No. 4664 JUNE 15, 1878.]
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POSTAL RATES. (Subjoined give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corro spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rales affecting the transmis eion of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
The conditions are as follows i 1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topics, with or without advertise
menta.
2nd. It must be published in numbers at must be printed on a sheet or sheeta un. intervals of not more than 31 days, and stitched.
3rd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every Hongkong Rates of Postage, subsequent page; and this regulation applies
(Revised June 7th, 1878.) In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in ceris, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per hep ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but auch papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplementa. Printed matter may, however, he enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Cur- rent may be paid either an Newspapers or Backa.
N.B. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal, Union.
to Tables of Contents and Indices.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Registration to Bangkok, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dence on be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cents.
The rule which forbids the transmission tacough the Post of any article likely to Injure the contents of the Mail Baga, or Boxes or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Posts and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not. Articles such as
Soldiers' and Sailors' Letters. sent to its destination. the following have been occasionally posted Pilvates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- us Potterns, and have been detained as commissioned Officers Army Schoolmas naft for the Post, vix: Metal boxes, porce-tors (not superintending or First Class) or lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches Schoolmistresses may sand half-ounce letters of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, to the United Kingdom via Southampton scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, by British Packet for ono ponny's or via sharp, pointed instruments, las Tuglas Hongsong stamps will not pay this pen or of ore, samples prepay class of bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various correspondence exactly the same as Imperial kinds, ourry combs, copper, and steel en. Stamps. graving plates, and confectionery of all
kinde.
4th. A supplement maat copaint wholly or in great part of matter like that of newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of
Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, engravinge, prints, or lithographa iliustra-forks, stool pena, nails, keys, watch machi- tive of articles in the newspaper. The nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or supplement must in every case bo published ore, provided that they be packed and with the newspaper, and must have the guarded in go seure a manner as to afford title and date of publication of the newspaper complete protection to the contents of the printed at the top of every page; or, if it mail baga and to the Officers of the Post consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, easily examined, may be sent as samples,
Office, while at the same time they may be at the top of every sheat or side.
Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
A packet containing two or more news papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight.
Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations7---
1. Not to exceed half an ounos, No double letters are allowed.
2. If from a Soldier or Saflor, his class or description must be stated in fall on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi- description must be stated in full, with
ment, or Ship, do, in full,
3. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or
name of Regiment, or Ship, da, in full.
* Bat not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant
The postage must be prepaid either by and, up to the latest moment before the Engineer, Ganner, Boatswain, or Carpenter, adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped
wrapper.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, departure of the French Fackets, arrange. ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters-except those to and through Australia-from 11.10 A.M. to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee
of 18 cents extrs postage.
The above arrangement is intended to moot occasional emergencies, and not for
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy remove the regular posting of extensive correspon for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
dence. Should it be found, therefore, that Every newspaper must be so folded, as large and unmanageable numbers of letters to admit of the title being readily in-are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed,
The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey- chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French, Danish, Netherlands, Portuguess, and Spaulah Oospected. lonies.
Countries on in the Union.The chief countries not in the Union are: the Ang tralasian Group, British North America, Africa (except French, to., Colonies), and
Central America
Postage to Union Countride, General Rates, by any route :--- Latters,
12 cents per cz.
$ conta.
Registration, Newspapers,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King.
dem anu, Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindis onlys 16 conta per + oz.
8 cents.
Letters,
Registration, Newspapers,
4 conta sach. Books and Patterns, & coats per 3 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islands :--
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pasa.
A nowspaper which bas any leftor, or any communication of the nature of a latter, written in It or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above Iba, in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
A similar supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghal by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late lettera being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of oloring. The late fee will also be 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices,
Local Delivery
1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Malls.
2. Invitations, o, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all the nearest place of business. (See Postal correspondence le invariably delivered at Guide, par. 108.)
