(A 46)

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature në other Authority under which

Javied.

RATES OF POSTAGE. T

Letters

Single Reply

Books, . Newa.

Post Post

*

papers,

то

Not ex- ceeding

Each additional

Cards Cards

Prices

each. each.

Current,

1 oz.

ΟΣ

&c., per2oz.

Registration

Fee.

Return

Receipt

for Registered Articles.

Centa.

Conta.

Conta. Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Conta

UNION COUNTRIES. (except as below),

10

6

2.

10

10

United Kingdom,

Aden (incfading

Perim).

Antigua,

Ascension,

Australia,

Внитая,

Barbados,

Basutoland.

Grenada,

India (British),

facluding

Chandernagore,

Pondicherry, and

Gondar, Karikal, Mahé,

Тапит,

Jamaica,

Labor,

Lagos,

Malny States,

Commercial

Papera.

Samples.

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

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

Bechuanaland,

Bermuda,

British East Africa,

British Guiana, British Honduras,

British New Guinea

(Papan),

British North

Borneo,

British Somaliland,

Branet,

Calcos Is+

Canada,

Cayman Is..

Ceylon

Cook (or Hervey)

Is..

Cyprus,

Dominica

Egypt.

Egyptian Soudan,

Falkland Islanda,

Fanning Islands, Fiji Islands, Gambin Gibraltar,

Gilbert and Ellice

Islands,

Gold Count Colony,

Malta,

Manriting and

dependencies,

Montserrat,

Nevis,

Newfoundland,

New Zealand,

Nigeria,

Norfolk Island,

Rhodesia (Southern)

St. Helena,

St. Kitts,

St. Lucia,

St. Vincent,

Sarawak,

Seychelles.

Sierra Leone,

Solomon Is. (British),

South Africa, Union of,

Straits Settlements,

Tobago,

Trinidad.

Triatan d'Acunts,

Turks Islands, Uganda,

Virgin Islands, Zanzibar,

China, (4) (Chinese Post Offices), ex- cluding offices named below,..., Canton, Fatshan, Chan Chuen

and Whampoa... ...-- Wei Hai Wei (Liu Kung Tau und Port Edward) and British Postal Agencies at Shanghai, Amoy, Che- foo, Fuochow, Hankow, Hoihow, Ningpo, Swatow and Tientsin, Canton (British Agency).. blacão,

NON-UNION COUNTRIES

Afghanistan, (b)

-

Arabia, (Hejaz and Yemen),... Bahrein (Persian Gulf) and Muscat,. Morocco, except Alcazar, Arcila, Casablanca, Fez. Larache, Mar- rakesh, Mazagan, Mequinez, Muga- dor, Rabat, Safi, Tangier and Tetuan, at each of which places British, French, German or Spanish P. O.'s maintains an agency under Postal Union Regulations.. Nyasaland Protectorate & Rhodesia

(Northern),.

Solomon Islands (German),

+

4 +

**

2*

10

10

· 4 () oz.)† 4 (4 oz.)†

2

10

10

2 (1 oz.)† 2 (1 oz.)†

2 (oz.) 2 (oz.)

4(0) 10 (0)

00:

10(0)

G

4

8

H

10 (6)

6

Touga (Friendly) Islands,

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LOCAL DELIVERY,

00 00 00 6

મ

10

10

*கபு

2

10

10

19

2

N NAA

10

10

29

10

10

10

(a) The foreign Post Offices In China are included in the Postal Union,

(b) Correspondenon should hear the sender's name on the cover to avold detention by the Amber's agent at Peshawnr. Hongkong postage stamps are valid for the payment ou correspondence for Afghanistan as far as the Indian Frontier only; for the transit chance to destination additional postage is payable to the Afghan authorities,

(c) Prepayment of postage is compulsory.

• Newspapers published In Hongkong and posted singly to the following places are accepted at the special rate of 3 cents par å se, or fraction thereof, vix:—

Austraila, Onnada, Ceylon, Clina, Gorca, Formosa, India, Japan, Macao, Netharkauds ladia, New Zealand, Philippines, Slam, Straits Settlements, Timor and Uplied Kingdom.

For Chinese Pastal Huny Packets the rate la Leents per foz. Pre-payment of postage on Postal Hong Packets is compulsory.

¶ For Rates of Postage on Parcels see the current Postal Guide pages 60 to 140 inclusive.

Ordinance 6 of 1900,