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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
RATES OF POSTAGE. T
LETTERS.
Return
Printed
Re-
receipt
Commercial
Post Curd.
First Unit.
Each
Additional
Unit.
Matter
per
2.02.
gistration
Fee.
for
registered
Papers.
Samples.
articles.
Hongkong, Kowloon, and New. Territories,
2 cents (1 oz.)
2 cents (1 oz.)
1 eent
2 cents
Canton, Macao, Fatshan, Chan Chuen, and Whampoa,
...
2 cents (oz.) 2 cents ( oz.)
1 cent
2 cents
China, (except the above),
...
4 cents () oz.)| 4 cents (į oz.)
1 cent
2 cents
United Kingdom, British Colonies and Protect- orates,
...
4 cents (1 oz.) | 4 cents (1 oz.)
4 cents
2 cents
Foreign Countries,...
10 cents (1 oz.) 6 cents (1 oz.)
4 cents
2 cents
10 cents.
10 cents.
Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority
under which
levied.
that the lowest charge is 4 Same as for Printed Matter, except
cents.
that the lowest charge is 10 Sume as for Printed Matter, except
cents.
Ordinance 6 of
1900.
(A 37 )
N.B.-(a.) Postal Hong packets may be sent to China and Macao at 4 cents per oz., which must be prepaid.
(b.) Newspapers published in Hongkong and posted singly to the following Places are accepted at the special rate of 2 cents per 4 oz. or fraction thereof, viz. :- Australia. Canada, Ceylon, China, Corea, Formosa, India, Japan, Macao, Netherlands India, New Zealand, Philippine Islands, Sinm, Straits Settlements, Timor, and United Kingdom,
(c) Circulars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, Patterns, Bills, Almanacs, &c. when intended for addressees in Hongkong or Ports of China at which British Postal Agencies are established only and when posted in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight (such weight not to exceed 2 ounces) and prepaid in stamps at the 1 Such circulars should be delivered to an officer of the Post Office.
cent rate.
For Rates of Postage on Parcels see the current Postal Guide pages 62 to 147 inclusive.