6. Boxholders who desire to send Circu- lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, do, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Post charged to the sender's account. Office unstamped, the postage being their Each batch must consist of at least tou,
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases containing glass or any like substance), of paper, or any other substance in ordinary drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity use for writing or printing apon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, o., may be either printed, written, en- graved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these.. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, do, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or Via San Fia 8.Hampton Francisco, or Marseilles. Brindisi attached as also rollers in the case of
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prints or mope, markers (whether of paper
4 Boxholdem may also send Patterna or otherwise) in the cas of books, pens or
to the same places in the same way. En- pencils in the case of pocket-books, travelopes containing Patterns may be wholly and, in short, whatever is necessary for the closed if the nature of the contents be first safe transmission of auch articles, or usually exhibited or stated to the Postmaster appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &c. must not be sent as a soparate packet,
Circulars-.e., letters which are intend. ed for transmission in identical terms to Boval persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post
Fia
29
12
12
4
6
8
10
Books & Patterns, ---
Aspinwall (N.B.), Babasa, Guatemala (F.E), Hayti (B.), Mexico (N.2); Panama (N.B.), Salvador (N.B.), and Venezuela (N.R.);
Imág
Letters,
Newspapers,
16
Noue. 12
12
4
4
G
8
10
Books & Patterns, 6
20
But, a book-packet may not contain any Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's In-letter, or communication of the nature of a land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia letter (whether separate or otherwise), Letters,
unless it be a circular-lotter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure seated or in any way closed against Inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
12*
16
:
Registration,
8
12
12
Newspapers,
2*
4
6
Books & Patterns, 4*
6
8
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Porn :-
"Letters,
30
46
50
Newspapers,
6.
6
8
Books & Patteras, 14
10
12
Registration, 12
None,
A book-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or None, otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at Hawaiian Kingdom (N..), Newfound both ends, so as to admit of the contents land
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
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16
12
4+
Books & Patterns, 8*
18
20
12
12
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being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, it may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to out the W. Indies, (except as above) Costa Rica, they must again tie up the packet,
string in such cases, although if they do so Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada,.
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. and Nicaragua:—
in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless It be sent to or from one of the
Government offices.
General, as he may consider necessary, and Spproved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets
Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices iz China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak. hoi, Singapore, Penang, sud Malacca. sions, 2 feet long, I foot broad, 1 foot deep, They must not exceed the following dimen-
nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted : Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as band boxes, &o.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Mest Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, but When, owing to a great and unusual the system of Registration will secure the influx of letters, books, &c., the transmis-senders against any but a very remote pro- nion or delivery of the letters would be bability of loss. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,thout distinction, hook-packets may be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri. kept bask till the next despatch or delivery.
Letters,
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns,
Registration
to British & Union)
Wast Indies only, }
34
28
A
6
8
10
8
8
vate Ship 12, Registration, 12 Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
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* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
Correspondence for the West Indies (except those belonging to the Postal Union, the Bahamas, and Hayts), for Corta Ries Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can note value, Jonger be sent via San Francisco.
LOUAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Letters
Registration.
Newspapers
Within any Town or Bettie ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction......................... 3822
Between any other two of the following places (through British Uffice) viz,--Hong kong, Masso, Forts of Chius and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri rate Ship,mintona é 822
Between the above by Com tract Mall8824
Any pubileation fulfilling the conditions beraalter named can poss as a pOVEDARST)
PATZBENI.
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found these facilities with a Parcel Post to The public are cautioned not to con- Europe, &o., which does not exist.
Maila exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid or respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there.
They mast not be of intrinsic value, This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its more use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sont ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con provides that "Neither the aenduza nor the Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Borne idered as having on this ground an fatrin addressees of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and in the Country of Origin, or in that of foreign countries is restricted to bond fide Destination, suy tax or duty other than trade patterns or samples of merchandise. the recognized rates levied (in the case of Goods sent for sale, or in execution of au pald correspondents) by the despatching order (however arall the quantity may be), Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or any articles sent by one private indivi or apparently extra charge, will at onse be dual to another, which are not satual brought to the notice of the proper patterns or samples, are not admissible. authorities, in either Colony,
Patterns or samples, when practicable, The above does not apply in soy to loose must be sent in covers open at the ends, letters sent outside the mails. These will and in stich a manner us to be easy of always be charged on arrival in Hongkong examination. Samples of seeds, drugs, and probably the Manila Uno will adopt
and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such articles only-may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened or in the case of needs, c., to bags entirely closed, provided such closed bags are transparent, so as to szable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the con- tents.
There must be no writing or printing apon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or number, and the price of the articles:
the same courte.
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Salgon, but 10 is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, do, had been sent loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loose spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Communication with Batavia.
The Netherlanda India Fackets leave Singapore fortnightly, sad are fitted to the Arrival of the outward P. & 0. Mail from Europe,
Singapore for the Packet from China and
The French Fackta for Batavia wait at
run fortnightly.
It follows that, to forward Correspon- dence is Batavia with the least delay, the following are the best opportunities:
In the S. W. Monsoon.
The English.Mail. The French Mail,
In the N.E. Monsoon.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no valno.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, June 18, 1878.
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Leta. Papa.
Jaonilho, F. M.
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Kazori, K. S. --1ragd.
··Keaton, MI..
