No. 3086-SEPTEMBER 20, 1870,)
FOSTAL RATES,
fubjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, do, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised April 4th, 1879.) In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces 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 Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed except bona fide Supplements,
Std. 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 subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement mast 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 overy sheet or side,
A packet containing two or more news- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate ol 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 i: must not be fastened, whethor by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or
THE CHINA MAIL.
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, siaura, neodles, pine, pieces of machinery. sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of oro, samples in "glass bottles, pieces of glass, acide of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
Buch articles as scissors, knives, razOTE,
by British Facket, for one penny; or viå Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stamps.
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,
forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi. It from a Soldier or Sailor, his class nery, metal tubing, pleces of metal or
or description must be stated in full on ore, provided that they be packed and
the loiter, and the commanding Officer guarded in so secure a manner as to afford
must sign his name, with name of Regi- complete protection to the contents of the
ment, or Ship, do, in full. mail bage and to the Officers of the Post
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or Office, while at the same time they may be description must be stated in full, with easily examined, may be sent sa samples.
name of Regiment, or Ship, &o, in full. Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
Man
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, de, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters--except those to and through Australia from 11.16 A. to
of 18 conts extra postage. 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee
matter may, however, be enclosed, if the otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at up for Shanghai by the English and
Prices Our- whole be paid at Book Rate. rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Hooke
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
Commercial Papors signify such papers as, though Written by Hand, do not boar the character of an actual or personal correspected. apondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied A newspaper or packet of newspapers musio, &o. Any of them in a Book Packet which contains any enclosure except amp- spose it to the higher charges stated ba-plements is charged as a letter, unlem the onolesure be anch 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,
Jow.
The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra foe of 4 cents.
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
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 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 25
inches.
N.B. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union,
The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, Japan, W. Afrios, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Chili, Brazil, Peru, The Argentins Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union.-The chief countries not in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route :-
Letters,
Poat Cards,
Registration,
Newspapers,
8 cents per oz. 8 cents each.
8 cents.
2 conta.esch.
A similar supplementary Mail is made" French Contract Steamers, the late letters being receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee is also 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices,
Local Delwery.
1. All correspondence posted before 5 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 be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Fontal Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Circu-
Hach
4. Boxholders may alac send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- veloper 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.
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, photographs (when not on glass or in osseado, all of the same weight, to addresses in containing glass or any like substance), Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity and Japan, may deliver them to the Post of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Office unstamped, the postage being then use for writing or printing upon; and the charged to the sender's account. books or other publications, prints, maps, batch must consist of at least ten.
., may be either printed, written, en- raved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, monoitog, or covering of a book, &o., ur of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. 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, &o, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such artioles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &c. must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,-e, lettera which are intend- several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,-may also be sent by book post.
Books and Patterns, 2 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 oz
Exceptional rates, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served thronghed for tranemission in identical terms to the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:— Letters,
13 cents per oz.
Post Cards, Registration, Nowapapers,
5 cents each.
8 cents
4 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 az,
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N.2.), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.B.), Hayti (N.), New Granada (N.E.}, Panama (N.B.), and Venezuela (N.B.);~
Via San. Via S.Hampton Via Brancisco, or Marselies: Brindisi
2..
Letters, Registration,
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But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet in charged as a letter.
A book-packet may 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 the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, Ecuadorit may be tied at the ends with string
Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such cases, 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.
12
30
31.
None,
8.
8
Newspapers,
4
4
6
Books & Patterns, 6
6
8
Bolivia, Costa Rica (N.B.),
(N.B.), Nicaragua (N.E.):—
Letters,
20
30
34
Newspapers,
4
6
Books & Fatterns, 12
6
8
Registration,
8
None.
Nono.
Hawaiian Kingdom —
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
12 None.
4*
12 None.
16 None.
4
6
Books & Patterns, 6*
6
8
When, owing to a great and unusual Influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis sion or delivery of the lettera would be W. Indien (except as above), Paraguay, delayed it the whole mail were dealt with Uruguay
witheat distinction, book-packets may be Lotters,
kept back till the next despatch or delivery,
Newspapers,
Books & Pattere,
Registration,
**
30
24
4
6
#
8
-
8
8
to British & Union) West Indies only, f
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helens, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- vate Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery.
LOCAL And Town Postage.
Within any Town or Bottle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction
Letters.
Registration. Newspapers.
Bls. & Fitne.
Per 2 oz.
28 2 3
Between any other two of the following places (through
■ British Office) viz-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin China, Tonquin, and the Phi- lippines, by Private Ship................. 482
Between the above by Con- tract stailem.
2
882 2.
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass ana newspaper.
