No. 4670-JUNE 23, 1878.]
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POSTAL RATES. (Subjoined we give
"the postal rates Low in force for transmission of corro spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, do, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
The conditions are as follows >
1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topies, with or without advertine
ments.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Saldiers' and Sailors' Letters.
**2. "This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiablo articles, unless tho quantity sont be so small as to make the sample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows:-
Books and Papers-to British Offices,
The rale which forbids the transmission
Registration to Bangkok.': Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General through the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or for Siam has been good enough to make Bozos, or the person of any Officer of the arrangements by means of which correspon Post Office is, of course, applicable to the-dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any anal charge of 8 cents. thing of the kind will be stopped, and not the following have been occasionally posted Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- sent te fte destination. as Patterns, and have been detained as commissioned Officers," Army Schoolmas 3rd. The full title and date of publication unfit for the Post, vis: Metal boxes, pores-ters (not superintending or First Clase) or must be printed at the top of the first page,
lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters and the whole or part of the title and the of flowers, cuttings of plants, spera, knives, to the United Kingdom via Southampton date of publication at the top of every scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, by British Packet, for one penny; or by Post, at sil: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder,
2nd. It must be published in numbers at must be printed on a sheet or sheets un- intorvala of not more than 31 days, and stitched.
Hongkong Rates of Postage. boquent page; and this regulation applies
(Resised June 7th, 1878.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cente, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Newspaper over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but such 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' Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Car- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Booka
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius,Ser chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiann,
Articles such as
Bondio by British Packet for three-pened. Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as imperial Stamps.
Soldiers' and Sailora' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations :-
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letters are allowed.
POST OFFICE NOTICE Unclaimed Correspondence, June 21, 1878,
Letz. Para
5 lba; to the Continent, &c., 3 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5lbs. If with Aniso, General]",
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, dc., 8.02.
4. The following articles cannot be sent
Matchen, Candion, Soap, Indigo, Dyb-studio, or whatever is dangerous to the Maile, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with them.
G. de Abducbuban
Chorodha Advands Coran
& Ooi
& Foo
1 regd
1
Alvarce, F. & 71 Aniss, Mr W. 1 Aquean, Madtle. 1 Arnold, J PARCELS The public is reminded that, Ayala, J. 1 In China and Japan, there is no such thing Ayrton, Prof. se Parool Post. Much trouble and disap Balliu, Cept. 1 pointment is caused by persistant attempts Harnes, Bir to send small valuable trifles through the Bennett, G. A. 1 Post. Fans, Curion, Articles of Dress,
Bickor, E. Fancy Work, and similar prosents are con
Boas, tinually being refused, the senders having Bo
Boldreich, K, often spent more in Postage than weald Botelho, Balbina, 1 have paid the freight by steamer,
1
sharp pointed instrument la ples of to Tables of Contents and Indices.
motels, samples of ore, samples in glass 4th. A supplement must consist wholly bottles, pieces of glass, aclds of various or in great part of matter like that of a kinda, curry comba, copper and stool en- newspaper, or of advertisements, printed graving plates, and confectionery of all on a sheet or shoots, or a piece or pieces of kinda. paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of
Such artioles as scissors, knives, razors, engravings, prints, or lithographs ilustra-forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi tive of articles in the newspaper. The pory, motal tubing, pieces of metal or supplement must in every case be published ore, provided that they be packed and with the newspaper, and must have the guarded in so secure a matiner 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 bags and to the Officers of the Fost consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, Office, while at the same time they may be at the top of every sheet or side.
easily examined, may be sent as samples, description must be stated in full, with reftind can be made on such parcela of the B Simon 1- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate
A packet containing two or more news-indigo cannot be sent to any place, of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight,
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped
wrapper.
very newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whother by means of gum, water, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be ao folded, as
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, &c, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange mente have been made for receiving at the Poat Gfice late letters except those to and through Australia-from 11.10 .. to 11.30 A. Each letter must bear a late fee
of 18 cents extra postage.
2. If from a Soldier er Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi. ment, or Ship, dr., in full
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or
name of Regiment, or Ship, de, in full.
*But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia,
The Netherlands India Packets leave Singapore fortnightly, and are ätted to the arrival of the outward P. & O. Mail from Europe.
Singapore for the Packet from China and The French Packts for Batavia wait at
ran fortnightly.
No
value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contenta was discovered.
PATTERNS, Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond file sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value."
pe, Mr.
Chas.
1
1 bk.
Burrows, Hen Buy, A. Butcher, J. B. Camaulo, a Cape
Susan Clare, T. Colvile, M. D. Davidge, Mrs L. 1.
