año. 5110.—NovEMBER 22, 1879.]
POSTAL BATES,
joined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corra spondence to all parts of the world ailed rules affecting the transmit sion of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
3rd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and this regulation applies 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 pless 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 Hongkong Rates of Postage. 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.
(Revised April 4th, 1879.) In the following Statements and Tables the Raton are given in cents, and aré, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Fattorne, per two ounces.
Téwspapers over four ounces in weight charged as double, treble, &, so the thing be, but such papers or packets of Spars may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one or must anything whatever be inserted kat 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,
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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 alamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case t: must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) er in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit for examination. If this rule be infringed casy removal the newspaper is treated as a lotter.
Evory newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spected.
commercial Papers signify such papers though Written by Hand, do not bear -he character of an actual or personal corre- Spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied
A newspaper or packet of newspapera music, do. Any of them in a Book Packet which containe any enclosure except sup- expose it to the higher charges stated be-ploments is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass,
LOBAS
The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Return Receipt on pafing an extra fee of 4 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Con- mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is be, Patterns for anch offices are limited 8 ounces, and must not exceed these mersions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2
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 inaathiciently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 6 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
means No Registration.
A book-packet may contain any number Countries of the Postal Union.
of separate books or other publications The Union may be taken to comprise (including printed or lithographed letters), Eprops, most foreign porssasions in Asia, photographs (when not en glas or in casca Wynn, W, Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all containing glass or any like substance), America, Mexico, Nalvador, Chili, drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Republic of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, use for writing or printing upon; and the with all Danish, books or other publications, prints, waps, Dermuda, Labuan, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and &o., may be either printed, written, en- Spanish Colonies.
raved, lithographed, or plain, or any Countries nor in the Union,—The chief mixture of these. Further, all legitimate countries not in the Union are the Aus-binding, mennting, or covering of a book, tralasian Group.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route :-
Letters,
Post Cards,
8 cents per qz.. 8 cents each,
8 cents.
2 cents each.
Registration, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, 2 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 oz.
Jxceptional rates, to the United King- Em and Union Countries served through United Kingdom via Brindisi only:— Zetter,
12 cents per oz.
5 cents cash.
8 conts.
Toat Cards, Registration,
4 cents each. ...papers, Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz, Commercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (..), Bahamas, Guatemala (..), Hayti (N.B.), New Granada (N.B.), Panama (8.8.), and"Venezuela (N.B.);-
Letters, Registration, Newspapers,
Via San Via S. Hampton · Via
Francisco, or Mareciles. Brindisi
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THE CHINA MAIL.
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, by British Packet, for one penny; or viâ scissors, needles, pine, pieces of machinery, Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. sharp pointed instruments, samples of Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass correspondence exactly the same as imperial bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various Statipa.“ kinda, curry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
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Such articles at scissors, knives, TAZOZE, forks, steel pene, nails, keys, watch machi nery, metal tubing, pieces of motel 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,
Soldiers' and Sailors' lotters 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.
2. If from a Soldior or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer at sign his name, with name of Regi- ment, or Ship, do, infull
8. If or Sailor; his class or
into a soldier of sted i flew on
name of Regiment, or Ship, do, in full.
French Packet.
PARCELS. The public la reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &o. Much trouble and disap- pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the, Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dresa 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 a eamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS -Some dificulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of
No
what is a Pattern. It is a bond fulé sample
of goods which the sender han for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallcat possible quantity
ar, and must have no intrinsic value,
for posting Correspondence for Europe,
To provide the greatest possible facilities Mails for the United Kingdom, de. by compatible with shewing what the goods de, up to the latest moment before the
Under instructions from the London departure of the French Packets, arrange Post tfice, the Maile for the United King- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters-except those to dom which have hitherto been forwarded and through Australia from 11:10 A., to via Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear & late feet Aapies, as is understood that a gain of 18 cents extra postage.
of twelve hours results from the adoption of this route,
A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters to half an hour after the time of closing being receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up
The late fee is also 18 centa.
