No. 5002.-JULY 19, 1879.]
POSTAL RATES, Subjoined. we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world, Dotailed rules affecting the transmis. aion of packets, parcels, do,, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Rates of
Postage. 4k 1879. (Revised April 4th, 1879.) In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Lettors, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &., as the calo may be, but anch papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Frinted matter may, however, he enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books.
Commerdal Papers signify such papers as, though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corra- spondence, ausb as invoices, deeds, copied music, &s. Any of them in a Book Packet expose it to the higher charges stated be
how.
The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Return Receipt jon paying an extra fee of i centa.
The limit of weight for Books and Com- mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounces, and must not exceed these dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches.
N.E. mean No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, Japan, W. Afrios, Egypt, Diauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Chili, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Republie, Jamaica, Trinidaffs. Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with ali Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief countries not in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group,
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 subsequent page; and this regulation applies date of publication at the top of every to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra- tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.
A packet containing two or more news- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable, on a book packet of the same weight.
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper,
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 ends, so as to admit of eaay removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, na to admit of the title being readily in- spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup- plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclesure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid an 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 newspapers may be above 5 lbs, in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
A book-packét may contain any number of separate books or other publications' (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in canes containing glass or say 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, s., may be either printed, written, en- kraved, lithographed, or plain, or any misture of these, Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, de, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case at prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pooket-books, &c., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, Books and Patterns, 2 cents per 2 oz.
c. must not be sent as a separate packet. Commercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United Kinged for transmission in identical terms to Circulars,—i eg letters which are intend- dom and Union Countries served through several persons, and the whole or the the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:—
greater part of which is printed, engraved, 12 cents per o
or lithographed, may also be sent by 6.cents each.
book post.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route Letters,
Pont Cards,
Registration, Newspapers,
Letters,
Post Cards,
8 cents per + oz.
3 cents each.
8 Lenta.
2 cents each.
8 coats.
4 cents each.
Kegistration, Newspaper Books and Patterns, ¢e per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre pondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N.R.), Bahamas, Guatemala N... Hayti (..), New Granada (s.B), Panama (N.B.), and Venezuela (N.R.);—
Via San Via S.Hampton_Via Francisco. or Marseilles. Brindisi
12
etters, Registration, Noue. Newspapers,
8
30
34
8
4
4
t
6
*
Books & Patterns, 6
But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwiso), unless it be a elroular-letter or be wholly printed; nor soy enclosure sealed or in any way closed againgt inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
without a cover (in which case it must not A book-packet may be posted either be fastened, whether by means of gun, wafer, sealing war, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a covor entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contente being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, Bolivia, Costa Rica (N.R.), Ecuador 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 tis ap the packet.
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. In weight, nor above 24 Luobes in length, None.
12 inches in width, or 13 inches in depth, unless it he went to or from one of the Government offices.
N.B.), Nicaragua (N.B.);—'
Letters,
20
30,
34
Jewspapers,
4
1
G
Baoks & Patterns, 12
5
8
egistration,
8
None.
Hawaiisa Kingdom :-
12
etters, egistration, None, ewspapers
None.
12 None.
16
4#
4
6
6
8
Fooks & Patterns, 6*
W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay,
ruguay:-
etters,
90
84
Newspapers,
4
6
ooks & PatternL; ·
0
8
egistration
B
8
British & Union). Fest Indies only, ̄ ̄ ̄.
Australia, New Zealand, Tarmanis, Fiji, atal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension. Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- te Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers,
Books and Patterns, 4
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Within any Town or Settis ent, or between Hongkong, anton, and Manao, in either
Between any other two of following places (through British Offee) via:-Hong. ng, Macao, Ports of China
d Japan, Bangkok, Cookin
ina, Tonquin, and the Phi-
Letters.
Registration
Bka. & Pitna.
Por 3 oz.
282 2
pines, by Private Ship, 4 8 2 2 Between the above by Con
Mally.
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis 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,
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PATTERNS.
