1895 — Page 31

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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or utlier Authority under which levied.

RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

ΤΟ

Letters per oz.

Single

Post Cards Post Cards

each.

Reply

cach.

Books, Patterns,

Prices

Current &c. per 2 oz.

per 2 oz.

Newspapers

Registration.

Return Receipt

for Registered Article.

Conta

Conta

Cents.

Cents.

Centa.

Centa.

Centa,

UNION COUNTRIES,

except :-

10

8

2

2.

10

G

Масло,

1

~

e)

NON-UNION COUNTRIES:-

Abyssinia,

Africa (West Coast Native Posses-

sions),

Arabia,

10(c)

20 (ca)

10 (~)

:

:

2

10 (in)

6

10 (in)

2

10 (in)

Ascension,

Bechuanaland,

Bechuanaland Protectorate, In- cluding Kanye, Lake Ngami, Maclontsic, Mashonaland, Ma- tabelelanil, Molepolole, Pala- chwe (Khamas Town), Sho- shong, Tati River, and Zambesi,...]

China (or from China to long-

kong),

Friendly Islands (Tonga Islands),

Madagascar (except French Estn- blishments, viz., Ambositra, Anderovnute, Fencrive, Fiara- nantson, Foulpointe, Ivondro, Maevatanana, Maliambo, Ma- hanoro. Mahela, Maintimno, Majunga, Mananjary. Moran- dava, Morotsangana, Nossi-Vé, St. Mary, Tamatare, Tauanarive, Vatomandry, and Vohemar),. Morocco (except Casablanca, Fez, Laraiche, Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat, Saffi, Tangier and Tetuan nt cach of which places the Gibraltar l'ost Office maintains an agency under the Postal Union regulations),

Navigators Islands (Samoa),

Oil Rivers Protectorate, viz. :—

Benin. Bonny, Brass, Calabar, Opobo, and Warree or Forcados,.

Orange Free State,.......

St. Helena.................................

Sarawak,....

Society Islands,.....

BETWEEN HONGKONG AND CANTON,

AND FOR LOCAL DELIVERY,

20

20

4

8

5

6

10

(c)

1

10

ลง

8

10 (ca)]

JA

10(c)

10

3 2 2 2 1

20

2

2

6 (4)

2

10

N

19

ย

N

10 (in)

10

5

10

20

5

5

10

6

20

+

5

10

10 (ca)

2 (a)

2(a) 10 (in)

10(~)

2

10

(a) An additional charge is made on delivery.

SI

ea

(6) Registration in Clilna extends to Holhow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only.

(e) Prepayment is compulsary.

(ix) Registration Is Incoinpletë, not extending beyond Port of Arrival,

For Parcel Rates; see separate Table, or the Postal Guide.

:

Same as for Books, except that the lowest charge is 10 cents.

Commercial

papers.

Ordinance 1 of 1887.