No. 4853,--JANUARY 25, 1879,]
POSTAL BATES.' [Babjoined we give the postal raten now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmia sion of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Ruvised June 7th, 1878.) In the following remonts and Tables the Rae are given cents, and are, for Lalters, per haly ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces
title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravinge, prints, or lithographa, at the top of every sheet or aide.
A packet containing two or more newa- papera is not chargeable with a higher rate 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.
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 removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a lotter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily "in- spected,
A newanpor or packet of newspapers Newspapers ore în anses in weight which oun sine any euclosure except up- are charged sa dodɔte, probly, &c., as thelements is charged as a letter, unless the case may be, but suma papers or packets of euclosure be such as might be sent at the papers may be sent a boo Rate. Two book rate of postage, and the entire packet Newspapers must not be folded together as be sufliciently prepaid as a book packet, in one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except boná äde Supplements. Printed macter may, however, be enclosed, if the Prices Cur- whole be paid at Book Rate. rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books,
N.R. means No Registration.
Postage to Union Countries. General Kates, by any routs
which case it is silowed 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 insulliciently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be abovo 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
Countries of the Postal Union.
A book-picket may contain any number The Union may be taken to comprise of separate books or other publications Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, (including printed or lithographed letters), Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all photographs (when not ou gluss or in cases N. America, Brazil, rero, The Argentine containing glass or any like substance), Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana,drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese, use for wring or printing upon; and the and Spanish Coloniva,
books or other publications, prints, maps, Countries NOT in the Union-The chief' &c., may be either printed, writion, un- ountries not in the Union are: the Ausgraved, lithographed, or plain, or any tralasian Group, and Contral America, mixture of these. Further, all legitimate buding, mounting,.or covering of a book, do, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, de. be loose or attached; as also roilors in the case of priate or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of bouka, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-books, da, and, in phert, whatever is necessary for the safu trausmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &c. must not be seul as a sep. rate packet,
Circuları,―i.e.,. letters which are intend. ed for transmission in identical terms to several persona, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,-way also be neut by book post.
Letter,
Regimulation, Nowapapore, Books sad Patterns,
12 cents per oz.
ceuta...
2 cents each.
cents per 2oz, Exceptional rates, to the United Klug dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:—
10 cents per oz. Letters,
Registration, Newspapers, -Books and Patterns,
8 cents,
4 cents ench.
6 cents per 2 oz, There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union:
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N..), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.) kuyi (N.), Mexico (F.R.), Fazana (N.), vador (N.k.), and Venezuelis (N.)
Lettera, Registration,
Via San Via S. Hamytes Via Francisco, or Harostlies, Brundist
16 Nong.
31
୫୪
V
12
4
4
U
10
Nowspapers, Books & Paterna,
Bolivia, Chili, Cuota tica (..), Beta- dor (a.), New Granada (3/8), Nicaragua (N. 56 J; ~*
But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; or any enclosure sealed or in any li this way closed against inspection. rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
A book packet may be posted either without a uver (in which cass it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, scaling wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both onda, sa to admit of the contents being esily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of "the contente, however, it may be tied at the ends with atring; Postmaster being authorised to cut the atring in such cases, although if they do so Nono.they usust again tie up the packet
$
20 None.
Lettore,
90
34
38
Newspapers,
6
6
Books & Fatterns, 14
10
12
Registration,
12
Nono.
Hawaiian Kingdom :-
Letters,
16
Registration,
Newspapers,
None. 4*
16 None.
4
6
Books & Patterns, 8*
8
Uruguay -
Letters,
34
33
Newspapers,
4
6
Books & Patterns,
8
10
Registration
to British & Union}
B.
West Indies only,
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, for above 24 inches in length, 12 inches is width, or 12 tuches in depth, aplves it be sent to or from one of the
ouverament offices.
When, owing to s great and unusual
W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, influx of lters, booke, &c., the transmis
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
FATTERNE
Tey mast not be of intrinsie raino. This rulesxcludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have ✦ Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri-a value of its ema, apart from its more use vate Ship 12, Registration, 12, Newapapore, as a pattern; and the quantity of any 2 Books and Patterns, 4..
material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin- sip value:
* A small extra charge is made an delivery.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Letter
Registration.
Newarapers.
Bke, & Ptins,
1207,20,2
2
Within any Town or Settle ment, or between Hongkong. Cantor, and Macao, in either direptionenare. 2 Between any other two of the following laces (through a British Gffice) viz.:-Hong- kong, Macao, Forts of China- and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin China, Torquin, and the Phi Jippines, by Private Ship 4 822
Between the above by Con- tract Mail,
882 4
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are no follows som 1st. The publicstion, 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 menti,
2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than $1 daya, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets on
stitched.
