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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &o.

RATES OF POSTAGE. T

LETTERS.

Post Card.

First Unit.

Each

Additional

Unit.

Printed

Matter

per 2 oz.

Re-

Return

receipt

Commercial

Fec.

gistration for registered

Samples.

Pupors.

articles.

Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Territories,

2 cents (1 oz.) 2 cents (1 oz.)

I cent

2 cents

Canton and Macao,

2 cents (oz.)

2 cents (1 oz.)

1 cent

2 cents

China, (except the above),

*

4 cents (1 oz.) 4 cents (1 oz.)

1 cent

2 cents

...

United Kingdom, British Colonies and Protect- orates,

***

***

4 cents (1 oz.) 4 cents (1 oz.)

4 cents

2 cents

Foreign Countries,...

10 cents (1 oz.) 6 cents (1 oz.)

4 cents

2 cents

10 cents.

10 cents.

Act of Colouinl Legislature or other Authority

under which

levied.

that the lowest charge is 4 Same as for Printeil Matter, except

cents.

that the lowest charge is 10 Same as for Printed Matter, except

cents.

Ordinance 6 of

1900.

(A 37 )

N.B.-(a.) Postal Hong packets may be sent to China at 4 couts per oz., which must be prepaid.

(6.) Newspapers published in Hongkong and posted singly to the following Places are accepted at the special rate of 2 cents per oz. or fraction thereof, viz. :--Australin Canada, Ceylon, China, Corea, Formosa, India, Japan, Macao, Netherlands India, New Zealand, Philippine Islands, Siam, Straits Settlements, Timor, and United Kingdom.

(c.) Circulars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, Patterns, Bills, Almanacs, &c., when intended for addressees in Hongkong or Ports of China at which British Postal Agencies are established only and when posted in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight (such weight not to exceed 2 ounces) and prepaid in stamps at the 1 Such circulars should be delivered to an officer of the Post Office.

cent rate.

¶ For Rates of Postage on Parcels see the current Postal Guide pages 62 to 147 inclusive.

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