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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

RATES OF POSTAGE. T

LETTERS.

Return

Post Card.

First Unit.

Each Additional Init.

Printed Matter per 2 oz.

Re- gistration Fer.

receipt

for registered

Commercial Papers.

Samples,

articles.

Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Teritories,

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

1 cent

2 eens

Macno,

...

2 cents (oz.) 2 cents (į oz.)

1 cent

2 cents

China, (except Canton).

...

...

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

13 cents

vents

Canton,

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

United Kingdom, British Colonies anal Protect-

orales,

Foreign Countries............

10 cents (1 oz.)

... 4 ecuts (1 oz.)| 4 vents (1 oz.)

6 cents (1 oz.)

1 cents

2 cents

4 cents

2 cents

10 cents.

10 cents.

that the lowest charge is 10

Same as for Printed Matter, except

splaj

Sane as for Printed Matter, except

that the lowest charge is

1

cents.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority

under which levied.

Ordinance G of

1900.

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

(4.) Newspapers published in Hongkong and posted singly to the following Plares are arrepted at the special rate of 2 cents per 4 oz. on fraction thereof, riz. :-- Australia Canada, Geylon. Chinn, Coren, Formosa, India, Japan, Macao, Netherlands India, New Zealand, Philippine Islands, Siam, Straits Settlements, Timor, and United Kingdom.

(e) Circulars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, Patterns, Bills, Almannes, &c., when intended for addressces in Hongkong or Ports of China at which British Postal Agencies ure established only, and when posted in batches of not less than tep of uniform size and weight (such weight not to exceed 2 ounces) are accepted at the special rute

of 1 cent each, Such circulars should be delivered to an officer of the Post Office.

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

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