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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

RATES OF POSTAGE. T

LETTERS,

Return

Post Card.

First Unit.

Each Additional Unit.

Printed Matter gistration

Fee. per 2 oz.

Re-

receipt for registered

Commercial

Samples.

Papers.

articles.

Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Territories,

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

1 cent

2 cents

Macao,

4 cents (1 oz.)

4 cents (1 oz.)

2 cents

2 cents

China, (except),

4 cents (1 oz.)

4 conts (1 oz.)

2 cents

2 cents

Mongolia, Sinkiang and Thibet,

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

4 cents

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United Kingdom, British Colonies and Protect-

orutes,

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

4 cents

2 cents

Foreign Countrios, .......

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

4 cents

2 cents

10 cents.

10 cents.

that the lowest charge is 10

Same as for Printed Matter, except

cents.

that the lowest charge is 4

Same as for Printed Matter, except

cents.

Act of Colonial Legislature or

other Authority

under which levied.

Ordinance 6 of

1900.

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

(b.) Newspapers published in Hongkong and posted singly to the United Kingdom, British Possessions, China and Macao are accepted at the special rate of 2 cents per 4 oz

or fraction thereof.

at which a Pritish

(c.) Circulars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, Patterns, Bills, Almanacs, &c., when intended for addressees in Hongkong or Wei Hai Wei Postal Agency is established only, and when posted in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight (such weight not to exceed 2 ounces) are accepted at the special rate.

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

For Rates of Postage on Parcels see the current Postal Guide pages 54 to 141 inclusive,

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