HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE.
This reprint supersedes all previous issues of the Postal Guide, and is the only authorised complete summary of Postal regulations Whilst always willing to supply information in other ways, the Department declines responsibility for errors in replies to verbal applications (especially if addressed to Chinese) or notes) sub- ordinate officers The Chinese Shroffs at the windows are placed there to sell...amps, not to decide what is correct postage, which they often do not know,
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Rates of Postage.
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Posting
Registration.
Letters. Unpaid and Lonse,
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Books and Pulterna „Conun, rçal Pa
Zipers.
„Newspapers.
Prices Current and Circolors,
Local Parcel Post.
Requests for Redirection.
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Money Ordert,
Miscellaneous.
Proate Boxes. „Hongkong Office.
1.-The Hend Office for British Postal business in Chine is at Hongkong; there is a Post Office also at Shanghai, and Agencies at the following places:--
Canton, Hoihow (honorary). Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Hankow, and Tientsin. 2.—All complaints, or representations of matters which cannot be adjusted locally, abould be addressed to the Postmaster General, Hongkong, and, if marked On Postal Business, will be forwarded free by any Postinaster or Agent (see also paragraphs 141, 142).
(b.) The cover of any correspondence about which complaint is made should if possible be forwarded with such complaint. Neglect of this generally renders enquiry impossible, (c.) When correspondence has been missent or delayed (both of which are liable to happen
occasionally) all that the complainant need do is to write on the cover, Sent to....... or Delivered at
or Not received fill the ...th instant, or as the case may be, and forward it, without any note or letter whatever, to the Postmaster General. Attention to this would save much writing and needless trouble.
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(d) 0. en a cover shout which you intend to complain by cutting along the top, rather
than by tearing it at random.
Dimensions, Weights, and Contents of Correspondence.
3. No articles of correspondence, unless to or from a Government Office, must exceed the following measurement:-2 feet long, 1 foot wide, 1 foot deep. There is no limit to the weight of letters, but the weights of other articles (except official correspondence) are limited as follows:— To British Offices. To other Office!
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Pattern Tickets for non-British offices must not exceed these dimensions, & inches by 4-nches by 2 inclics.
4-No lette or packet, whether to be registered or unregist· 1 can be received for Postage (erce, it by incal parcel post) if it contains gold or silver momy, jewels, precious articles, or anything her, as a general rule, is able to Customs duties. Tais Rezulition prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quauiily sent be so small as to make the sample of no value
5.-The following articles cannot be sent by post at all; glass. liquids, g inɔow lar, natuches, indigo, iye-stuffs, sugar, soap, candles, war, or whatever is dangerous to the mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with them.
How to Address Correspondence.
6. The address and the Postage stamps should always be on the same side of the corres pondence--the side opposite to the seal or fastening.