THE CRINA MAIL.
complete protection to the contents of the mail bage and to the Officers of the Fost Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent. a samples. indigo cannot be sent to any place.
To provide the greatest possible fpoilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, drc., up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packi ta, atrange- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late lutters-except those to and through Australia-fram 11.10 A.M. to 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
A similar supplementary Mail la made up for Shanghai by the English and 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 is also 18 cents.
"LiceBaLeous Aoilers.
Local Delter.".
1. All corresporteres posted before pm. on any week day for uddnses in Victoria will be delivered the subse day, and generally with wo hourą, uples the delivery should be retarded by the Contract
Maile.
the letter, and the commanding Beer must sten his name, with name of Regi- ment, or Ship, &c., in full.
8. to a Soldier or Sailor, his olees or descripilen must be stated in full, with nemo of Regiment, or Ship, 43, in full.
Mails for the United Kingdom, dc, by French Packet.
Duder instructions from the London ̈Post Lffies, the Maile for the United King- don which have hitherto been forwarded vid Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vri Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twelve hours results from the adoption of this route.
As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspond- ence intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent viå Naplos, even though marked via Marseilles,
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean ata- tions, ibraltar, Malia, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, c.,. can be forwarded only, by British facket. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwa-*ed
it generally arrives a week earlier tha had been detained for the British Mi
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any or inconvenience which may Brise from the non-delivery, mis-sending,
2. Invitations &o, can generally be delivered within Victoris 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
or mia-delivery of any letter, book, or other correspondence is invariably delivered at Postal packet (even if the packet be re the nearest plac of business. (See Fostalgistered) por is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain Guide, par. 103.)' ✨
during its transmission,
8. Boxholders who desire to send Cireu- lara, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, c., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Fost Ulice unstamped, the postage being then Each charged to the sender's account, batch must consist of at least ten.
4. Boxholdere may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents bo first exhibited or stated to the Postmarter General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him, Printed Circulars may be inserted in auch Pattern Packets,
Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parcele may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Fak- hoi, Singapore, Fenaug, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen- sione, 2 feet long, 1 foet bread, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 5lba. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Hegistration. 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: Parcela insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuff, lor, Moat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to bs- ome offensive or injurious in transit.
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for warded by Private Ship, not by Contrast Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans mieston, and
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 the system of Registration will escore the senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, &c, which does not exist.
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. Itabould be remembered that overy 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 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 writer 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 author.sed 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 packots for the public, but they may do so if their daty be not thereby impeded.
2:
The practice of sealing lettera passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with was (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the lettere so aealed 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 snch cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon. sion or delivery of the letters would be The Philippine Islanda boing now admit-
The registration of a packet makes ita delayed if the whole mail were dealt withted into the General l'ostal Union, it fo!- without distinction, book-packets may be lows that all paid correspondence received transmission much more asuure, fuasmuch kept back till the next despatch or delivery. from Manila in the mails will be delivered as, nuder ordinary circumstances, A rogis tered packet can be traced through its whole free by thie ilice, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila is the mails course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe. should be delivered free there,
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne less large sums of money or other articles provides that "Neither the aendera nor the of great value should not be sent through other postal the post, even if the packet be registered; as the machinery of the Department is not addressess of letters and packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of a ranged with a view to such transmission. By law, the Post Office is not responsible Destination, suy tax or duty other than " the recognised rates. levied (in the case of for the safe delivery of registered packets; paid correspondence) by the despatching though any officer who may neglect his Ufice. It is hoped that any extra charge, duty on this point will be called to strict account. Sont in unregistered letters, valu. or apparently extra charge, will at once he brought to the noice of the properable articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created: authorities, in either Colony.
and the Department cannot in any way. ndertake the safe conveyance of auch therefore, which contain coin, and all inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register- ed, and ebarged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very Important, be registered.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countrie, te restricted to buna fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise.
The above does not app y in any to locse letters sent outside the mails. These will and probably the Manila Uffice will adopt
No
Fancy Work, and similar presents are con. tinually being refused, the sendera having often spent moro in Postago than would bare paid the freight by "a'esmor, refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stampa obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS,Some difficulty is experienced In obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample of grode which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity
POST OFFICE NOTICE Unclaimed Correspondence,
Jan. 17, 1879,
Lete. Paps.
Leto. Pas
Lumley, John 8
Amont, Mrs Mary Amicalle Ins.
Office Amiss, Wm, Ausbury, A. Anderson, Thos.