The conditions are as follows — Ast. The publication must consist wholly or in grast part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topica, with or without advertise- menta.
2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervale of not more than S1 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets un- atitosed.
PATTERNS.
Local Parcel Post.
1. Smail Parcela may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Lfices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, They must not exceed the following dimen. sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot bread, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per ib., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- mont, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opoued by dircasión of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted; Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substas ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, loe, Most, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Binile, or likely to be come offensive or injurious in transit.
8. Parcela will as a general rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. The Poat Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- misalon, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such an 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 these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, &e, which does not exist.
Mails for the United Kingdom, dc. by
French Packet.
Undor instructions from the London Post tffice, the Mails for the United King: dom which have hitherto been forwarded vid Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded md Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twoive hours results from the adoption of this route.
As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspond- ence intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked vis Marseilles.
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PAROSLS-The public is reminded that, there is no such thing sa Parcel Post to Europe, do. Much trouble and disap- pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the Post. Faps, Curios, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- tinually being refused, the renders having often spent more in Postage than would bave paid the freight by seamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS-Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bend file sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have so intrinsic value,
eums of money to or from this Colony and To provide means of remitting small between the Ports of Chine and Japan, the in future be allowed (but not required) to Postmasters and Agents of this Office will purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghaf, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Urders must be used.
The Stampa tendered for sale must at an impression appears to prevail that exceed $60 in value, must be perfectly correspondence for the Mediterranean ata clean, in good condition, and in strips of at tions, Gibraltar, Malis, Upprus, the Levant, least two, as no separate Stamps will be Turkey, de, can be forwarded only by purchased. They must be presented per- British Packet. It can be forwarded alsoonally or accompanied by a nuta, by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail,
The Fout aster or Agent may postpons purchasing if his public tonda in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or auspicious. He is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all stampa
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, purchased. or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re- | Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. gistered), nor is the Post Office responsible. for any jury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be
placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the 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 its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased,
No information can be given zespcoting letters which pass 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 A Postmaster may, to be made public. however, give an addrees if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is 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 theroon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change,. nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as changs or otherwise, no queation as to ita right am unt, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter,
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as "is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and
frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed but to the other letters in the mail, from the molting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all euch cases, to uss either wafers or gum, and advise their correspondents in, the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
The following Begulations sa to the Indemnity to be paid in certain caBUR OF the loss of kegistered correspondence have been made by His Excellency the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII.
The Post Office is not legally responsible for the sate delivery of Registered corres- pondeuce, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of suck correspondence fost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided :-
1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require,
2. That the letter was securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That appliestion was made to the Poatmaster General of Hongkong im mediately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with -auch application unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis- fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres- pondence was in the custody of the british Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by any fauit out the part of the ouder, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the diabo eaty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the hongkang Pust Office.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, dre., which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition,
Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders on the United King dom and the Straits Settlements are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small Bums may be remitted between the other forts by means of Postage Stamps.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed Correspondence, September 19, 1879.
Lota. Pap.
Anderson, Jamer1 Arderio, H. M. 1 Azavedo, Jožo.
R. de
1
2
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2
Bainbridge, Rev. 1 Baller, Mre Barker, G. Bavauclica, F. 1 Beaton, J. Belinnoiva, A. 1 Bossert, Albert 1 Bottu, Monir. Bourbon, Chus. 1 card Bowler, T. J. 1 Boyle, E. R. Braithwaite,Capt. Bratsberg, Oluf 0.2. Brimlow, John
1
1
1
1
British Empire, Proprietor of Brown, Jolu J. 1 Buchanan, Wm.)
Engineer the Chan Tie Sheem. 1 Ching (Seaman) 1 Colby, Mrs Comish, Robt., Į
B.0.$. Condey, Charles 1 Cook, Capt. A. B. 1 Daniels, Thos. 2 Engol, S.
Chas,
1
.. 1
1
Exnes, John I Fousing, Lonis 1 Gardner & Co. 1 George, Hyrapiel I Geyer, May Grinter, Walter 1 Grossberger& Co.2 Haas, Alexander 1 Habel, Fean Hartman, J.
1
1
1
Hi Chuen Joo Ho Liong Khoo Bea Chong 1 Klovekorn,
Knaepfer, Monsr. 1 Knipers, T. H. 1 Legg, John Chs. 4 Leonard, Clarence2 Lofholm, N. Lone, J.
I
Lets. Pap.
Lumley, J.
Macleod, A. H. 1
Mangact, M.
7
Massey, Mr
1
1
1 bk..
Mather, H. L. MeCartes, Dr. McDonald, D. N. 8
Morton & Co., i
Murphy Nicolas, SorDiego1 O'Brien,Timothy 1
Paimeira, Dolores 1
Pattison, Mrs H.1 Phillips, R. M. 1 Plantero,Sr.Juan 1
Quong Wong
Gruon
$1 rəgd.
