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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

Books,

News-

ΤΟ

Letters per + oz.

Single

Reply

papers,

Post Cards Post Cards

Patterns,

cuch.

each.

Prices

Current &c. per 2 oz.

Registration.

Return

Receipt Commer-

for

cial

Registered Papers.

Article.

Cents.

10

Gents.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

8

2

10

10

Ordinance 1 of 1887.

UNION COUNTRIES, (Except as below),

United Kingdoni.

Aden, Ascension, Bahamas, Barba- dos, Bermuda, British Central Africa, British East Africa, Brit- jsh Guiana, British Honduras, British India, Canada. Ceylon, Cyprus, Fiji, Federated Malay States, Gibraltar, Gold Coust Colony, Johore, Lagos, Natal, Newfoundland, Sarawak, Ser- chelles, Sierra Leone, Straits Set- tlements, St. Helena, The Falk- land Islands, The Gambia, The Leeward Islands (which com prise-Antigua, St. Christopher and Nevis, Dominica, Montserrat and the Virgin Islands). The Niger Coast Protectorate, The Niger Company's Territory, The Windward Islands, (Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent), Tobago and Trinidad, Turks Island, and Uganda,

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NON-UNION COUNTRIES:-

Abyssinia,

Afghanistan,

Africa (West Coast, Native Posses-

sions),

Arabia,

Bechuanaland Protectorate, in- cluding-Kanye, Lake Ngami, Macloulsic, Molepolole, l'ala- chwe (Khamas Town), Rhodesia (comprising Mashonaland, Mata- beleland, and Northern Zam- besin), Shoshong, and Tati River,. China (or from China to Hongkong), Friendly Islands, (Tonga Islands), . Madagascar, (except French Esta. blishments, viz., "Ambositra, An. devovante, Antananarivo. Diego Suarez, Fenerive, Finmnantsoa, Foulpointe, Ivondro, Maevatana- na, Mnhambo, Mahanoro. Maheln, Maintirano, Majunga, Mananja- ry, Morandava, Morotsangana, Nossi-Vé, St. Mary. Tamatave, Vatomandry, and Voleniar), Morocco, (except Casablanca, El-

ksar-cl-kbir. Fez, Laraiche, Ma Engan, Mogador, Rabat, Saffi, Tangier and Tetuan, at each of which places the Gibraltar Post Office or French Post Office main- tains an agency under the l'ostal Union Regulations),

Navigator's Islands, (Samon), Society Islands,....................................

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10 (~)

10(e)

10

GIGA

10.(e) 10 (6)

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Between Hongkong and Canton,

Macao, and Changchow, and for Local delivery,

(a) An additional charge is made on delivery,

10

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100

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222

10 (in)

10

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10 (b)

10

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10 (in)

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10 (in)

10

10

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

(6) Registration in China through British Offices extends to Hollow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only. (e) Propayment in compulsory.

(i) Ilegistration is incomplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival,

* Letters for these places posted at any Office, other than in the Colony, are subject to the rate of 10 cents per half ounce.