| To | Limit of Weight | Limit of Size | Prohibited Contents | First lb. | Each Subsequent lb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hongkong, China, Siam, Japan, Corea, Formosa, Cochin-China, Cambodge, Tonking, Annam, Straits Settlements, Ceylon | 11 lbs. | 2 ft. by 1 ft. by 1 ft. | Opium, Letters | 10 | 5 |
| India, Burma, Aden, Zanzibar | 11 lbs. | 2 ft. by 1 ft. by 1 ft. | Opium, Letters | 20 | 10 |
| Indian Post Offices on Persian Gulf and in Turkish Arabia, British North Borneo, Labuan | 11 lbs. | Not smaller than 8 in. by 2 in. by 2 in. | Opium | 15 | 10 |
| Malta | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | Explosive matter, letters, liquids, opium | 30 | 25 |
| Gibraltar | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | Arms | 30 | 25 |
| United Kingdom (via Gibraltar only) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 40 | 20 |
| Ascension (via London) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 60 | 65 |
| Bahamas | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | Tobacco, except for personal use; copyright books; specie; ostrich feathers | 65 | 56 |
| Bechuanaland, British | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | Same as Cape Colony | 75 | 50 |
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | Same as Cape Colony | 1.00 | 65 |
| Bermuda | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | Letters | 1.00 | 60 |
| British Central Africa | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.10 | 60 |
| British Guiana | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| British Honduras | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Cape Colony | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.60 | 1.50 |
| Cyprus | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Falkland Islands | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Fiji (via Ceylon and Sydney) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.10 | 60 |
| Gambia, Gold Coast Colony, Lagos, Sierra Leone (via London) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Hawaiian Islands (via Vancouver) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Jamaica, Turks Islands | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| New Zealand | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Queensland | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| St. Helena, Tristan d'Acunha | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Tangier | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Trinidad | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Uruguay | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Victoria (Australia) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Western Australia | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Mashonaland, Matabeleland | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Mombasa (E. Africa) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Natal, Zululand | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| New Hebrides | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Newfoundland | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| New South Wales | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Niger Coast Protectorate | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Orange Free State | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Persia (except Indian P.O. Persian Gulf) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Port Darwin | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Samoa, Bartings | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| South Australia | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Tasmania (via Sydney) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Transvaal (via London) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 65 |
| Windward and Leeward Islands, Barbados (via London) | 11 lbs. | 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined | — | 1.00 | 60 |
| Canada (via Vancouver) | 11 lbs. | 2 ft. by 1 ft. by 1 ft. | — | 40 | 25 |
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1. To the UNITED KINGDOM and PLACES BEYOND.—Parcels are forwarded by P. & O. packets only, and arrive in London about eight days later than the Mail. No further charge is made on delivery except for Customs Dues.
Duties in the United Kingdom:
2. Any person sending a parcel to either of the places named below (via London) may relieve the addressee of the payment of Customs and other charges:
The United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Iceland), Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Italy (via Belgium, Germany and Switzerland only), Luxemburg, Montenegro, Barbados, Cyprus, Cape Colony, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Grenada, Lagos, Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Sweden, Tobago.
Any person wishing to defray the above charges must endorse the parcel "To be delivered free of all charge." He must sign a declaration that he will pay the amount due on such parcel as soon as it has been ascertained. He may, if necessary, be called upon to pay a deposit in addition to signing the declaration. Such deposit to be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration. In addition to the postage and insurance fee, if any, a fee of 25 cents will be charged on every parcel for which the sender desires these facilities. This fee will be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.
3. TO INDIA—By P. & O. and Indian Mail packets only. Insured Parcels by Indian Mail packets only.
4. Parcels for the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places (via London) may be insured at the following rates:
| Insured Value | Fee |
|---|---|
| Up to $100 | 20 cents |
| Up to $200 | 40 cents |
| Up to $300 | 60 cents |
| Up to $400 | 80 cents |
| Up to $500 | $1.00 |
| Up to $600 | $1.20 |
| Up to $700 | $1.40 |
| Up to $800 | $1.60 |
| Up to $900 | $1.80 |
| Up to $1,000 | $2.00 |
Parcels addressed to Holland, Italy (via Belgium), or Montenegro cannot be insured for more than $100, or to the Azores, Algeria, Tunis, Beyrout, Constantinople, Salonica, Smyrna, France, Italy (via France), Morocco, Port Said, Port Said, Rhodes, Samos, for more than $200.
