| Letters per oz | Reply | Post Cards | Books, News-papers, Patterns, etc. per 2 oz. | Registration | Return Receipt for Registered Article | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNION COUNTRIES | 10 cents | 8 cents | 10 cents | 2 cents | 10 cents | 10 cents |
| Except :- Macao | ||||||
| NON-UNION COUNTRIES:— | ||||||
| Abyssinia | 20 cents | 10 cents | 2 cents | 10 cents | 20 cents | 10 cents |
| Afghanistan | 20 cents | 10 cents | 2 cents | 10 cents | 20 cents | 10 cents |
| Arabia | 20 cents | 10 cents | 2 cents | 10 cents | 20 cents | 10 cents |
| Ascension | 10 cents | 10 cents | ||||
| Bechuanaland | 2 cents | 1 cent | 12 cents | 10 cents (a) | 2 cents | 10 cents (a) |
| Bechuanaland Protectorate, including Kanye, Lake Ngami, Macloulsie, Mashonaland, Matabeleland, Molepolole, Palapye (Khamas Town), Shoshong, Tati River, and Zambesi | 32 cents | 10 cents | 10 cents | 10 cents | 40 cents | |
| British Central Africa, including— British Nyassaland, Barotse, Lake Mocro, Tanganyika, and Upper Zambesi | 20 cents | 10 cents | 5 cents | 20 cents | R | |
| China (or from China to Hongkong) | 20 cents | 10 cents | 10 cents | 8 cents | 2 cents | |
| Corea | 5 cents (c) | 10 cents (e) | R | |||
| Friendly Islands, (Tonga Islands) | 10 cents | |||||
| Madagascar, (except French Establishments) | 10 cents | 10 cents (c) | 5 (b) | 10 cents (in) | 10 cents | 10 (14) |
| Morocco, (except Casablanca, El-ksar-el-kbir, Fez, Larniche, Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat, Safi, Tangier and Tetuan) | 10 (c) | |||||
| Navigator's Islands, (Samoa) | 10 cents | |||||
| Niger Coast Protectorate, viz.: Benin, Bonny, Brase, Calabar, Opobo, and Warree or Forcados | 20 cents | De | ||||
| Orange Free State | 20 cents | 2 cents | 2 cents | 2 cents | 2 cents | 10 cents |
| St. Helena | 20 cents | HI | ||||
| Sarawak | 10 cents (ca) | 4 cents | 2 (a) | 10 cents (ix) | ||
| Society Islands | 10 cents (l) | 8 cents | 2 cents | 10 cents | ||
| Other parts | 10 cents (^) | 1 cent | 2 cents | 10 cents (1) | H | |
| Between Hongkong and Canton, mail for Local delivery | I | 2 cents |
(a) An additional charge is made on delivery.
(b) Registration in China extends to Hankow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only.
(c) Prepayment is compulsory.
(f) Registration is incomplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival.
Same as for Books, except that the lowest charge is 10 cents.
Ordinance 1 of 1887
(A 31 )
SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Act of Colonial Legislature or
other Authority under which levied.
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.
Books, News-
ΤΟ
Letters peroz
Single
Reply
papers,
Post Carils l'ost Cards
Patterns,
each.
mich.
Prices
Current &c.
per 2 oz.
Registration.
Return Receipt for
Commer. cial
Registere Article.
l'apers.
Conts.
Conta
Cents.
Conta.
UNION COUNTRIES,
10
+
8
Conta
10
Cents.
Except :-
Macao,
NON-UNION COUNTRIES:—
Abyssinia.
Afghanistan,
Fions),
Arabia,
Ascension,
Bechuanaland,
2
1
12
10 (r)
2
10(ra)
2
10 (in)
10 (18)
Africa (West Coast, Native Posses-
20 (ca)
10()
20
A
5
20
R
2 9 32
10 (ix)
10 (in)
10
10
10 40
Bechuanaland I'rotectorate, in- cluding Kanye, Lake Ngami, Macloulsic, Mashonaland,” Ma- tabeleland, Molepolole, fala- chive (Khamas Town), Sho- shong, Tati River, and Zambesi,... British Central Afrien, including—
British Nyassaland,
Barotse,
Lake Mocro, Tanganyika, and Upper Zambesi,..
China (or from China to Hong-
kong),
200
10
10
8
2
TO
Coren.
5 (c) 10(e)
R
Friendly Islands, (Tonga Islands), -
10
Madagascar, (except French Esta-
blishments, viz., Ambositra, An. devovante, Antananarivo, Diego Suarez, Fenerive, Fiaranantson, Foulpointe, Ivondro, Maevata- nana, Malambo, Mahanoro. Ma- heln, Maintirano, Majunga, Mananjary, Morandava, Mo- Totsangana, Nossi-Vė, St. Mary, Tamatare. Vatomandry, and Vobemar).
Morocco, (except Casablanca, El- ksar-el-kbir, Fez, Larniche, Ma- zagan, Mogador, Rabat, Safli, Tangier and Tetuan, at cach of which places the Gibraltar l'ost Ofice or French Post Office main- lains an agency under the l'ostal Linion Regulations),
10(-)
10(c)
5(b)
10 (in)
10
10 (14)
ન
Navigator's Islands, (Samoa),
10
Niger Coast Protectorate, viz.:
Benin, Bonny, Brase, Calabar,
20
Opobo, and Warree or Forcados,.
De
Orange Free State...
20
2 2 2 2
10
10
10
5
10
St. Helena,.......
20
HI
Sarawak,...
10 (ca)
4
2 (a)
10 (ix)
Society Islands,..................................
10()
8
2
10
Other parts,
10(^)
1
2
10 (1)
H
Between Hongkong and Canton,
mul for Local delivery,
I
2
(a) An additional charge is made on delivery.
(6) Registration in Chinu extends to Hulhow, Canton, Swatow, Aniny, Foechow, Ningto, Shangbul and Hankow only, (c) Prepayment la compulsory.
(f) Iegistration is incomplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival.
For Parcel Rates; see separate Table, or the Postal Guide,
Sume us for Books, except that the lowest charge is 10 cents.
Ordinance 1 of 1887.
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