Konnett, Mr
1regd
3. The Umits of weight allowed are as follows:-
Booka and Paper-to British Offices, 5 lbs; to the Continent, &., 2 lbs, Patterns to Britishi Offices, 5 lbs. If with-Abaizo, General}, out intrinsic value to the Continent,. Abduchaban &c., 8:02.
Choradhara 4. The following articles cannot be sent Addison, Rob. 1 by Post at all; Glass, Liquida, Gunpowder, Advanda Coran
&Co. Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dro-stuffs,
Alvares,
cs, P. S. y. 1. or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing Aquent, Madile: 1. with them.
Amold, J.
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PARCELS The public is reminded that, es r
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Koon, W. X, Leslie, Mrs Harrry Linskial, Capt.
Lopes, Susa M.G.2
1 regd.
Low Thin Yoon....1
1 Macao & Oo... Mesers Macdonald, Capt. 1
Banten, Mrs A. 12 Mackey, Mr Bennett, G, A. 1 Bincker,
E.
(Opera Coy.)
Maly
Mi May
K.
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in China and Japan, there is no such thing as Parcel Post. Much trouble and disap pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, Post. Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being rofused, the senders having Booth, A. refund can be made on such pareola of the Bryce, Dir often apent more in Postage than would Botelho, Balbina 1. bave paid the freight by steamer. No Brandist, Simon 1.
value of Stampa obliterated before the Burrows, Hen
ristta nature of the contents was discovered,
Bury, A.
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1 regi
MoMoekin, J.1 Menegante, A.A.1 Marmingn, A. Nichelle, Jas
T. B.
Leonard
Pogeon, R.
Rathay, James 1 Rawson, Moner.
PATTERNS. Some difficulty is experienced
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1 Priestman, Arnold
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in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide sample China, Susan of goods which the sender has for sale, or Clare, T. of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity. compatible with showing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
Clark, Capt. Colvile, .D. Cooke, B. Davidgo,
Mrs L, Davies, Mrs T. 1 David, E. Davis, T. K. Donaldson, T.
bington, Visst, Engel, Eduard Bay, Fred.
Mira
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will Fox, in future be allowed (but not required) to Gardner, C. J. purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents,
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or
A Private Steamer a few days before the Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in
English Mail.
either direction, Money Orders must be psed.
The French Mail.
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible,
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly for any loss or inconvenience which may clean, in good condition, and in strips of at arice from the non-delivery, mis-sending, least two, as no separate Stamps will be or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other purchased. They must be presented per postal packet (even if the packet be resonally or accompanied by a note. gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission."
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of Its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of lajury ia much increased.
purchasing if his public funds in hand are The Postmaster or Agent may postpone not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appeara doubtful or He is allowed to charge à suspicious. Commission of one per cent on all Stamps. purchased.
Geldart, Hoy, E. 2 Go Lam Tjan
Rizzarding
Vittoria ↑ Rodrigues,
Emilio E
Royal Bank Rozario, P. P. do 1 Saltor, A. E. Some, F. B.
Schriever,
W.
Hossan
Shaje
Shea
Simant, ames
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1
Amanda
Graves, Miss A. 1 Gregg, Dr. Grabel, Mra
Sin Mow Slater, A. T. Smith, Heer Smith, James
Smith, John
1
Harvey A. 9. 2
Hanby, Sergeant 1- Jolianson, Jackson, Mrs C. 1.
John, Wong Chuul Johnson, Tom 1 Jorgens, Bad,
*Gustav Jn.
}1 ragd
Smith, J. J, Thiel, John F. A. 2
White, G. Wilby, J. H. Williams, Arthur 1 Williams, A. C. Woodward, Mr
For Merchant Ships.
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Lets. Papr.
Lais. Pap.
Jessie MacDonalds
1 regd Julie P. Brown
Abarney Letters containing Stamps should be Alexandre Registered, and the Stamps should be Anne M. Smull 1 secured from observation.
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Agrem Akista
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During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers sia and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, starte Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give Bra notice to the Post Office of the departures By of such ships.
Bansfactor
No information can be given respecting letters which pass through a Post Office except to the persons, to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official
No correspondence will be forwarded by Bertie Bigelow information of a private character allowed sailing vessel but such an is specially as alior On to be made public. A Postmaster may, directed. however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer or sander, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effect be written thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; whether as change or otherwise, no question and when money is paid at a Post Office,
as to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter.
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with war (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed but to the other letters In the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all such case, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun tarios referred to, to do the same.
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Blechmere
Chocola
Charger
Charlton, 6.5.