David E. S. Davis, T. L.
Donaldson, T Drew, J.-B. Drummond, A., 1
TAN Kanepi Th all Feuch, Daslot, to emit of the kids being readily in. are habitually thrown upon tho Department dence to Batavis with the least delay, the between the Ports of Chius and
Japan, the Viset.
Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Co- Lonies.
Countries NOT in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are: the Aus- tralasian Group, British North America, Africa (except French, &c., Colonies), and
Central America
Postage to Union Countries. - General Rates, by any route Letters,
Registration, Newspapera,
12 cents per to
8 cents.
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King. dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:- Letters,
16 cents per cz. Registration,
8 conta. Newspapers,
4 cents each. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 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, Biorra Leone, Gatabis,
Cape Verd Islands :—
spected.
which contains any enclosure except sup A newspaper or packet of newspapers plements is charged as letter, unless the onctonare be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book pocket, in which case it is allowed to pass.
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor ons in depth,
The above arrangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for the regular poating of extensive correspon- dence. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of letters at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed. made up for Shanghai by the English and A similar supplementary Mail will be French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing, The late fee will also be 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notters,
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
Mails,
2. Invitations, dro, 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 correspondence le invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Postal Guide, par. 103.)
3. Botholdere who desire to sond Cirou-
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glans or in camer containing glass or any ike substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary tee for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, en- graved, lithographed, or plain, or any lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, mixture of these. Further, all legitimate, all of the same weight, to addresses in binding, mounting, or covering of a book, Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Forts of China & or of a portion thereof, is allowed, and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Qffice unstamped, the postage being then whether such binding, o, be loose or
Each Francisca, or Marssilles. Bridal attached; as also rollers in the case of charged to the sender's account.
batch must consist of at least ten. prints or maps, markers (whether of paper
Bazholdare may also send Patterna. or otherwise) In the case of books, pens or
to the same places in the same way. En- pencils in the case of pocket-booke, dc,velopes containing Patterns may be wholly and, in short, whatever is necessary for the clozed if the nature of the contents be first safe transmission of such articles, or usually exhibited or stated to the Postmaster appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, General, as he may sumalder necessary, and zo. must not be sent as a separate packet.
approved by him. Printed Circulars may Circulars,―ie., letters which are intend be inserted in such Pattern Packsta ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,may also be sent by book post.
Via San Via S.Iampton Via
22
26
12
6.
10
Letters, Registration, Newspapers, Books & Patterna.
Aspinwall (N.R.), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.), Hayti (N.R.), Mexico (B), Panama (N.R), Salvador (..), and Venezuela (..) :--
Registration,
Letters,
Newspapers,
4
10
31 NODO. 12
8
38 12
6 10
Books & Patterns, 6-
Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's Isletter, or communication of the nature of a But a book-packet may not contain any land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a cireular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any anclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection, If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is ebarged as a letter.
22**
Lettera,
12*
16
20
Registration,
8
12
12
Newspapers,
2*
4
6
Books & Pattorns, 4*
6
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru :-**
Letters,
50
50
Newspapers,
6
6
8
Books & Patterns, 14
10
12
12
None.
Nona,
Registration,
Hawaiian Kingdom (N..), Newfound land-
16
Lettera,
16
20
Registration, 12
12
12
4*
4
6
6
8
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns, 8*
**
W. Indies, (except as above) Costa Rica, Honduras, Menta Video, Now Granada, and Nicaragua -
Letters,
Менорарета, Books & Patterns,
Registration
44
38
$
В
8
10
a
to British & Union] West Indies only, j
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4,
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
A book-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not bo 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 the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it in treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contenta, however, It may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to out the string in-such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs, in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inobes in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.
When, owing to a great and unusual Influx of letters, books, do, the transmis sion or delivery of the lettere would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
PASTZENO.
Local Parcel Post,
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Fak- hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Mainera. aions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, They must not exceed the following dimen- nor weigh more than 6lbs. 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 bo crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquide, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be come offensive or injurious in transit.
for-
8. Parcels will as a general rule 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 say parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
4. The pablio are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Past to Europe, dre, which does not exist.
Mail exchanged with Manila and Saigon The Phillppine Islands being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- love that all paid correspondeate received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Uffice, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there:
To provide means of remitting amal It follows that, to forward Correspon-sams of money to or from this Colony sod
Eduard 1 following are the best opportunities:-
James B. 1 Postmasters and Agents of this Office will Flagg, Wm. 8. 1 In tho B, W. Monsoon.
in future be allowed (but not required) to Fox, Mre L The English Mail.
purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from The French Mail,
foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or
In the N.E. Monsoon.