Miscellaneous Notices,
Local Delwery,
1. All correspondence posted before p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two bours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Malle.
2. Invitations, do, 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 expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence la invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Postal Guide, par. 103.)
3. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou-
lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Oards, &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Past Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. batch must consist of at least ten.
divide the mail, and no practical advantage As it would be extremely inconvenient to would result from doing so, all correspond. French Facket will be sent via Naples, even ence intended for the United Kingdon by
though marked vid Marsillea.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, &, can be forwarded only by British facket. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail.
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The Post Office in not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other pezial packet (even if the packet be re- gistered), nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this Precaution no fragile article should be sent through the 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 the course of Enthat, whenever the bag has
its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.
Each
4 Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. 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 bim. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern l'ackets.
Local Parcel Post.
No information can be given respecting dc., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or
except to the persons to whom they are lettera which pass through a Post Office attached; 88, also rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper
addressed; and in no other way is official or otherwise) in the case of books, peus-or
information of a private character allowed pencils in the case of pocket-books, &c.,
to be made public. A Postmaster may, 1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post however, give an addreas if he has no reason and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually between any of the British Post Offices in to believe that the person whose address it appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak-is would disapprove of bis doing so. &c. must not be cont as a separate packet. boi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. Postmasters are not allowed to return any
Circulars, ie, letters which are intond-hey must not exceed the following dimen- ed for transmission in identical terms to siena, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 2 foot deep,
nor weish more than 6lbs. The postage several persons, and the whole or the will be 20 cents per lb., which will include greater part of which is printed, engraved, Registration. The parcels may be wholly or lithographed, may also be sent by closed if they bear this special endorse- book post.
ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of
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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 cireulsr-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or to any way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
4 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, pistage stamp, otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contenta being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the Bolivia, Costa Rica (..), Ecuador greater security of the contents, however, (R), Nicaragua (N.x.):—
It may be tied at the ends with string Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in suob caser, although if they do so they must again tie up the packot.
12
None.
8
8
4
4
3
6
Books & Patterns, 6
6
8
Letters,
20
30
34
Newspapers,
4
4
6
yoka & Patterns, 12
6
8
egistration,
8
None,
None,
Hawaiian Kingdom :-
tters,
12
12
16
egistration,
None.
None.
wspapers,
.4*
4
6
ks & Patterns, 6* ;
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 None, Government offices.
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When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis V. Indios (except as above), Paraguay, slon 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.
Jgusy m
30
$4
«жарарока,
4
6
Books & Patterns,
6
Pistration,
8.
8
British & Union) West Indies only,
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contrast Packet 24; by Pri- rate 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 Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in sither direction,OPTITINKASUTAJA ***Between any other two of
a following laces (through: British Office) viz. Hong-
kong, Macao, Ports of China And Japan, Langkok, Cochin
China, Tonquin, and the Phi-
Lettere
Registration.
Newspapers.
Bks. & Pitna.
Fer 2 oz.
282 2
Eppines, by Private Skip,.....1829
Between the above by Con-||
sract Mail,
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Any publication fulfilling the conditions bersafter named can past as a newspaper
The conditions are as follows in 1st. The publication must comist wholly A great part of political or other news, of articles relating thereto, or to other redrent topic, with or without advertise
PATTERNS.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rale excludes all articles of a saleable nature, its own, apart from its more use as a pattern; and indeed whatever may have a value of 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 restricted to bond fide
trade patterns or samples 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 indivi- dual to another, which are not actual pat- terus or samples, are not adulssible.
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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, drugs, and such like art.cles, which cannot be sent in covera of this kind,—but auch articles only, may be pusted enclosed in boxes, or bags of linen cr other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds do, in bags entirely clused, provided anch closed bags are trans parent, so se to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves us to the nature of the contenta
There must be no. writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the ad- dress of the sender, a trade mark or num. ber, and the price of the articles.
