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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &o.

RATES OF POSTAGE. ¶

Samples.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

+

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Same as for Printed Matter, except

LETTERS.

Return

Post Card.

TO

First Unit.

Ench Additional Linit.

Printed Matter

2 oz. per

Re- gistration

receipt

for

Commercial

Papers.

4

Fee. registered

articles.

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Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Territories,

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

1 cent

2 cents

I

Macho,

2 cents (oz.) 2 cents (3 oz.)

1 cent

2 cents

China, (except Canton),

:

4 cents (1 oz.), 4 cents (1 oz.) 13 cents

2 ceuts

Canton,

2 cents (4 oz.)

2 cents (oz.),

10 cents.

10 cents.

United Kingdom, British Colonies and Protect-

orates,

4 cents (1 oz.)

4 cents (1 oz.)

4 cents

2 cents

Same as for Printed Matter, except

that the lowest charge is 10

cents.

Foreign Countries,.........

10 cents (1 oz.)

6 cents (1 oz.)

4 cents

2 cents

Ordinance 6 ol

1900.

(A 37 )

Bardifun

N.B.-(a.) Postal Hong packets may be sent to China at 4 cents per 1 oz,, which must be prepaid.

(b.) Newspapers published in Hongkong and posted singly to the following Places are accepted at the special rate of 2 cents per 4 oz. or fraction thereof, ziz, :—Australia Canuda, Ceylon, China, Coren, 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

cent rate. Such circulars should be delivered to an officer of the Post Office.

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

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