A Private Steamer a few days before the Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in
English Mail.
either direction, Money-Orders must be
The French Mail.
used.
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly The Stamps tendered for sale must not for any loss or inconvenience which may clean, in good condition, and in strips of at arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, least two, as no soparate 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 re-sonally or accompanied by a note. gistered) nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packot 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 packot has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mall 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 injury is much increased.
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 information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster may, 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 wrilor or sender, 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; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question 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,
Geldart, Rev. E. 3
Go Lam Tjan
Gregg, Dr. Graves, crabel, Virg
Miss A. I
Amanda Harvey, A. S. 2 Jackson, Mrs G. 1 Hubby, Sergeant i Johanson,
John, Wong Chunl Johnson, Tom: 1
Gastar Jn.
purchasing it his public funds in hand are The Postmaster or Agent may postpons not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Aberney purchased.
Alexandra Letters containing Stamps should be Americs Registered, and the Stamps should be Arabia Annie secured from observation.
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give notice to the Post Office of the departures of such ships,
No correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel bat such as is specially so directed,
Jorgene, BudKA MZA Juoniko, F. M, 1
Jualer, Alejandro 1 regi. Kazon, K. S. 1ragd., Keator, M.
Roon, W. K. Kean, Mr 1 regd Kyle, David
Lopes, Susa 31.G.3**** Low Thin Year 1 1 Lutaston, W.
Macse & Co.,
Mears
-do
1
1 regi
Mackey, Mre Maly, E. May, Miss
(Opera Coy.) Mcaleckin, Menotante, A.A. 1 Morpaingn, A Neville, Mrs D. 2 Nicholls, Jas
Tarkin, J. H
JH.21 Pelly Leonard Pembroke, Frank Pinahan, F
Pogson, B Privatman, Arnold Rattray, James 1 Rawson, Monsr.
Ries, Adolph
Rodrigues
Emilio E. Royal Bank Same,
F. ....... Stalk, Bossan Hajes Shearer, James
Sin Dow
Bregd
Smith, James Smith, John 1 Thiel, John F. A.1 Thornton, Miss.1 Tierney, WH. 1 Webber, Chan Wellings, H. White, G
Willoy, Capt. J.N.I Williams, Arthur 2
Williams, A. O. 1
1
Wingrove, G.B. 1 Woodward, Mr. 1
For Merchant Ships
Lete. Paps.
M. Small
Argram
Ariel
Arista.
Astarte
Aurora
alcarry Beau Barbara Taylor
Benefactor
Bertie Bigelow Carnatio
Cashmero Chacola Chale Chandos
I
1
2
Charger Charou Wattana 1
City of Aberdeen Cornet Devons
1
Money Order Begulations.
dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai.and Eme
L-Money Orders on the United King, Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
3-Small sims may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps,
Julia P. Brown 1 1 rega.Kate Latham
...Killarney, 8.81
3
1
1
Empire Express Empresa Florence
Nightingale Frucis B. Fay 1 Freeman Clark Gnam Harritan Hail Colurabia
Olear, s.s.
Horut
3-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order* is filed up, and is enclosed with a atamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issuing office. The application Hawkesbury must be accompanied with the full amount Henry S. Sanford 1 (including commission) in cheque, postage Hindostan The practice of sealing letters passing to stamps, or other equivalent of sub, and a Hopeful and from the. East and West Indies, and little margin should be left for variations other countries with hot climates, with wax of exchange. The Postmaster issues the
Hotsper Humboldt (except such as is specialty prepared), is order, sends it on in the envelope, and Imbat, s.. attended with much inconvenience, and returne the change, if any, by firat oppor- Imbros, s.8. frequently with serious injury, not only to tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Irene the lotters so sealed but to the other letters were to be registered, as it always should Irigo
Offices close some hours before the depar
Lady Penrhyn
1 Langshaw,
Large
2
Laura Gertrude 1 Lauro R.
Burnham
Lean Crespo
1 Lombardian
Mabel Clark
MacCallum More 3
1 Madelizo
Maid of Judah &
1 Maritime Union
McNeur
eech, ... Mikado
Оседніс
Onetin
Orange Grove
1 Paracca
Partlemic
Paulina
Penrith Thiệp
1 Per Ardua
10
Fitzpatrick 2
Presults, 8.c. Prim,.8.8. Prince Amadeo
2
Redive
Fursaid, 8.5.