The rule which forbide the transmission through the Port of any article likely to Injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination. Articles such as Ind. It must be published in numbers at the following have been occasionally posted intervala of not more than 31 days, and an Patterns, and have been detained as ming, be printed on a sheet or shesia uns ¦ unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porcE-
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the Postmaster General.
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2. The following cannot be transmitted Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquida, Explosive substa: ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffa, lee, Meats Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
8. Parcels will es 6 general rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Facket. 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 as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to say parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the senders against any hut a very remote pro- bability of lona,
4 The public are cautioned not to con- found there facilities with a Parest Post to Europe, do, which does not exist,
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lowe that all paid correspondence received from Manila is the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there,
Articlo IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that" Neither the senders nor the packets shall be called upon to pay, either addressees of letters and other postal In the Country of Origin, or in that of the recognised rates levied (in the case of Destination, any tax or duty other than" paid correspondens) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony,
The above does not apply in any to loose letters sont outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrival in Bongkong and probably the Manils Office will adopt the same course.
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 sout loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is compulsory by whatever oppertunity it is forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok,
Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Sismo has been good enough to make arrangemente by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cents.
DR.
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, oven though a request to such effept be writton thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amunt, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it bas 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.
To provide means of remitting emal sums of money to or from this Colony und between the Forts of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in futuro be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in used. either direction, Money-Orders must be
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed 850 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purebased. They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note,
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed Correspondence,
November 21, 1879.
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Leta, Fap.
1
Lota. Pap. Allen, E. L. B. 1 Mackie, T. Atsok, Mypan 1 regd.Marmont, B. 3 Ayoon
1 regd. Marshall, Mra Azavedo, João
Robert R, do
Maurer, Mr Baring, A. Barker, G. Battista, Sigr. 11
Imberti
B, Sigr. F.
} 1
1 regd.MoDuer, Mra 1
# 2
1
Morgenroth, G.A.2 Mokey, W. H.
Moore, F. C. Moran, B. Moreno, O.
1 Noro, Mathew 1
Nicholson,
Alex.(aman) Nicolas, SorDiego 2
Bourbon, Chus. 1 card Murphy, P. Bratsborg, Olaf C.2 Braithwaite, Capt.
Browne, Capt.
1 A. B. Cararo, Sig. E. 1 card Nielsen, F.O.
1 Carlson, 0. Castor, James Ching (Soumaa) Colby, Mrs Crettier, Monsr. 1 Cristoforis, G. de 1
I
1
O'Brien, Timothy
1 Page, Joha Ed. 1
1
1
18
Forcy, Wm. Jas. 1 Petussi, C. N. Poyed, Morteld 1 Quoa-Yee-Gee 1 regd. Quong Wong 1 regă.
Guon Quong Ying Woh 1 regd.
5
1 ragd. Bastmann, 3,
Rosenthal, D. B. 1 Bammelhagen Salgado, Sor. Jose 2
Crofton, Mrs G. 1 Crofton, Geo. Davis, Ch Dawe, Wm. Descamps, Mons.1 Duhamel, Chas. 1 Emery, H. O. I Er-Gee-Lee, Rev.1 Eitridge, Frank 1 Farfara, G. Fernandes, David 1 Francis, Francis 1 Francisco, Yg. Frank, Mr Fransch, G. 1 Goyer, Max Gi Goum Gradinger,
Master
-Franzisca
1
Sam Yik
1
Shang Wan Chongi regð.
1 Sherwood, Mr
Shin Lim
Sillifant, E. Sing Get
Smith, W. Farra & Senonblick, J. M.2
Sonza, A. M. P. 1
1
Stanford, B. R. 8 bks.
I
Stone, E.
1
1
Stringer, H.
1
Suce Long & Co. 1 regå. Sutton, W,
1
Green, Mra M.E.1
Telowitz, T.
Grossberger & Co.2 regd. Tause, Miss N. 9.1 Hans, Alexander 1 Bair, John Hanes, A.(searian) Haworth, J.
J. K.
1
Thistedt, T.