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THE CHINA MATT
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, by British Packet, for one penny; or ela scissors, noodles, pins, pieces of machinery,Briodini by British Packet for three-pence, sharp pointed instruments, samples of Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of bottles, pieces of glass, adds of various metals, samples of ore, samples In glass correspondence exactly the same as Imperial
Stamps kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
Such articles as scissors, knives, razorë, forks, steel pens, nails, keye, watch machi nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, 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. Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mereuse as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent that it can fairly be considered as having on ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great this ground an intrinsic value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries in restricted to bond fide trade patterns or simples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indiv dual to another, which are not actual pats terus or samples, are not admissible,
Pattern or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. Samples of aseda, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this lind, but such articles only, -way, be posted enslosed in boxes, or baga of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened or, in the case of seeds do, in bags entirely closed, provided such closed bags are transi parent, so as to enable the Officers of the Feat Offios readily to satisfy themasives as to the nature of the sontentë,
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any paokot excopt the address of the person for whom it is intended, the ad- dress of the sender, a trade mask or num. Any publication fulfilling the conditionsber, and the ptics of the articles.
reafter named can pakɛ an a newspaper. The conditions are as follows ist. The publication must conalat wholly in great part of politial or other news, of articles relating thereto, or to other reng, topics, with or without advertise
ate,
d. It must be published in numbers at
vals of not more than 81 days, and
at be printed on a sheet or sheets une
for posting Correspondence for Europe, To provide the greatest possible facilities do up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange- Post Office late letters-except those to ments have been made for receiving at the and through Australia-from 11.10A.M. to of 18 cents extra postage. 11.50 A.M.. Each letter must bear a late foe
A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghai by the English and being receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up French Contract Steamers, the late letters to half an hour after the time of closing, The late fee is also 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery
1. All correspondence posted before 5 Victoria will be delivered the same day, p.m. on any week day for addresses in and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract
Mails.
2. Invitations, co., can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect correspondence le invariably delivered at be expressed by the sender, otherwise all
the nearest place of business. (See ostal Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Circu- lata, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, do., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of Chins and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. kach batoh must consist of at least ten.
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way.
En- velopes coutaining 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 anch Pattern Packets.
Local Parcel Post.
1, Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hol, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
sions, 2 feet long, 3 foot broad, 1 foot deep, They must not exceed the following dimen- nor weigh more than 6lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per Ib., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse. ment, PARUEL, CONTAINING NO LEITER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandbozes, &o.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substai ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fisb, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packot. The Post Office roserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is Buch as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found theas facilities with a Parcel Post to 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 correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this uffice, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there,
Artiole IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the midressess 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 recognized rates levied (in the case of fice. It is hoped that any extra charge, paid correspondence) by the despatching or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the police of the proper authorities, in either Colony.
letters sent outside the mails. These will The above does not apply in any to loose always be charged on arrival in Rongkong and probably the Manila Uce will adopi the same course,
Complaints are sometimes received of between the Colony and Saigon, but it is sztra charges on correspondence exchanged believed it would be found in all cases that the lotters, &o, bad hoon seut loose,
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondente. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packeta.
The Pre-payment of borrespondente for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com. palaczy by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
Righstration to Bangkok. Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General for: Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the
anal charge of & venta,
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mall Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Offer of the Soldiers and Sailors' Letters, Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- Pattern Post and a packet containing any commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas thing of the kind will be stopped, and nitore (not superintending or First Class) or Bent to its destination, Articles such sa Schoolmistresses insy send half.cuinte lettere
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. No double letters are allowed.
the following have been occasionally posted to the United Kingdom via Southampton
a Patterns, and have been detained as
up for the Feet, win: Metal boses, POZESS
But not Warrant Officery, vit,, Assistant
Ing and Chips, fruit verciables, bussam | Tagineer, Grener, Bonierele, er Carpenter,
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in, full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi. ment, or Ship, do, in full
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, da, in full.
Mails for the United Kingdom, de. by
French Packet.
Under instructions, from the London Post Uffice, the Mails for the United King. dom which have hitherto been forwarded via Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded -Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twelve hours results from the adoption of this route.
