1919 — Page 42

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

RATES OF POSTAGE. ¶

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority

under which

levied.

LETTERS.

Return

ΤΟ

Post Curl.

First Unit.

Exch Additional Unit,

Printed Matter per 2 oz.

Re-

receipt

Commercial

gistration for

Fec. registered

Samples.

l'upers.

articles.

Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Territories,

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

1 cent

2 cents

Macao,

... 2 cents ( oz.)] 2 cents (4 oz.)

1 cent

2 cents

Chinn, (except Canton),

Canton,

4 cents (1 oz.)- 4 cents (1 oz.)| 14 cents

2 cents

2 gouts (1 oz.) 2 cents (4 oz.)

10 cents.

10 cents.

United Kingdom, British Colonies and Protect-

orates,

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

4 cents

2 cente

Same as for Printed Matter, except

that the lowest charge is 10

cents.

Same as for Printed Malter, except

that the lowest charge is

cents.

10 cents (1 oz.)| 6 cents (1 oz.) | 4 cents

2 centa

Ordinance 6 of

1900,

40

( A 40 )

Foreign Countries,...

N.B.—(6.) Postal Hong packets may be sent to China at 4 cents per oz., which must be prepaid.

(1.) 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, riz, :--Australia, Canada, Ceylou, 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 exceel 2 dances) are accepted at the special rate

of 1 cent escl. 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,