Swamy Banks, Geo Bearion,
1
:2
Lumsden, Mrs B.1 Luz, Ellarias da 1 Macomber, W.H.1
Mrx
compatible with shewing what the goods Arowgothunda, 1 rega Mercer, Thomas 1
are, and must have ro intrinsio value."
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Forts of China and Japan, tho Fostmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents,
Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Dongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction Monty-Orders must be Usad,
1
R. J. 1
Begin, Mont. J.1 Bousou, James 1 Bantos, C. J. Bishop
tinians
1
1 1
Bolmida, . B Botor; Miss A. Bramfitt, Rev. Broshure, Wu, 2 Brooke, J. H. Caldwell, Miss
Bello
Hugh
1
Costa d I
Meepy, Maj. Gen.1 More, Mies
Ellen Fase
Aaron, Ngư
I
a Mossman, W. 0.1
Madge, Wm. Mufit, J.
1 Muller, A.
Murphy, Ilov.. Musso, Jeau Baptista
Northey
'Boughlin, Mrs3.1
rego
1 Neo Choo Tisn
Neo Teing Siew 1 reg
Capt. 1 Palmer, Capt. regd Palmor
Gradio
1
1
2
Clarke, The Stamps tendered for sale must not Colville, D. D. exoezd 850 in value, must be perfectly Cotton, 4. clean, in good condition, and in strips of at Colon, A.C.M.1 least two, as no separate Stamps will be Couper, Capt.
Crawford purchased. They must be presented per-
John W. sunally or accompanied by a zote.
James 1 Creaton, The Postmaster or Agent may postpone Cristoforis, G. de 1 purchasing if his public funds in band are
Crovat, Philip L. 1 1∙ G. F. not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase Cuningham,
case which appears doubtful or He is allowed to charge a
Dackin, Moner. 1 suspicious. Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Daro, Mrs J. W. 1
Duggloby .T. W. purchased.
Eglon, Letters containing Stamps should be Esteban, Registered, and the Stamps should be recured from observation,
During the N.H. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon, Haifong and Bangkok are requested to give nonce to the Post Office of the de- parures of such ships. · ·
No correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as is specially so directed.
The Stamp Office being now provided with a 3-cent die, Books of Receipts, Rent Collectors' Books, dro., can be stamped beforehand in the sante manner an Cheque Books. Loore receipt forma can also be stamped if required."
1. 1
H.B. I Oledoni y Frutas,
Jose Garcia, Jalan Gillison, W. P. 1 Gracias, A. Jose 1 Goldie, Maj. .. 1 Gundry, H. D. 1 Hanco, G, Hemptinne, Moner.
1
2
1
High, Comtom 1 Hi Loi Hodge, Rev.
W. B. Boyt, Frank Kaye, Mrs E. Kelly, Mr Kin Choung Tay Kwong
Cheorg Lainach, J. W. Ledyard, Dr.H.C.1 -
Lou Tong
Lewis, Miss N. 1
Money Order Begulations. Lays, Roht. R. 1
1.- Money Orders on the United King- dom and the Straits Settlements are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice ver 80,
2-Small suns may be remitted between the other Forts by means of Portage Stamps.
Lilley, Mr
Peress, Capt.
1
Carl J.1 rogd Quong Tong Tail
3 Raydon, W. M. 1
E. A. Reily, C
China
P
1 Roberts, W. 0.1
Rozchend
Rosendah, P.
stein, T. Geo. Smith & Co., B. 1
1.Souza, Do-
mingo ..de
حففف
1
Stanley, Mise A. 1 Stillfried,
Baron R. Stillfried, R.
Baron
Stone,
regd 13
1'riga
W. E, .1 Thornton, Win, 1 Triarte, Apo.
linazio
Velta,
Miss Martha
Vivan, Col. R.
Vollozza, John 1 Wai Chung
1 regd. Walker, Thos. White,
WB. E. 1 Whyte, Jno, Wildnah, F. J. C.J Williams, John
1 Wilson, Jomes 1 Wing On Chong 1
For Merchant Ships.
Lets. Pape.
Abbey Cowper 2 Albyn's Izle
1 Hornet
Lite, Yapa
7
4 Eumbboldt
$
Iriga
xandrie
1
1
Alfredo
Allico
Altear
turn Alirnus
Ann Adamsen Armistisces
Banian
прий
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residente at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for au erder* is filled up and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unscaled envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest iasung office. The application must be accompanied with the full amount Asier (including commission) in cheque, postage Athene stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations Behar, 1.5. oi exchange. The Postmaster issues the Belcarry order, sends it on in the envelope, and Benefaction returns the change, if any, by urat oppor Bertie Biglow tunity, with a receipt for the lotter, if it Bertie were to be registered, as it always should Caro should be taken to send theme applications in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar-Caldow tures of the mails.
be.
