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II. TO NON-UNION COUNTRIES.

(A7)

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

under which levied. or other Authority

Act of Colonial Legislature

POSTAGE.

I. TO COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION.

General Rates of Postage to the Countries of the Postul Union.

PER Å OL LETTERA

PORT CARDE

EACH,

PER 7 OZ. COMMERCIAL PAPERS, 11008, PATTERNA &

RACHI. TRICKS CURRENT, SEWAPAPERS &

REDISTRATION,

10 cents.

3 cents.

2 cents.

2 cents.

10 cents.

by the addressee and return, on paying an extra fee of 5 cents, The sender of any Registered Article may have a receipt sent with it, for signature except that all Packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 cents each. such as Invoices, Deeds, Copied Music, &c. The rate is the same as for Books, Commercial Papers signify any papers which, though wholly or partly written by hand, have not the character of an actual and personal correspondence,

Unpaid Articles are charged double the deficient postage.

Books,

NON-UNION COUNTRIES.

&C.,

PER 2 oz.

cents. | cents. | cents.

cents.

c Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,... {vid Galle, e Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Ascension, Bolivia,

vić Torres Straits,

101

25 J

10

10

C)

III.-LOCAL POSTAGE.

Ordinance No. 10 of 1876.

General Local Rates for Hongkong, Macao, China, Japan, Siam direct (d), Cochin China, Tonquin, and the Philippines, ................

fres

LETTERS, VER | 04,

POST CARDS,

ŁACII.

BOOKS, PARCELS & PATTERNS, PER 1 Oz.

NEWSTATERS & PICKS CURRENT,

BACIL

REGISTRATION.

5 cents.

(e)

1 cent.

2 cents.

2 cents.

10 cents.

Parcel Post-Parcels containing no letters may be forwarded at Book Rates to Ceylon, India, the Straits Settlements, and to all Local Ports except those the names of which are printed in Italics. Parcels are forwarded to India by P. & 0, and Indian Packets only, to Ceylon by P. & O. Packet only, to all other places by Private Steamers only. For Rules see Postal Guide, par. 101-103. Registration of parcels for Ceylon and India is compulsory. A declaration of contents is required with parcels for India.

(c) Prepayment is compulsory. (d) Viâ Singapore, 10 cents, (c) Between Hongkong. Canton, and Macao, 2 cents.