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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE.
(f.) There is no charge for re-di ection of paid Union correspondence" to Union Countries. (9.) The marine officers are not allowed to deliver correspondence at Singapore.
(h.) Letters for a firm will not be intercepted without the written authority of that firm. (i.) Intercepted correspondence can never be delivered until at least two hours after the
local delivery.
(3.) As a general rule, whatever can be done by a friend outside will not be done in the
Post Office.
106.—Correspondence from the Continent for Northern Ports by French packet cannot be intercepted, nor can that for Yokohama by any Mail,
107. No request is acted on for more than three months, at the end of which time the correspondence resumes its usual course.
Postage Stamps.
108.--Hongkong Postage Stamps of the tollowing values can be purchased and are available abany British Post Office or Agency in Hongkong or China :—
2 cents, or 1d.
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5-d,
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30 cents,
Or 1/3.
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71
4/0.
* Dollars,
8/4.
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96 cents.
8 Dollars, or 12/6. Post Cards-
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3 cents.
109.-These Stamps are not available at British offices out of Hongkong or China.
110-Postage must be prepaid in Stamps, not in money. The Stamps must be whole, rlean,
ant placed on the addre-s side of the letter.
111,-No refund will be made of any extra charge resulting from stamps placed on the seal side being overlooked.
112. Postmasters and Agenta are allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents,
118. The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $50 in valoe, must be perfectly clean, and in good son lition. They must be presented poravnally or accompaniei by a note.
114.—The Postimnaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not suficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to charge a commission of ono per cent, on all stumpa purcha ed.
115.-Letters containing Stamps should be Registered, and the stamps should be secured
from observation.
116-Boxholders (bat boxholders only) are at liberty to mark their Postage Stamps on the back or face, or by perforation, so as to prevent their being stolen. If the mark bo on the face, it must be such as not to interfere with the clean appearance of the stam,›,
117. Postage Stamps are sold for cash only. Correspondence will not be stamped at the Post Office and charged to a bosholder's account, Groupt as provided by the Local Postage regula. tions (see paragraph 150c).
118. The shroffs who sell stamps are not allowed to affix them, even if requested to do so, This most be done by the purchaser.
119. Specimen Stamps cannot be supplied to the public srcapt on receipt of their full value. A complete set of the stamps in use (see par. 108) costs $1.99, or with the $2 and $3 stampa, $6.99. No obsolete stamps can be supplied.
120. The officers of the Poet Office cannot undertake to collect obliterated Postage Stampa. 121.All persons are recommende i to koop Postage Stamps under Ch tho lock and key, and in posting large quantities of correspondence to send it in a box carefully a... 1 (308 paragraphs 45 and 46).
Money Orders and Postal Notes.
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122. Money Orders are issued at Hongkong and Shanghai on the following countries and places:-
Amoy.
Canton.
Ceylon.
Foochow
Hankow,
Hoihow.
Hongkong.
India. Japan.
New South Wales.
Port Darwin.
Ningpo.
Quecusland. Shanghai.
South Australia. Straite Settlements. Sualow.
Tramanin.
United Kingdom.
eltria. Western Australia,
193. The commission charged on Money Orders is as follows (according to the currency tho Order is drawn in}); -
Up to £2 or $10 or 20 Repers......20 cents. Up to £5 or $25 or 50 Rupeen..............40 cents. Up to £7 or $3 or 70 Rupees.....GO crale.
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Up to £10 or $50 or 100 Rupees......80 centa Up to
150 Rupees......$1.00.
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121.-No Order must exceed £10 or $50 (unless drawn on India, when 150 Rupees is the limit), 12-No more than two such Onlers will be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payee, by the same mail.
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* Union correspondence means that exchanged between any two countries of the Postal Than
not apply to Local correspondence the original payment on which was not suficient for ta. second troml
letter from Amoy to Hùngkong, paid 5 cents only, and rødrened to Pana, world be u - to a further charge.
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