4-No order must exceed £10, or in-h
1. James Shephard
Завад
1 regd.Java, 6.8.
Jessie Jamieson 6 Jessie MacDonald1 Johor, s.s.
Penrhyn
Dezcost
Leucadia
1. Lodore
Lord Macaulay
1 regd.Lota
Challenge elude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Channel Queen 1 be drawn at the current rate of the dayt Charmer and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is as follows:-
19
39
J
$1
Maritime Union
Blair
I
1
:16:4
2
2
1
Bury
Black Watch Brisbare St. Edmunds
Vanow Carlton, 8.8 Cashmere
4.
3 Marcia, s.3.
1
2 & 4rg.
Mary Fraser
1 Mary
My Smith
I
Masonic
1
McNear
Monsta
AD88 Gles
8
Northern Star Nyássa
Columbian, 8.8. 1
Common-
wealth, 6.5. Corona
.Palcetine Perthcad
I
5
2 Pelham
Corrientes Cosmo
Ponrith
1 Peteral, 5.8.
1 1
Countess of Erro15 Craigard
1 Pilgrim
1 regi.
Dharwar
4 2
Prince Amadeo 8
Prinse Louis
10
1
Earl of Devon
Queen of the
Ciluruumi
Orders on the Colted Kingdom. Up to £2....... 18 conta.
36 £7........... 54 £10.
72 * Local Money Orders (including Straits Eleanor Settlements).
37
Up to $25..........15 cents.
50............30
5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the
11
Erminia
Espiegle
Estrene
Fabius Fair Leader Ferntowor, 8,9.
Flatin, 9.6. Florence Nigh-i
Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an always be charged on arrival in Hongkong packets. All inland or colonial lettera. United Kingdom may be consulted at Firth of Forth
order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi. dual to another, which are, not actual patterns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sont iu covers open at the ends, and in moh a manner as to be easy of examination. Samples of reds, drogs, and-stich like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,but such articles only, may be posted enclosed in bozes, or bags of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of reeds, &e., bags entirely cloesd, provided such closed. bags are transparent, so as to enable the Officers of the Peat (fion readily to satinfy themselves as to the nature of the con tents,
There must be no writing or printing upon 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 course.
Complaints are sometimes received of eatra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, de., had been sent loosa,
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre- apoudenco are obliterated in this Office.
14.1
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Fre-payment of correspondenes for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok.
Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon- dence can to Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cents.
The rale which forbida the transmission tarough the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxen, or the person of any Officer of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Letters, Post Often is, of course, applicable to the
Irivates in H, M. Army or Navy, Non Pattern Pesti and a packet containing.any-
con missioned Officers, Army Soboolmas thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination,
teta (not superintending or First Class) or Articles such as Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters the following bave been arcasionally posted to the United Kingdom via Southampton as Patterns, and bave been detained as
by British Packet, for one penny"; or vil 3rd. The full title and date of publication unfit for the Peat, ris: Metal boxes, pores Brindisi by British Pasket for three-pence. runt be printed at the top of the first page, lain and Cblue, fruit, vegetables, bunches Hongkong sampa will prepay this class of and the whole or part of the title and the of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, correspondence exactly the same as imperial date of publication at the top of every scissors, needles, pina, pieces of machinery, Stampa. subsequent page; and this regulation applies sharp pointed instruments, samples of to Tables of Contents and indices.
metala, samples of ore, samples în glass 4th. A supplement must consist wholly bottles, plecos of glass, acids of various or' in great part of matter like that of a kinds, curry combs, copper and steel cr newspaper, or of advertisements, printed graving plates, and confectionery of a pa a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of Kinds,
paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of Bach articles as scissors, knives, rezore,
gray, 185, prints, or lithographs illustra forks, steel pens, naile, keya, watch machi five of articles in the newspaper. The nery, mial tabing pieces of metal or Supplement must in eve case be pablished | oro, provided, that they be packed and with the newspaper, and must have the guarded in a socure a manner as to Afford
Soldiers' and Sailors' letteraate, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations
1. Not to exored half an ounce. No] double letters are allowed.
3. Il from a Boloist or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on
Bat bot Warrant Officers, viz., Arelatent Engineer, Bunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
for
Most countries to which Hough wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably abbut to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rulo, in liable to Customs
daties,
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of datiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of po v ve
3 The limits of weight allowed are as follows:-
Books and Papers-to Britleh Officer, 5 lbay to the Continent, &o., 2 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs, if with out intrinsic value; to the Continent, £0., 8:00.
.
6.-Names must be given in full (except ren Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama,
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