Raoust, Monar. J.1
Itenonf, C. E.
René, Monsr.
1
1
Rizzo, Sigr. G. 1 Roza, Filomena 1. Rusbbronk, A. regd.Satu Yik
1
Sautos, Marcelinol Shang Was Chong) regă. Sherwood, Mr Siddens, Miss
Saidio
Silva, Jose Fco. 1- Smith, Thos. F. 2
Sohelkely, T.
Scrab, J.
1
Sonenblick, J. M.1 1 2. Stanford, B. R. 2 bks.
1
regd.
Staat, Dr.
6
Summers, Harry 1 Talcott, Mrs G.0.1 Tan Bong Tak Tau Pak Chus 1 Taylor, Wm. Kerr 19 Trannack, Rev.
Van Branit, F. B. 1 Vernoti, H.,
(Opora Co.) j Warren, J. J.
1.
1
I card Williams, G.A.P. 1
1
4
Woodlief, Misa $1
Lilla
1 Worthington, L. 2.Yam Kow
Zairo, Monar. 1
Detained for Postage. Koo Kum, shop
G. Y. M. G. A. Honolulu
Sandwich Islanda
parcel
1 letter 24 conts to pay.
For Merchant Ships
-Abbey Cowper
Adu
Leta Pap.
7
Fliberria Homewood
4 Hopeful
Allyn's Islo Alexa
Álexander Newton
Jane Avery Janet
2
1
Alice
Annie Weston Auguste
Aurora
Ban Lee Bath
Belted Will
Биз Сало
Callao
1
Lots. Pap
2
Jessie Jamieson John C. Munro Jules Dafauro Kaisow
Karo, 5.8.
Kim Yong Tye 1 Kirkland Lancashire Witch
Martha Davis
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Memnon
Miriam
Nettie Merryman 2
i regd.
1
1
8 Nardoo
Nehemiah Gibson4
N. Boynton
N. Pendelton
Orinoco
1 Patterdalo, a.a. 1 1 regd.
Peresus, s.8. Pendragon
1
Batllor Beandthe
1
1
Largs
Boll of Oregon Belloner
5
Loter
1
1
Melbrek
Benjamin Aymaul
Bertie Biglow
1
Black Watch
Candace
1
Carton
Carry Wyman Celestial, 6.8. Coylon Charity
2
10
1
Penrith
1
1
Petrol, 8.8. Pilgrim
ago,.8.8.
Clan Alpino
11
2 Prima Donna
Clara
Clara Babuyan Clenross Clara
1.
Prosperity
2
1
Pym
3
1
Queen of Englandi
I
Queen of India 2
1
1
R. M. Hayward 1
1
Charmer Choloc City of Santi.
Coldingham
Como
Nicholson Esmeralda
Tavius
Pomporo
Primus
Queen Pamia
Rifleman
1 Rover of the Seas 5
Sourabaya Packeti
Sunbeam, 8.8.
Strathmore
1
-2
1 Southern Cross 1
1
1
Spartan
1rg. 4
Sloat
1.
Stonewall Jackson1
Steveiot
5
1
Sydenham
3
2
Syria, 5.3.
1
Taunton
1
2. Thingvalla, 8.5. 2
7
Thomas Fletcher 2
1
Three Brothers 4
Tigro
3
Undaunted
Undine
1
Vale of Doon
Vanguard
1 Vesuvius
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Colwyn and unsealed envelope to the loatmaster at the nearest isaning office. The application Coolader, s.5.1 must be accompanied with the full amount Cores (including commission) in cheque, postage Corealla stampa, or other equivalent of cash, and a Crossfield little margin should be left for variations Crosshill of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Drumetog Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The registration of a packet makes ita order, sends it on in the envelope, and Edith
Elizabeth The Philippine Islands being now admit- transmission much more secure, inasmuch returns the change, if any, by first oppor- . M. Young ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis-tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it lows that all paid correspondence received tered packet cau be traced through its whole were to be registered, as it always should from Manila in the mails will be delivered course and thus the loss of a registered be. Care should be taken to send these free by this Uffice, and that all paid cor- packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe applications in time, as the Money Order Falcon
Fiery Cross respondence sent to Manila in the mails less large sums of money or other articles Offices close some hours before the depar Ferntower, s.s. 1 should be delivered free therO,
of great value should not be sent through tures of the mails.
