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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislatore or other Authority under which Levled.

RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISHI POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

Books, News-

Letters

Single

Reply

papers, §

TO

| per oz.

Post Cards Post Cards

Patterns,

cachi.

cach.

Prices

Current &c.|

per 2 oz.

Registration.

Return Receipt

for

Cominer- cial

Registered Papers.

Article.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Conta

10

*

8

2$

10

10

UNION COUNTRIES, (except as below).

-United Kingdom.

Aden, Ascension, Balınmas, Barba- dos, Bermuda, British Central Africa, British East Africa, Brit- ish Gujana, British Ilonduras, British North Borneo, Canada, Cape Colony, Ceylon, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji Islands, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gold Coast Colony, India, including-Chan. dernagore, Karikal, Mahé, Pon- dicherry, Yanam; Jamaica, Jo- hore, Labuan, Lagos, Leeward Islands, viz. :—Antigua. Domini- ca, Montserrat, Nevis. St. Chris- topher, Virgin Islands; Malay States (Federatel), viz,:-Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selan- gor; Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Newfoundland, Niger Coast Pro- tectorate, Niger Company's Ter- ritory, St. Helena, Sarawak, Sey- chelles, Sierra Leone, Straits Set- tlements, Tobago, Trinidad, Turks Islands, Uganda, Windward Is lauds, viz.:—Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Zanzibar, Macao,

2

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NON-UNION COUNTRIES :-

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Abyssinia,

10(e)

Afghanistan,

10(ca)

Africa (West Coast, Native Posses.

sions),

10(e)

Arbin,

10(e)

Bechuanaland Protectorale, in

cluding Kanye, Lake Ngami,

Macloutsic, Molepolole, l'ala.

chwe (Khamas Town), Rhodesia 10 (comprising Mashonaland, Mata-

belcland, and Northern Zam- besia), Shoshong, and Tati River,.] Chinn (or from China to Hongkong).] Friendly Islands, (Tonga Islands), .| Morocco, (except Casablanca, El- kenr-cl-kbir, Fcz, Larnicle, Ma- zagan, Mogador, Rabat, Safti, Tangier anil Tetuan, at encli of which places the Gibraltar Post Office or French Post Office main- tains an agency under the Postal Union Regulations), Navigator's Islands, (Samoa Is.), Other parts,

Between Hongkong and Canton, and Changchow, and for Local delivery,

8

2$

10

10

2 (40%)|

10

10

GO 00

8

922

10 (in) 10 (in)

440

92

10 (in) 10 (in)

A

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2 (4 oz)|

10 (c)

10

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10 (7) 10

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10

2 (40)

10 (ix)

10

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10

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

Ordinance 1 of 1887.

(a) An wilditional charge is made on delivery.

(6) Registration In Chhu through British Offices extends to Hollow, Canton, Swatow, Anin., Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Hankow, and Lẫu Kung Tau only, (c) Prepayment is compulsory.

(in) legistration is incoinplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival.

* Letters for these places posted at any Office, other than in the Colony, (viz., nt any British Postal Agency in China or any Imperial

Chinese l'ost Office using Hongkong Stamps) are subject to the rate of 10 cents per half ounce.

§ Newspapers to the following British Possessions and foreign countries are acceptéil at the special rate of 2 cents per

fraction thereɔf, vix, :—

Australia,

Cochin China,

Coren, Formosa,

India,

Japan, Macno,

Siam,

Netherlands Indin, Philippines,

Straits Settlements, Timor, Tonkin.

ounces or

Annam, China, Ceylon,