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Lady Penrhyn
Langshaw, 8.8. 1 Larga
Laura R.
Burnham
Loon Crespo Lodore
Lombardian
1 MacCallum More Jð
Madeline
Magdala
1 Maid of Judah
5 Maritime Union
1 ·Mecca, 5.5,
Mikado
Oceanie
Oneida Grange Grove
1 Parsota
Cheron Wattana 1
City of Aberdeen Comet Corona
1
Parmenio
1 Pauline
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Creswell Exae
4
2 Fenrith
10
8 Per Ardan
1 Philip Fitzpatrick!
Prosuits, 6.8.
Nightingale
Money Order Begulations. 1.--Money Orders on the United King: dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2.-Small sums may be remitted between Expire Stamps. the other Forts by means of Postage Empress Empreza 3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Explorador residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Floddon
Firth of Tay An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Florence and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Forward Ho the nearest issing office. The application Freeman Clark must be accompanied with the full amount Gusu (including commission) in cheque, postage Azil Columbia alamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Harritan little margin should be left for variations Obear, 8.8. of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Hawkesbury order, sends it on in the envelope, and Heury S. Sanford 1
Herat returns the change, if any, by first oppor-Elindestan tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it were to be registered, as it always should. be. Care should be taken to send these Humboldt applications in time, sa the Money Order Imbros, .. Offices close some hours before the depar Irene tures of the mails,
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4-No order must exceed £10, or in clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is as follows --
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2......... 18 cents. £36 £7...... 04
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£10.
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Redire
Rhoda
Prim, S.8.
Prince Amadeo
River Layan
Robt. Henderson
Sacraments
sacr
1
2 Sarah Bell
1
Bea Gall, t Serta
Star of India
Strathmore
2 Syringe
Tai Watts
Tape Sing
Taunton
3
Thomas Flatcher 3:
Tullochgerum
Twilight
6
Vaughan
Warrior
Yatman, s
Lots. Rapa.
For E. M. Ships.
1 Victor Emanuel 1 4 Vigilant
Lets. Fap.
Nassau Shannon
5
17
72
Books, etc. without Covers.
1
"Local Money Orders. Up to $20..................lā cents. 50.80
The registration of a packet makes Its transmission much more secure, fnasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a rogis tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus, the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe leas large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent throngh the post, even if the packet be registered; as the machinery of the Department is not arranged with a view to such transmission. By law, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his 5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the
able articles are exposed to risk, and offer e duty on this point will be called to strict United Kingdom. may be consulted at account. Sent in unregistered letters, valus Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokoham temptation which ought not to be created; when there is more than one Christian 6.-Names must be given la fall (except and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such name) but the name of the Payoe need not packets. All inland or colonial letters, be given if the order be crossed (as obegnes therefore, which contain coin, and all are brossed). It can then be paid only inland letters which contain watches or through a Bank, and may afterwards be jewellery, oven though they be posted specially crossed to any Bank. without registration, are treated as register.
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-No order can be paid till the Payee
ed, and charged on delivery with a double have signed it in the proper place. An registration fee of eightpence in addition to order can be transferred to another office which cannot be registered in time to be In case of loss of an order, necessity for the ordinary postage i sud my such letters on payment of an additional commission. forwarded by the Hail for which they are stopping payment, or the like, application posted see detained for the next despatch, should be made to the nearest Money Even if the letter do not contain any article Order Office for Instructions. of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important be registered,
Most countries to which Hongkong for borrewards Correspondencs having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed,
Indian Correspondento. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets,
The Pre-payment of sortsspondense for the Straita, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com- pulsoty by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
1. No Letter or Pocket, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, illable to Custom
6. If the order be not presented within i six months an additional commission, will be charged; if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. When the order is once paid no further blaim can be entertained.
9.--No order can be paid until the advies relative to it has been received.
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Bales Bros. & Co. p.o Banhütte,
Catalogue of Books.
Christian
Cork Weekly Herald,
Frans, Bons & Co., precios corrienter de
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Glasgow Weekly Mail,
Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Helensburgh News,
Klustrated London News, Journal des Consultis, Is Gazette.
Le Littoral de In Flandro. Lennox Herald":
La XIX Siecle.
Lincolnshire Herald.
L'Italie
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle.
On the Combustion of Refuis Vegëlable.
Subetanos,
Der God shall come.
Papier d'Aubier de Frauble, Punch,
Penca Record
Rerus Beleztifique, &o,
The Implement Manufacturer's Baview. The Jersey Weekly Press. The Westminster Papers. Westera Dally Mercury. Winchester Repeating Fire Arms. Kuricherische Friters Zeitung,
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