4. No order must exceed $10, or in- Furward Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne the post, even if the packet be registered; as provides that "Neither the senders nor the the machinery of the Department is not alude any fraction of a penny, Orders will Frauk Morrison 1
be drawn at the current rate of the day+Freeman addressees of letters and other postal arranged with a view to such transmission.
advice arrived. packets shall be called upon to pay, either! By law, the Post Office is not responsible and paid at the rate of the day when the Gartwin in the Country of Origin, or in that of for the sale delivery of registered packets; Destination, any tax or daty other than" though any officer who may neglect his the recognised rates levied (in the case of daty on this point will be called to strict paid correspondens) by the despatching account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a or apparently extra charge, will at once be temptation which ought not to be created; of the proper and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such brought to the novice
All inland or colonial letters, The above does not apply in any to loose packets. authorities, in either Colony. letters sent outside the mails. These will therefore, which contain coia, and all always be charged on arrival in Hongkong inland letters which contain watches or and probably the Manila Uffice will adopt jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register- the same course.
ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are Any Foreign stamps on loose corre posted are detained for the next despatch. name) but the name of the Payes need not Army and Navy Gazette.
Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.
They must not be of intrinsic vaîne. 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 ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in exocation of a order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi- dual to another, which are not actual pat- terns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. Samples of seeds, drags, and such like art oles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such articles only, -may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of haen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds do, in baga entirely
The Pro-payment of correspondence for closed, provided such clcsed bags are trans- parent, so as to enable the Officera of the the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, &c., had been sent loose. spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian -Correspondence, Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
Most countries to which Hongkong for- warda Correspondence baring joined the General Portal Union or being probably following rules be strictly observed.
Tho commission is as follows:-
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £.... 18 cents,
£5............ 36
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64 +2
11
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£10. Local Money Orders (including. Straits Bettlements).
Up to $25........15 cents.
50............80
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Gauntlet Gitanilla Glamorganshire Golwan Golwyn
Harrington
3
Hattie E. Tapley 6 Haze
1 Victory
Wero
Woollahra
W. H. Deitz
Yorktown
Young Siam
Yuen Alon
2
Hazel Holme
5
Fazelhurst
9
Helens
1
Zephyr
Hermine
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Shanchi
For H. M. Ships, &c.
Leta. Pap.
lrg, 1
Leto: Pep
b.-Liats of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Rongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
6-Namen must be given in fall (except when there is more than one Christian Amsterdammer, be given if the order be crossed (as cheques Australasian Trade Review. are crossed), It can then be paid only Bahutte, through a Bank, and may afterwards be Bullionist. specially crossed to any Bank,
Books, etc. without Covers,
Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as puisory by whatever opportunity it is about to do so, it is necessary that the In case of loss of an order, necessity for rant & Co.'s Public Sale,
forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok
to the nature of the contents.
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General the person for whom it is intended, the ad- for Stam has been good enough to make dress of the sender, a trade mark or num-
arrangements by means of which correspon ber, and the price of the articles."
The rule which forbids the transmission denen can be Registered to Bangkok, at the through the Poat of any article likely to usual charge of 8 cents. Injure the contents of the Mail Bage or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the
Soldiers and Bailors 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 not ters (not superintending or First Class) or sent to its destination. Articles such as Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters the following have been occasionally posted to the United Kingdom via Southampton as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Post, viz: Metal basen, poree- lain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, bunches
But not Warrant Officers, vis. Aselajant Engineer, Gunner, Boniswain, or Carpenter.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be should be made to the nearest Money Evans Sons & Co.'s Price Current.
Cassel's Family Magazine. 7-No order can be paid till the Payee Chamber's Journal
Christian Week, hare signed it in the proper place, An order can be transferred to another office Colburn's U. S. Magazino, on payment of an additional commission. Courier.
Dagbladet. stopping payment, or the like, application hard Order Office for instructions.
Famillen Register. 6.---If the order be not presented within Field. six months an additional commission will
Freja. be charged; if not within twelve months, Gacatta de Madrid. the money will be forfeited. When the Herman Aarons (Cards). order is once paid no farther claim, can be Inverness Courier. entertained.
registered or unregistered, can be received | for Postage if it contains gold or allver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is liable to Customs 2. This Regulation prohibits the sending duties. 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, are as follows:--
ffio s
Books and Papers-to British
6 lbs. to the Coutinent, &o, 4 lbs Patterns to British Offices, Blna if with
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, do.. 8 oz.
9.-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
* Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis.
Local Orders on Shanghat are drawn at 2 per
cent, premium in all cases. A fixed dol- lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force at Shanghala
Iron.
Law Magazine and Review. Liverpool Weekly Mercury Marine Verordnungs Blatt.. Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. North British Agriculturist. Overland Mail. VAT Russian Fashion Paper, Register der Abbeldungen.
Times (Weekly). Weekly Dispatch,