1
1 Thorse, M. M. 1
1 Tong Yinng
1 rogd.
1 1
I
1
Velini, Paolo Vernon, H.,
1
Voen & Co. Waight, J.
(Opera Co.)
Vigano, Sigr. G. 1
1
2
White, Mrs F.W.I
1
615
I regd.
Winters, Miss G. 1
2 Won Kam
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain cases ou the loss of Registered correspondenca bave Hee Heng been made by His Excellency the Governor Horn, Samuel under Ordinanco 10 of 1876, Section Xll.
The Post Office is not legally responsible. Jenkins, John
Jager & Co. for the safe delivery of Registered dorres. Johnson, J. J. 1 pondence, but henceforth it will be pre-Kong Woh Sing 1 regd. West, J. pared to make good the contents of such Knipers, T. H. I correspondence lost while pausing through Lascozan, J. the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain Le Joane, casos, provided:-
Moner. R. Leonard, Clarence2 Leonetti, F. Liamo, Moner, Į (Chinaman) Lilley, Capt. Losch, E. MacCarthy, Dr.T
Chaa. E.
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 application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong im mediately the loss was discovered, the sivelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost,
4. That the Postmaster Genoral is satis fied that the loas 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 negligence of any person-not-in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.
•
I regd.
I
2
B
Williams, G.A.P. 1 Williams, T.
Chang (Sing 1
Kup shop)
Worthington, L.
Young, Henry,
21st Royal 1
Fusilier
Zairo, Moner, 1
Detained for Postage.
Ramos,, Annita!
Sor. D. Chile
1 letter 20 cents to pay.
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For Merchant Ships.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, Agnes Muir watches, handsomely bould books, &c., which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
Money Order Regulations. 1.--Money Orders on the United King B.v. Middleburg dom and the Straits Settlements are isanod Bath at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama.
Bathlor Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Belloner Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
residents at the smaller Ports in this way. 3.Many Money Orders are supplied to
The commission is as follows -
Orders on the United Kingdom, Up to £2...... 18 cents.
1
Leta. Pap
John Nicholson d
Lets. Pap.
1
Howden
Aikshant
}
Iris
Albion
5
1 Itália, 8.8.
Alexa
Alico
Jules Dufsure
1
Anna Sophie
I
Julia A. Brown 1
Anne
1
Kim Yong Tye 1
Annie S. Hall
2
Lancashire Witch10 1
Annie Weston
Lena Borbon
2
Lily
Lota
1-
Loter
Mad Cap
Belted Will Benjamin Aymaul Bua Cano.
9
1 Middlesso
Monte Rosa
Nettie Merryman 32
Callao Candace Charity
1
1 regd.
1
10
Orinoco
1
14
8 Pegasus, sisi
8
Pendragon
1
Petrel, 8.5,
Choloc Clan Alpine Clara
1
1.
Norman
N. Boynton
1 regd.
Patterdale,s.s. 18 irg. 4
Prima Donna
Primus
Prosperity
Rifleman
Southern Cross
1 Rover of the Seas 9
2 Sir Lancelot
Star of China
StonewsWeeksoni
Sunbeam, 8.5, Syria, 8.8..
Undaunted
Undine Vanguard
6
2
1
7
2
Staut
1
1
1
2
1 Tang Ting, 8.8.1
Harrington Hattie N. Bangs 1 Hattie E. Tepley 5 Hay A. Paul Hermine Hopewell
Wero
Wing Soby-Shing?
2
Woolishra
4
1
Yorktown
For H. M. Ships, &o.