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| Destination | Prohibited Contents |
|---|---|
| Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Mashonaland, Matabeleland | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Mombasa (E. Africa) | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Orange Free State | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Transvaal | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Bechuanaland, British | Same as Cape Colony |
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | Same as Cape Colony |
| British Central Africa | Letters, dutiable articles, spirits, ganja, charas, bhang, cannabis indica |
| British East Africa | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Zanzibar | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Bermuda | Letters |
| Bahamas | Tobacco (except for personal use), copyright books, specie, ostrich feathers |
| Cyprus | Letters, opium |
| Falkland Islands | Letters |
| Gambia, Gold Coast Colony, Lagos, Sierra Leone | Letters, opium |
| Gibraltar | Arms |
| India, Burma, Aden | Opium, letters |
| Indian P.O. Persian Gulf, Turkish Arabia | Opium, letters |
| Malta | Explosive matter, letters, liquids, opium |
| Newfoundland | Letters, coins, plants, opium, spirits, tobacco |
| New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland | Letters, coins, gold, silver |
| New Zealand | Letters, liquids, lottery tickets, orchilla, lichens, plants |
| Persia | Letters, gold, silver, ostrich feathers, fire-arms |
| St. Helena | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Straits Settlements, Ceylon, Hong Kong, China, Siam, Japan, Corea, Formosa, Cochin-China, Cambodge, Tonking, Annam | Opium, letters |
| Trinidad | Letters, tobacco, opium |
| Windward and Leeward Islands, Barbados | Letters, tobacco (except for personal use), spirits |
| Canada | Oleomargarine, butterine, ... |
| United Kingdom | Letters, arms, ammunition, opium |
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Parcels to these countries may be insured.
† Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Dominica, Virgin Islands, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Tortola.
‡ Aden, Ascension, Malta, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Grenada, Lagos, Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Sweden, Tobago.
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Ordinance 1 of 1887.
Act of Council No. 10 of 1887.
Later Ordinances on other Acts.
Gazette on which Published.
(A31)
SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
RATES OF POSTAGE.—PARCEL POST.
POSTAGE.
To
LIMIT OF WEIGHT.
LIMIT OF SIZE.
PROHIBITED Costenta
First
Fach Sabarquent
16.
18.
Hongkong, China, Stam,
Japán, furra, Formens, ),
Cochin-Chios, Cambodge, Tonking, Annam,
Straite Settlementa, Geylon.
India, Barmah, Aden,” Zanzibar.*
==*==
IE.
11
Б
11
11
282 2
5
2 ft. by 1 ft., by 1 ft.
Opium, 1 etters.
20
20
Do.
I
10
5
Do.
Oplum, Letters.
Explosivo matter, lettera, liquids, opium,
15
Indian l'ost Offices on Persian Gulf and in Turkish Arabia, ‡ British Narth Bornen, Labuan,
-(Direct),
10
10
1
Do., and not smaller than 8 in. by 2 in. by 2 in. Opium,
#tt. 6 in. long, or 6 f. in greatest length and girth
Walta,
do,
30
23
Do.
(combined.
Gibraltar.
da,
11
30
25
Do.
Arms.
United Kingdom," vid Gibraltar only,
TE
40
20
Do.
Ascension,"
...(cid London),..
11
60
65
Do.
Bahamas,"
Bechuanaland, British,
Bechuanaland Protectants,
Bermuda,*
British Central Afries,
British Quiana,
British Honduras,
do..
65
56
Do.
do..
11
64
50
Do
Tobacco, except for personal use, copyright books, Specie, ostrich feathers,
Bame as Cape Colony.
de
7
1,60
1.50
Do.
Samo as Cape Colony.
Jo
00
65
Do.
dou
1.00
00
no.
Letters,
SET T
to..
11
65
60
Do.
du
11
Ou
古门
Do.
AAAAA LATHURAIŠKU U TRENTON OPLETSETTER
British New Quines,
do.,
11
1.10 (3 tte.)
60
Do.
GLO
Canada,
„(rid Vancouver),
40
25
2 ft, by 1 ft., by 1 ft.
Cape Colony......
QUANYA
....(riá London).....
00
E5
[combined,
Cyprus,
do
in
Falkland Islands,"
do.,
Fiji.
..(rid Ceylon and Sydney),
11
(1)
60
Do. Do.
Do.
Gambia." Gold Coast Colony, Lagos," Sierra Leone,(riú London),
11
GU
GS
10.
Hawaikin Islands,
do..
10
70
Hawaiian Islands,
(riá Vancouver),.
75
Bi
11
60
65
Jamaica, Turke' I....
New Zealand,
Queensland,
kasama kaks tutorstvid
B Reloan, Tristan d'àgunha,*
Tangler,
Trinidad,
KALAPAK và đá là du vedcovek na dodá dá (1
Uruguay.
Victoria (Australia),
Western Australia,....
Mashonalanil Mutabeleland,
Momiam,* [aunu, &c., (Dr. E. Africa),.
Natal, Zaloland,
New Hebrides,
Newfoundland, up................................................ Newfoundland,"
New South Wales,
Niger Coast Protectorate,”
Orange Free State,
Pervik, (except Indian 1,0. Persian Gulf,).
Tort Darwin,
Samoa, Bar«tings,
South Australia,
(Direct),
Cerlyn pud Sydney),
(eid Gaylon),... ....(rid London)..
do.
..(sid Ceylon).
Transvaal, -HOPEDICOTTERI TERLARISKA...(old 1 ondon),.
do..
7
1.00
1 50
--------
11
75
50
do.. do.,
11
75
6)
-
1.35 (2 is)
GO
(cid Ceylon),.........................
90
50
(tíñ Vancouver),
60
45
....(viä London)........
