Merminga, A. Moffat, Waiter Morley,
W. H.
Morton & Co.
Messrs
Mufilt, Joseph Parka, D, Parkin, J. H. 2 Pembroke, Frank I Pitou, Capt. 1.Pogeon, R
Priestrean, Arnold Rawson, Monst Hita, Molenein Rocho, Joun
Rodrigues, B.
3 1
Ryan, Capt. Sacconi, P. Salancon, Monr.1 F.B.
Hossam
I
Најов 1 regd. Silverlock, Waltor Smith, James Smith, John
Talpey, Cap. Frd.
Thiel, C. Thornton
1
1
1
1
1-
Tierney, W. H. 1
1
Miss J.1
Tongol, (Chino) 1 Ward, Miss Hatilel Wellings,
H Willey, Capt.J.N.1
g Willisras, A. 0. 1 Wing Lee, Moss. 3
1 Woodville, E.
-Woodward, Mr I Young, T., Mr ï
For Merchant Ships.
Lets. Paps.
1 Kirliand
Lata Fape
Alexandra 1&1 regd Lady Penrhyn: 4 Albyn'e Islo
Alice
3
1
Largs Araboto, s.. 1 ragd.Laura Gertrude X America
Laum R. Annie M. Small 1 Burnham Arabis ANSIR Arista Astarto
Banian
with a 3 cent die, Books of Receipts, Rent Balearry The Stamp Office being now provided Aurora Collectors Books, are., can be stamped. beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Books. Loves Ieceipt formas can also be atamped if required.
6&1rg. & Leon Crespo
1
1
3
1
Barbara Taylor i benefactor Bartha Marion 1 Carantic
Cashmere
Ceylon
Chal
Money Order Regulations.
allange
dom and the Straits Suttlements are issued Comet
1-Money Orders on the United King City of Aberdeen at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama Corona Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Cosmo Hongkong and vice versa.
3
Countess of Errol4 Dartmouth Dramelog
7
Faiwan, s.5.'
greater security of the contents, however, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever (except such as la specially prepared), is holuding commission) in cheque, postage Gunga, 5.5.
it may be tied at the enda with string; Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such casca, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 5 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.
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, &c., the transmie sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
Correspondence for the West Indies (except those belonging to the Postal Union, the Bahamas, and Hayti), for Costa Ries, Hondurne, Moate Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay dan no ale value. longer be sent via San Francisco.
LOUAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Settle-
ment, or between Hongkong, Cantor, and Macso, in either direction,.......
Between any other two of the following places (through British Office) viz-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of Ubina and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri rate Ship,...
Between the above by Cor trast Maity...
Lotters.
Registration.
Newspapera
Bla. & Petris.
Per 9 oz
PATTERNS.
come offensive or injurious in transit. is dangerous to the Maila, or likely to be
3. Parcela will as a general rule be for warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such na to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will accurs the senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
found these facilities with a Parcel Post to 4. The public are cautioned not to con- Europe, &c, which does not exist.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon. The Philippine Islands being now admit ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lows that all paid oorrespondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Mantle in the mails should be delivered free there.
The practice of soaling lotters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters to 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 such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
Lizzie Perry Lombardian
...
3 2
Lord Macaulay 8
1 Mabel Clark
Mao Callum More 2 Said of Judah 2 Malvina
Maritime Union & Fraser
1 Mary 1 Melrose Napier
Netherton
Oceanie
Orange Grove
1 Palestine Parecta
2 Parmenio
Pauline.
1 Philippine
4 Prosto
Presnits, 8.5.
1 Prix, s.s.
1 Pursaid, 8.8.
Rhods
River Lagan
Robt. Henderson 18
2 Sacramento
2
1
1
Boos Valdt
Rosebna
Rosin Wett
Soa Gull, 8.0,
Senta
1
Southern Cross 9
1
Stad Amsterdam 2
1
Stadt Harlem
Star
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Eliza Perry Stamps.
Empire residents at the smaller. Ports in this way. Enid
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Express An application for an order is filled up, Катаїція and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Fitz Patciuk, 5.5.2 and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Francis B. Fay 2 the nearest issuing office. The application
Freeman Clark must be accompanied with the full amount Glebe stampa, or other equivalent of cash, and a Hail Columbia little margin should be left for variations Harkoway.. of exchange. The Pustmaster issues the Harritan order, sends it on in the envelops, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor. Hawkesbury tunity, with a reculpt for the letter, if it Hunthoru were to be registered, as it always should He Yoi, s.. be. Care should be taken to send these Henry S. Sanford 1 applications in time, as the Money Order Horst Ofices close some hours before the deparHotspur
Hiberniau
tus of the mails.
advies arrived.
The commission is as follows:--
Orders on the United Kingdom, Up to £2. 19 cents. £............ 30 £7.......... 54 C10..........73
17
73
11
21
Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements).
Up to $25.....16 conto.
60...
Ubear, B.8.
3
of India
2 Strathearn
3 & 1 regd, Strathmore
Supreme
Tape Sing
Watts
Taunton
1
The Goolwa
Hawboldt
1:
1
abre
Imbros, 8.8. Invinciblo
bat, 5.4
*b...
1
Ireno
Irigo
Julia P, Browa 1
Killarney, C.D.