1
Rhode
1
River Le
Lsgani
Robt. Henderann
Sacramento
2 Sarah Bell
Sarah Nicholson
Sea Gull, 3.5.
$
1 Sexta,
Star of India
Strathmore Syringe Tai Watts Tupe Sing Taunton
Twilight
1
1 Yerman, 6.8.
In the mail, from the melting of the wax and be. Care should be taken to send these Jessie MacDonald2 adhesion of the letters to each other. The applications in time, as the Money Order John Potts public are therefore recommended, in all Buch cases, to use either wafera or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun tries referred to, to do the same.
tures of the maila,
4-No order must exceed 410, 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 commision is as follows:-
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2............ 18 cente
7)
71
£5..
36
""
54
33
J
£10.......... 72 Losal Money Orders. Up to $25.15 cents. 50............80
1
33
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis terad packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe less large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through the post, even if the packet be registered; ss the machinery of the Department is not They must not be of intrinsic value.
arranged with a view to such transmission. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable
By law, the Post Office is not responsible nature, and indeed whatever may have
for the safe delivery of registered packets; a value of its own, apart from its mere use
though any officer who may neglect bis Correspondence for the West Indies as a pattern; and the quantity of any (except those belonging to the Postal material sent ostensibly as a pattern must
6-Lists of Money Order Offices in the duty on this point will be called to strict United Kingdom may be consulted at Union, the Bahamas, and Hayti), for Cesta not be so great that it can fairly be con provides that "Neither the tenders nor the able articles are exposed to risk, and offer &
Article 1% of the Postal Treaty of Berne account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu. Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama. Rics, Honduras, Monte Video, New sidered as having on this ground an intrin addressees of letters and other postal temptation which ought not to be created when there is more than one Christian Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay da no sio value,
6Names must be given in full (except lenger be sent via San Francisco,
Pattern and Sample Post to coloniss and in the Country of Origin, or in that of undertake the safe conveyance of such be given if the order be crossed (as cheques packets shall be called upon to pay, either and the Department cannot in any way name) but the same of the Payee need not foreign countries a restricted to bont fas Destination, any tax or duty other than " trade patterns or samples of merchandise. the recognized rates levied in the case of therefore, which contain coin, and all are cressed). It can then be paid only
packets, All inland or colonial letters, Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an paid correspondents) by the despatching inland letters which contain watches or through a Bank, and may afterwards be order (however small the quantity may be), Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, jewellery, even though they be posted specially crossed to any Bank. or any articles eunt by one private indivi or spparently extra charge, will at once be without registration, are treated as register. 7. No order can be paid till the Payes dual to another, which are not actual brought to the noice of the proper ed, and charged on delivery with a double have signed it in the proper place. An patterns or patuples, are not admissible, authorities, in either Colony.
Patterns or samples, when practicable,
The above does not apply in ang to loose the ordinary postage; and any such letters on payment of an additional commission, registration fee of eightpence in addition to order can be transferred to another ofios must be sent in covers open at the ends, letters sent outside the mails. These will which cannot be registered in time to be In case of loss of an order, necessity for and in such a manner as to be easy of always be charged on arrival in Hongkong forwarded by the Mail for which they are stopping payment, or the like, application examination, Bamples of seeds, drugs, and probably the Manila Ocs will adopt posted are detained for the next deapaton, ahould be made to the nearest Money and such like articles, which cannot be sent the same course. in sovers of this kind,but such articles
Even if the letter do not contain any article Order Office for instructions. Complaints are sometimes received" of only,may be posted enclosed in boxes, or extra charges on correspondence exchanged of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very bage of linon or other material, fastened between this Colony and Saigon, but it is
important, be registered. in auch a manner that they may be readily believed it would be found in all cases that opened of, in the sans of beds, du, fá tão lettera, &c, had boon sent loose. bags entirely closed, provided such closed Any Foreign stamps on loose bags are transparent, so as to exable the spondence are obliterated in this Office. Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the con- tenti..
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE
Within any Town or Settle ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction.......
Untiera,
Registration.
Bks. & Ptinai
Per 9 on
282 2 Between any other two of the following places (through British Office) viz-Hong kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri Mats Shippinio
Between the above by Con tract Mail,................. 882] 4
82 2
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newrosper,
There must be so writing or printing upon or in any packet stoopt the address of the parson for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, trade mark or number, and the price of the articlan,"
Most countries to which Hongkong for correwards Correspondence hating joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed,
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mall Packota,
The Prepayment of corespondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Adem is com- puleazy by whatever opportunity it is forvarded
1. No Letter or Psokat, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if is contains gold or silvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, in liable to Custome doties
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