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there is no such thing as Parcel Fost PARCELS. The public is reminded that, to Europe, do Much trouble and disap. pointment is caused by persistent attempta to send small valuable trifles through the Post. Fans, Carice, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the sendera having often spent more in Postage than would bave paid the freight by seamor. refund can be made on such parcels of the value-of-Stamps- obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered,
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Brimtow, John 1 British Empire. 1 Proprietor of Bulkley, Goo. E. 1 Caberland,
Richmond Carmo, Genoveva 1 Clifton, Mrs Clatton, W. Coates, J. E. Colver, Mr Comish, Robt.,
B.C.S.
Bredaneider, 1
PATTERNS. Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of Condoy, Charles 1 what is a Fattern. It is a bona fide sample Cristoforis, De 1
Cook, Henry of goods which the sender has for sale, or Calbertson, of goods which he wishes to order. It in to consist of the smallest possible quantity Came, J. M. compatible with ehewing what the goods
are, and must have no intrinsic value.
sums of money to or from this Colony and To provide means of remitting small between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from Joreign residents.
As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage
Between Hongkong and Shanghat, or would result from doing so, all correspond. Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in ence intended for the United Kingdom by either direction, Money-Orders must be French Packet will be sent via Naples, even used. though marked via Marseilles.
Au impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tion, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Lerant, Turkey, &o, can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can, be forwarded also generally arrives a week earlier than if it by French Facket, and if so forwarded
had been detained for the British Mail
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, wie-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or ether postal packet (even if the packet be re- gistered), nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during fie tranemission.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great premature should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution to fragile article should be sent that every packet has to be handled several through the Post..” It should be remembered
times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mall bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.
No information can be given respecting letters which pase through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it ia 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 euch effect be written thereeb
Postmonsters 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.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter, The following Regulations ne to the the loss of registered correspondence have Indemnity to be paid in curtain cases on
under Udinance 10 of 1876, Section XL, been made by his bxcellency the Governor
The Post Office is not legally responsible. for the safe delivery of Registered corres- pondence, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10; in certain cases, provided :—
1. 1st the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require.
2. That the letter was securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the Postmaater General of Hongkong im- mediately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost.
fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres- pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligouse of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office,
4. That the Postmaster Gineral is satis.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, &e, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
Money Order Begulations. 1.- Money Orders on the United King. at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. dom and the Straits Settlements are issued Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice vecan.
the other Ports by means of Postage 2. Small sams may be remitted between Stamps.
Rovd. J. N.
Lete. Pap.
Lumley, J. Madge, J.
Lets. Pap.
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Mangeot, M. Marques, Pedro 1 Massey, Mr
1
1 card
McCartos, Dr. McDonald, D. N. McPhee, D.
1 Мои, Моляк.
Morton & Co., 1
Messrs
1bk.
1 Munves, George 1
Murphy, P. Pallatsek, Adolph I Penman, H. Jno. 1
3 pols. Para Consai, dol 2
Petrich, Martin 1
Pitcher, Chas. A. I
2
Quong Awing
Renouf, C. E.
Daniels, Thos.
Chas Davis, Quintin I Deering, Wm. H. 1 Day, F. J. Downey, Thes.G. 1 Drewes, T. W. 1 Ennes, John 1 Fabris & Co., Equi, Emilio
Frescoen, M. N. 1 George,
Mesara
1
.1.
Robertson, Henry? Rochester, W. H, I Ross, Thas.
1
Rushton, E. H. 1
Santos, Marcolino1: Schneider, Alf, 1
Scott, Capt. D. 1
1
Scott, F. J. 8 (1 g.). Showe, Chas. A. 1 Shung Abyan
2 regd.
