(A 33)
SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Act of Colonial Legislature of other Authority under which lerled.
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.
Books, News-
ΤΟ
Letters per 4 oz.
Single
Reply
Post Cards Post Cards
papers, § Patterns,
cachi,
cacht,
Prices
Current &e,
per 2 oz.
Registration.
Return Receipt
for
Commer- cial
Registered Papers.
Article.
UNION COUNTRIES, (except as below),
United Kingdoni.
Cente
10
Chute.
Corta.
Cinte.
Conte
Centa,
8
2$
10
10
Aden, Ascension, Bahamas, Barba- los, Bermuda, British Central Africa, British East Africa, Brit- ish Guiana, British Honduras, British North Borneu, Canada, Cape Colony, Ceylon, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji Islands, Gambin, Gibraltar, Gold Coast Colony, India, including-Chan- dernagore, Karikul, Mähé, Pon- tlicherry, Yonam; Jamaica, Jo. bore, Labuan, Lagos, Leeward Islands, viz. ;-- Antigua. Domini- ca. Montserrat, Nevis, St. Chris- tophor, Virgin Islands; Malay States (Federate(), viz. :—Negri Sembilan, Palang, Perak, Selan- gor; Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Newfoundland, Niger Coast Pro- tectorate, Niger Company's Ter- ritory, St. Helena, Sarawak, Sey. chelles, Sierra Leone, Straits Set- tlements, Tobago, T∙inidad, Turks Islands, Uganda, Windward Is. lands, viz.:—Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Zanzilar, Macao,
NON-UNION COUNTRIE:-
Abyssinia,
Afghanistan,
Africa (West Coast, Nntive Posies-
sions),
Arbin,
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Bechuanaland Protectorate, in- cluding Kanye. Lake Ngami, Macloutsie, Molepolole, Tala- chwe (Khamas Town), Rhodesia (comprising Mashonaland, Mata- beleland, and Northern Zain- besin), Shoshong, and Tati Iliver,.] Chinn (or from China to Hongkong). Friendly Islands, (Tonga Islands), . Moniecó, (except Casablanca, El-
keur-el-kbir. Fez, Lamiche, Ma- zagan, Mogador, Ralat. Sami, Tangier and Tetuan, at each of which places the Gibraltar l'oxt Office or French Post Office main. tains an agency under the l'ostal Union Regulations), Navigator's Isluks, (Samoa Is.), Other parts.
+
Between Hongkong and Canton, and Changchow, and for Locni delivery,
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10(e)
10 (en)
10 (en)
10 (*)
10
5(0 10
10()
10
10 (2)
2
3
2$
10
10
AI
2013
៖
EC
7200
15
2(4 oz)]
14
10
10 19
10 (in)
10 (in)
::
212
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2(10)
n
10 (in)
10 (in)
10
10 (7) 10
2:
021
10
29
10 (ix)
2(4)
10
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Same as for Books, except that the lowest charge is 10 cents.
Ordinance. 1 of 1887.
(a) Anxdditional charge is made on delivery.
(b) Registration In China through British Offices extends to Wolhaw, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Fowelow, Xingpo, Shanglial, Hankow, and Lin Kung Txu only. (e) Prepayment is entopulsory.
(la) Regisimtion is incoinpletë, not extending beyond Port of Arrival,
* Letters for these places posted at any Office, other than in the Colony, (viz., at any British Postal Agency in China or any Imperial
Chinese Post Office using Hongkong Stamps) are subject to the rate of 10 centy por half ounce.
3 Newspapers to the following British Possessions and foreign enantries are accepted at the special rate of 2 cents per 4 ounces or
fraction thereof, viz. :--
Australis,
Annam,
China, Ceylon
Cochin China, Corca, Formosa, India,
Japan, Масло, Netherlands India, Philippines,
Sinm,
Straits Settlements, Timor, Tonkin.