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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Anthorlty under which levied.

RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

Books, News.

Single

TO

Letters per + oz

each.

Reply Post Cards Post Cards

each.

papers, § Patterns,

I

Prices

Current &c.

Registration.

Return Receipt

for

Registerol Article.

per 2 oz.

C'enta.

Cents.

Cents.

Centa

Centa

Cents.

UNION COUNTRIES, (except as below),

United Kingdom................

10

8

2 $

10

10

Adea.

Malay States (Federn-

Ascension,

Bahamas,

Barbados,

Bernhas,

British Central Afri-

ca Protectorate, British East Africa

Protectorate, Batch Gulan,

British Honduras, British North Bar-

Canada,

[Deo,

Cape Colony,

Caymmi Is.,

Ceylon

Cyprus,

Falkland Is.,

Fiji la..

Gambla,

Gibraltar.

Gold Coast Colony, India, including Chanderoagore, Karikal, Mahé. I undicherry, and YAOBELI,

Jamaica,

Johore,

Labuan,

Lagus,

Leeward is, viz.:—

Antigua, Domini- ca, Miolsernit, Nevis, St. Christo pher, & Virgin Is.,

ted), via :-Xegri Sen-

bilau. Pahang, Perak,

and Selangor,

Malta,

Mauritina,

Natal

Newfoundland,

New Zealand, ineinding Cook ur Hervey Is., Nigeria (Northern), In- cluding Borga, Idda and Lakoju. Nigerls (Southern), In- einding Akassa, Asaba, Benin, Bonny. Brass, Borutn, Calabar, For-

cai 19, Onitsha, Opab»,

and Warree.

Orange River Colony, St. Helena, Karawak,

Seychelles.

Slerra Leone.

Straits Settlements, Talagó

Transvaal.

Trinidad,

Turks Is Uganda,

Windward Islands, viz.:—

Grenadines, The, Gre- nada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent,

Zanzibar,

Hongkong and British Post Offices at Shang- hal, Ningpo, Hankow, Liu Kang Tân, Swa- Bow, Amoy, Foochter, Huihow and anton, (between Hongkong and Canton the rata for Letters is 2 cents per 1⁄2 oz.

MACHO, (from Hongkong and Canton) Dk (from all other British Post

Offres in China)

NON-UNION COUNTRIES:-

Abyssinia, (the delivery of registered articles für Abyssinia can be effect- ex only at the Poste Restante at Jibou. They should be addressed "eid Jibouti), ·

Afghanistan,

Arabia, Chian,

...

10(0)

10(ca),

---

10 (e)

Do., (non-British) Establishments.... Friendly Islands, (Tonga Islands). Morocco, (except Casablanca, El-ksar- el-kbir. Fez. Laraiche, Marrakesch. Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat, Salli, Tangier and Tetuan, at each of which places the Gibraltar P. O., French P. O. or Gorman P. O. maintains an Agency under the Postal Union Re- gulations).

Navigator's lalonile, (Samoa Is.).

Rhodesia, (N.E. & N.W.), including

Northern Zambesia,

Bolomon Island,

Other parts,

+

10

10

10(

2 $

10

10

1

2

2 $

10

10

20 00 15 20 30

2

2

10

10

con

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CEO CI S

W

none

10 (4)

10 (ia)

10 (4) 10

10

10

: 65:

10

поле

10

10

:

10(

2

10 (1)

~

1

2

2 $

10

10

Commercial

Papers,

Patterns.

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

Same as for Books, except that the lowest charge is 4 cents.

Local Delivery..

An additional charge is maile on delivery,

Registration in Chlin through British offices extends to Huihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Hankow, and Lâu Kung Tau only. (e) Prepayment is compulsory.

C) Registration is Incomplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival,

+

Single Newspapers to the following British Pussessions and foreign countries are accepted at the special rate of 2 cents per 4 ounces or fraction

thereof, viza-

Australia, China, Ceylon,

Corea, Formosa, India,

Japan, Macao, Netherlands India.

New Zealand, Philippines. Siam,

For Chinese Fostal Hong packets the rate to and from Canton and to Macio is 4 cents for 4 oz.

Straits Settlements, Timor.

Ordinance 1 of 1887.