Foxhound
Lets. Pap. .: 1
Shannon
Labs. Pe 1
and from the East and West Indies, and The practice of sealing letters passing to other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as in specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the lotters so sealed out to the other letters An application for an order* is filled up in the mail, from the melting of the wax and and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, adhesion of the letters to each other. The and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Clurd
The application Coldingham public are therefore recommended, in all the nearest issuing office.
must be accompanied with the full amount Colwyn Buc OBEB, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun (including commission) in cheque, postage Crossbill tries referred to, to do the same.
stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Dora Ano little margin should be left for variations Edith
Irg. 4 of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Edward Barrow 2 The registration of a packet makes its order, sends it on in the envelope, and Ferntower, .s. 1
Fiery Cross mission mach more secure, inasmuch returns the change, if any, by first oppor- Gandsborough as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it
Gauntlet course; and thus the loss of a registered be. Care should be taken to send these Glandinorwig tered packet can be traced through its whole were to be registered, as it always should Gitanilla packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe applications in time, as the Money Order Golwan less large sums of money or other articles Offices close some hours before the depar. Golwyn the post, even if the packet he registered; as of great value should not be sent through|tures of the mails.
4.-No. order must exceed £10, or in- the machinery of the Department is not clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will By law, the Post Office is not re pensible and paid at the rate of the day when the arranged with a view to such transmission, be drawn at the current rate of the dayt for the safe delivery of registered packets; advice arrived. daty on this point will be called to strict though any officer who, may neglect his count, Sent in unregistered letters, valu able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created; and the Department osunot in any way. undertake the safe conveyance of such All Ipand or colonial letters, therefore, which contain coin, and all packets. inland letters which contain watches or
Books, etc. without Govers. jewellery, even though they be posted
Allgenianes Journal.” Up to $25...........15 conta
Army and Navy 'Gazette. ed, aud charged on delivery with a double without registration, are treated as register-
50....... .80
Caffaro. registration fee of eightpence in addition to
5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the Continent, the ordinary postage; and any such letters Hongkong, Shanghai, ant Yokohama
United Kingdom may be consulted at Ctpekoza (Russian), which cannot be registered in time to be
Durant & Co.'s Public Sala. 6.Names must be given in full (except Ekkehard. forwarded by the Mail for which they are when there is more than one Christian English Independent. posted are detained for the next despatch.name) but the name of the Payee need not Epoca. Even if the letter do not contain ang article be given if the order be crossed (as cheques Evans Sons & Co.'s Price Current of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very are crossed). It can then be paid only Familien Register. important, be registered.
through a Bank, and may afterwards be Fenfalls. specially crossed to any Bank.
Field. have signed it in the proper place. An Friend of India.
7-No order can be paid till the Payee Freja. order can be transferred to another office Gaceta de Madrid. on payment of an additional commission. Geornaie Per Tutti. In case of loss of an order, necessity for Hexamedan. stopping payment, or the like, application Highlander. should be made to the nearest Money Jaane Ropublique. Order Office for instructions.
8.-If the order be not presented within Lucknow Times. six months an additional commission will Marina Verordnungs Blatt. be charged; if not within twelve months, Middelfort Avis. order is once paid no further claim can be the money will be forfeited. When the National Zeitung.
Most countries to which Hongkong for- wards Correspondence baving joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly obs+rved."
1- No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or u registered, can be received for Postageif it contains gold or silvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is liable to Customs duties,
2. This Regalation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the Soldiers and Sailors' Letters
quantity aont be to small as to make the commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmax.
Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non-sample of no value, tera (Bot, superintending or First Clam) er Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom vis "Southampton
* But not Wartant Oßours, viz., Assistant Isin and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
follows:-
8. The limits. of weight allowed are as
Books and Papers to Britiali Offen, 5 lbs, to the Continent, &, 4 lbs. Petterns to British Offices 81hs if with
cut intrinals value to the Continent,
£5.
15
£7
"
B5
36
13
54
11
21
$10.72-
Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements).
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entertained.
H
-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
Made out on a printed form which is supplied
Local Orders on Shanghai are drawn at 2 per cent. premium in all ages. A fixed del. lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is lu force at Shangkal
People's Friend.
Provincia di Prescia Plans (from C. Heckmann) Berlin.
Record,
Register der Abbeldangen. Russian Fashion Paper. Sample of Cotton, Verzameling, Weekly Bulletin,”
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