1
I
Silva, Jose Fco. 1 Smith & Co., H. I Stevenson, D, 1 Strykenhoben, M.1 Summers, Harry 1 Sun Fat
Sutherland, S. F. 1
1
Swann, Lt. J. Q. 2
Tau Pak Chua 1
Taylor, Wm. Kerr
1
Tay-fook, Mrg
I
1
1
B
Wiccholiteike Graham, D. Graziano, Conta 1 Greening, S.G.Į
Seman
Hackor, Grinter, Walter 1
Bernardo Hartman, J. Hi Chuen Hine, Rev. Horgan, John F. Horderu, A. Johnston, & Co. 1 Juo Ho Lioug Khoo Bee Chong 2 Klovekorn, Knuspfer, Monst. 1 Kuper, G. 1 Lawrence, J.
1
Trannack, Rev. Vaughan, J.
Walker & Co.,
Mosers
Weths, Coffia
D. Sra Wheeler, H. R. Wilson, Capti
1 card Wing Chong
1
1
Leonard, Clarencel Loyser, Y. Lalley, Capt. T. 8.1 Tittledale, Lt.
H. A. Lane, J.
Photographer Winter, Mrs
A. Rosalia. Woodliaf, Miss
Lilla
J. F.
Worlfarge, Lite
1
4
Yare Kow
Detained for Postage.
Koo Kam, shop
G. Y. M. G. A. Honolulu Sandwich Islands
-1 fetter 24 conis to pay.
For Marchant Ships.
Lets, Pap Abbey Cowper Ada
1 Adelaide Norris 1 A. M. Simpson 2 Agnes Muir Albion Albyn's Isle Alexa Alexander Yeats 2 Allice
Amethyst Antioch
Auroni
Benclutha
Helenn Hilbornia Hopeful
Lets. Pip
1
Hylton Castle I
H. Upmann
7
1
1
10
8 Irigo
7
B
B. F. Watson Ben Lee Bathlor
Benjamin Ayman1 Beaudiha
Bertie Bigłow Black Watch Brunette
Charity
Charmer Clara Babuyan Cloro Coldingham
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way, An application for au order is 6lled up, Candace and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Canton the nearest issuing office. The application Carry Wyman and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Cainips must be accompanied with the full amount Celestial, 8.5. (including commission) in cheque, postage Ceylon stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin sbonld be left for variations The practice of sealing letters passing to of exchange. The Postmaster issues the and from the East and West Indies, and order, sends it on in the envelope, and other countries with hot climates, with wax returns the change, if any, by firat oppor. Coloma (except auch as is specially prepared), istunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Como attended with much inconvenience, and were to be registered, as it always should Coaslader, s.8. frequently with serious injury, not only to be. Care should be taken to send these Coven the letters so sealed but to the other letters applications in time, as the Money Order Coronills
public are therefore recommended, in all in the mail, from the melting of the wax and Offices close some hours before the depar- Courier adhesion of the letters to each other. The tures of the mails.
Crossfield 4-No order must exceed £10, or in- Grosshill such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Edith to advise their correspondents in the coun-
be drawn at the current rate of the dayt
E. M. Young tries referred to, to do the same.
and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
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The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, inasmuch 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 leas large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through the post, even if the packet be registered; as the machinery of the Department is not arranged with a view to such transmission. By law, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packsla though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be called to strict able articles are exposed to risk, and offer account. Bent in unregistered letters, palu temptation which ought not to be created; and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such therefore, which contain coin, and all packets. Ali Land or colonial letters, inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated sa regiator ed, and charged on delivery with a double the ordinary postage, and any Scoh letters registration fee of eightpenco in addition to which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted aro detained for the most 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 Honghong for wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rales be sirletly observed.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be resolved for Postagelf it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is liable to Customs duties.
9. TEls Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable artibles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no valun.
follow
8. The limits of weight allowed are as Books and Faberto British Offlpes, 8 lbre i to: lãs. Continent, deb Pastores to Britlah Offices, &lbs if with out intrindo vains; to the Continent,
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The commission is as follows:--
Orders on the United Kingdom, Up to £2... 18 cents..
............ 36,, 64 17
£$7
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4 James Shepherd 1
Janet
Jessie Jamieson 1
Jessie McDonală 1
John A. Briggs 20
Kaizow
1
Karo, 5.8.