GO
(ria Ceylon),
JO
40
(rid London), von ni
do..
do.,
.....(rid Corton)...........
do.,
ito. ............................................(rid Ceylon),
du.,
==−========= ====
60
ה
12
2.40
30
|1.00 (2 tbs.)
65
30
ភាព
คน
[1.00 (2 tb.)
60
50
60
TO
76
60
2.10 |1.00(2 tbx.)) 1.00 (2 )] GO
20
EO 50 1
$140...
10 p 1
Lion, seľ places 1-
Fürsten CheADAN,
DO
60
3 ft. long, or 4 ft. in length & girth combined.
a ft. 6 in. löng, or 4 ft. In greatest length and girth foumbibat,
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Dos
Do.
Do.
Do.
2 [L. long, or 4 fL in length& girth combined, a fu 4 la, lòng, or $ it. In greatest length and girth
Do.
[combined.
Same as Copa Colony, Letters, Letters.
Lelter, Iquids, (unless securely packed), talmeco, Lellen.
Letters.
Gall (unless manufactured), ostrich feathers, spirits. Letters, arms, ammunition, oplom,
Letter, tobnoco (excopt for personal use),
Letters, money, prielnie stanou, siêu gt gól, ti päättion in tha
kathrine Traditiilita la Čape Obimy and Natal
Lettera, dunjabla articles, spirits, gunga, blung, cannabis fadlea,
eplum.
Letter, liquids, lottery tickets, orchilila, lft mus, plants. Telters, coins, plants, opium, spirits, tobacco, Letter, coins, gold, silver.
Windward" and Leeward Is, ↑ Barbados, ......(riä London)........................... ↑ Hapdari, Bahrain, Bander Abas, Busrab, Bushlee, Gundur, Jask, Linga. Xehammerah, Moscat. †Antigua, Montserrat, S. Kitts, Neri, Dominica, Virgin Is., Grenada, S. Lacla, 5,. Vincent, Tobago, Tortola, Parcels to these countries may be insured ̧
except for Customs Dues.
Duties in the United Kingdom. .50 per lb.
I
Tea,
Cigara,.....
...Ad. por fb.
The United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and feeland), Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Italy (eid Belgium, Germany and Switzerland only), 1.uxemburg, Montenegro, Barbados, Cyprus, Cape Colony, Falkland Islamia, Gambia, Grenada, Lagos, Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Luri 1, St. Vincent, Sweden, Tobago. Any person wishing to defray the above changes must endorse the parcel. "Lo ha delivered free of all charge." Ito must sign a declaration that he will pay the nmount due on such parvel na soon *s it has been ascertained. He may, if necessary, be called upon to pay a deposit in whlition to signing the reclamation. Such deposit to be pail by deans of postage starops to be affixed to the leclaration. In addition to the p stage and insurance fee, if any, a fee of 25 centa will be clurged on every parcel for which the sender desires thusa facilities. This fee will be paid by means of postaga
stamps to be affżed to the declaration, 8.-TO INDIA-By P. & O. and Indian Mail packets only. Insured Parcels by Tulian Mail packets only. 4.—Trees for the United Kingdom and the unilernentioned places (vić Tonilon) may be insured at the following rates:-
Do.
До
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do,
Do.
Do.
Do.
[combined.
3 ft. 6 in. long, or 4 ft. In greatest length and girth
an, 6 in. long, or # ft. In prestest length and girth
Dallable articles, spirits, opium, ganje, charan, bhang,
Barne ns Queenstanil.
Oleomargarine, batterine,
[cannabis fodica.
Lesters, spreto, bullion, guld dus, oazgeld, mirich fwthers, tobaore MAČKA, CARBON vẽ tabacco, tan, coềm, vt vidiory, parts of slur, plants, bulbe, roska
Coins, tubeco.
Lelters.
Letters, Opium. Letters, Opium.
Letters.
Same as Cape Colony.
Poisonous digs.
Lettern. gold, silver, ostrich feathers, fire-arms. Lelters, tobacco, oplum.
Letters, tobacco.
Letters, tobacco, oplam. Breech-leading guns
Angella-Halgsty
TX-M
******** 40
730
$ $10 miles 40 crate
pad
ра
1200
1,900
..$1,00 1.10
Morway
British dalam
British North Bornes
f
Howfoundland
Brush Sarande na
Higer Com Protecterasa St. Luk
and Prodectwem lei,
Tobag
Bermuda
Zonaler
240
Гог
Endla (†).
DURRED.
Adan Arcebo Mala
Krish s'ha
(vią London
Fühland Jalandą. Lat
Moorkadh
Sc Helena Windwned falunda ..
fee to rents
60
·
4.—Parrela seltrument to Holland, Italy, (wid, Zielgkm), or Montenegro can be awared for more than $100, or to the Aromas, Algorta de Tunis, Boyjoul, Constantinople, Platand, Fmaco, laty (rid
Powre), Ministes, Portapat, Rosemanla, Barela, Amyrna, for moru Vhan $200.
And up to
$190
.Fee 20 cenim
Juu
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Ordinance 1 of 1837.
Act of Cat Aial Leg
latore on
other As-
Charity on
dar which Lawled.
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