Thomas Bell
Twilight Se
Veroes
2
Wandering Jew Z
William Manson 1
W. E. Gladstone Z regd.
1 Yarman, 8.5. 1
1
For H. M. Ships.
Lets. Pep.
Grovist
Lota, Faga
I Vietor Emantel 3
Books, etc. without Covers.
The registration of a packet makes its
4. No arder must exceed £10, or in- genia transmission much more secure, inasmuch olude any fraction of a penny. Orders will as, under ordinary circumstances, a regla tered packet can be traced through its whole be drawn at the current rate of the day course and thus the loss of a registered and paid at the rate of the day when the packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe. less large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through They must not be of intrinsic value.
the port, even if the packet be registered; as This rule excludes all articles of a saleable
the machinery of the Department is not nature, and indeed whatever may have
arranged with a low to such transmissi a value of its own, apart from its mere use
By law, the Post Office is not responsible as a pattem ; and the quantity of any
for the safe delivery of registered packets material zeut ostensibly as a pattern must
though any officer who may neglect his not be so great that it can fairly be con-
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne duty on this point will be called to striat sidered as having on this ground an intrin provides that "Neither the senders nor the account.
addressees of letters and other postal able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a Sent in unregistered lotters, valu. Fattern and Sample Post to colonies and packets aball be called upon to pay, either temptation which ought not to be created foreign countries is restricted to bond fide. Destination, any tax or duty other than undertake the safe convoyance of such In the Country of Origin, or in that of and the Department cannot in any way trade pattems ar samples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an the recognised rates levied (in the case of packets. All inland or colonial lettera, order (however small the quantity may be paid correspondene) by the despatching therefore, which contain coin, and all or any articles sent by one private indiviOffice. It is hoped that any extra charge, inland letters which contain watches or dual to another, which are not actuator apparently extra charge, will at once be jewellery, even though they be posted when there is more than one Christian
without registration, are treated as register registration fob of eightpence in addition to ed, and charged on delivery with a double the ordinary postage and any auch letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are Even if the letter do not contain any article posted are detained for the next despatch, of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, bo registered.
brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony,
The above does not apply in any to loose lettera sent outside the mails. There will always be charged on arrival la Hongkong the same course. and probably the Manila Office will adopt
patterne or samples, are not admissible.
Fatterns or samples, when prácticable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, And in such a manner as to be easy of examination and such like articles, which cannot be sout Samples of seeds, druge, in covers of this kind, but such articles Complaints are cometimes received of Bonly may be posted enclosed in boxes, or extra charges on correspondence exchanged bags of linen or ether material, fastened between this Colony and Saigon, but fe is in such a manner that they may be readily believed it would be found in all cases that opened; or, in the case of ebedo, &c., the letters, de, had been sent loose. bags entirely closed, provided such closed bage ara techaperont, so as to enable the Oucers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the com tents.
482 2
882 4
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass an a newspaper,
The conditions are as follows: 1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topica, with or without advertise.
ments.
Bad. It must be published in nutshers at intervals of got more than 33 deve, and
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 mask or number, and the price of the articlsa.
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, spplicable to the Pattern Ponti and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not pent to its destination, Articles sub
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ADY Foreign stamps on loose corra spondence ara obliterated in this Office,
Indian Correspondents. Indian Mall Paketa.
Unpaid Letters are not received for the
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com pulsory by whatever opportunity is forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok.
Bor Britannic Majesty's Consul General fox Stam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dents can be Bagistered to Bangkot, at the yeuel ebarge of & conta
Most countries to which Bongkong for warda Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1. No Lotter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, fowels, precious articles, or anything that as a general rule, is liable to Customs duties
5. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed ato es follows
Books and Papers to brith Outrea
5 lbs; to the Continent, de 2 lb
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5.-Lists of Money Order Oflices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
-Names must be given in full (except name) but the name of the Payee need not are crossed). It can then be paid only be given if the order bo crossed (as cheques through a Bauk, and may afterwards be specially eromed to any Bank.
order can be transferred to another office have aigned it in the proper place. A
7-No order can be paid till the Payec
on payment of an additional commission, In case of loss of an order, nesensity for stopping payment, or the like, application should be made to the nearest Money Order Office for instructions.
8.If the order be not presented within six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, i the money will be forfeited. When the order is once paid no further claim can be.
entertained.
9. No order can be paid until the sdvice relative to it has been received.
*Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis.
+ Local Orders on Shanghai are drewn at 2 per
cant. premium in all cases. A fixed dol
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Bankütte,
Catalogus of Books,
Christian,
Cork Weekly Herald,
Dally Recorder.
Evans, Bons & Co., preción corrientej de
Drogas. Exchange News (Russian),
Germania.
Gidsgow. Weekly Herald, Inverness Courier.
Journal des Ocnquieta,
La Giścle. Lincolnshire Herald; Moniteur des Soles. -Nentical Magazine.
Our God shall come
Bootema.
Siberian Mercantile Bank Report-2677
(Russian).
WASHING BOOKS,
(In English and Chiness,)
of Ladies and Gentlemen, are now
lar rate for drawing on the United King. Tady at this Offic-Price, $1 each,
doen is in force et Shanghai,
China Ma Office