1 Kim Yong Tys
Kvik
Large
5
I
Loter
1
Madeira
Maid of Judah B(Ug.) 2
1
Martha Devis 2
8 Melbrek
1
Memnou
1
Misko
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1
Nardoo
I
2
1 Northern Star
2
1
I
1
Ehzabeth Childs 1
Elizabeth
Nicholson Endymion
I
Nehemiah Gibsont
Nettio Merryman 2
Orange Grove
1 Orinoco
Pegasus, 8.9. Penrith
Pilgrima
Pym
Queen of Englandi
Rifleman
1 Rover of the Seas 4
1 Snonolen
Quickstep
I
2
1
Saga
1.
Siamese Crown 1
2
1
Sourabaya Packetl
1
Spartan
1
Ster of the South 1
Stonewall Jacksoni
5
1
3
13
3
Esmeralda. 1
Fabius
·
Falcon
1
Ferntower, s.8. 1 Fiery Cross Forward
5
1
Local Money Orders (including Straits Frank Morrison I Settlements).
Up to $25.........15 cents.
50............30
"
"7
Strathmore
Syd América
1 Sydenham
Taunton
Thingvalla, a.s.
Thomas Fletcher)
2 Three Brothers 1
Tigre
Toowoomba
Twilight Undine
Freeman
$
1rg.
G. O. Trufant
1
Gitanilla
1
Glory
1.
*Vale of Doon
Vesuvius Wanderer, s.8.
Golwa
1 regd.Wero
Whale
1
W.E. G
2 Yuen Alon
1 1
Zephyr
5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the Hakon Adel. 11 United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
stein, e.. 6.Names must be given in full (except Hawkesbury
Hamewood
name) but the name of the Payee need not Bazel Holme when there is more than one Christian Hawto
be given if the order be crossed (as cheques Hazelhurst are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
Gladstone (1rg)
Zouave
For H. M. Ships, &c.
Lets Pip.
1 Frollo
4 1post card
Books, etc. without Govers.
;
bave signed it in the proper place. Az Modests
7.No order can be paid till the Payse order can be transferred to another office Tyne on payment of an additional commission, In case of loss of an order, necessity for should be made to the nearest Money Ardrossan and Balideats Herald. stopping payment, or the like, application Argus. Order Office lor instructions.
Australasian Trade Eeriow. 8,If the order be not presented within Banhütte. six months ar additional commission will Buillonist. be charged; if not within twelve months; Chopin, Etudes. the money will be forfeited. When the Christian, order is once paid no further claim can be entertained.
9. No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received,
Courier and Bremner Nachrichten (in a bundle). Dagbladet. Dr. F. von Herden's Salloylis Auld Worke. Daily Telegraph. Garretta del Villaggio. Glasgow Herald.
Herta and Essex Ohnerver,
Made out on a printed form which in supplied Glasgow Weekly Herald.
gratis, + Local Orders on Shanghai are drawn at 2 par Hobce Spema (Rasdan). ocut. premium in all cases. A fixed dol- Inverness Courier. laz rate for drawing on the United King. Iron. dom is in force at Shanghai,
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Oorrespondence,
July 18, 1878.
Leta. Pap.
1
Abong, Mr Amicable Ins. 8
Office Appolated, I card Adine, J. R. Arias, Aurelio de 1 Battles W. W.
1 Bavauplios, 25
Lets. Fay.
Benitez, Julio L. 8 1 Beveridge, A. g Blyth, Mesars D.1 Bolton, Miss Allisi Boston, Hrg T. Bowers, Albert
Boyle, E. R.
1
Braga, Jonquêt
Journal de Gand.
Law Magazine and Review. L'Etudiant Catholique. Liverpool Weekly Mercury
Lloyd's Register of Br. and For. Shipping. Missioni Cattollobe,
Montage Zeltung.
National Zeitung.
Nia Baglict Allelande,
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung,
North British Agriculturist. Overland Mail:
Perseveranza,
Rules of and Zist of Steamers entered in the
North of England, de
Bale,
Standard