No, 5060.-SEPTEMBER 13, 1879.]
POSTAL RATES,
3rd. The fall title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, (Bubjoined we give the postal rates and the whole or part of the title and the now in force for transmission of corredate of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and this regulationspplies spondence to all parts of the world. to Tables of Contents and Indices. Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, do, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices]
Hongkong Bates of Postage.
(Revised April 4th, 1879.)
In the following Statements and Tables the. Rates are given in cents, and are, for Le tere, per half ounce, for Books and Pa eras, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., an 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. matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or
Books
Printed
Commercial Papers signify such papers. , though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre- spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied mansio, de. Any of them in a Book Packet expose it to the higher charges stated be- low.
The sender of any Registered article may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra fee of 4 centa,
THE GHINA MAIL.
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed Instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glas. bottles, pieces of glass, nolds of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel em graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
7th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed
Such articles as scissors, knives, razore, on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pleces of forks, steel pens, naile, keys, watch machi paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or engravings, prints, or lithographs Illustra-ore, provided that they be packed and tive of articles in the newspaper. The guarded in so secure a manner as to afford supplement must in every case be published complete protection to the contents of the with the newspaper, and must have the mail bags and to the Officers of the Fost title and date of publication of the newspaper Office, while at the same time they may be printed at the top of every page; or, if it easily examined, may be sent as samples. conalate of engravings, prints, or lithographs, Indigo cannot be sent to any place. at the top of every sheet or side.
A packet containing two or more news- papers is not chargeable with a bigher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight.
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesivo stamp, or by the use of a stamped
rapper,
Every nowapaper must be posted elther 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 for examination. If this rule be infringed both ends, so as to admit of easy removal
the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily In- spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contalas 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 pass.
Com-communication of the nature of a letter, A newspaper which has any letter, or any written in it or upon its sover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feat lu length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
The limit of weight for Books and mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 onness, and must not exceed these dimensions: 8 fuches by 4 inches by 2 Inches.
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions la Asis, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Chili, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies.
Countries or in the Union.The chief countries not in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group."
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by ang route Letters,
8 cents per foa
Post Cards,
Registration, Newspapers
8 cents each.
8 centa
2 cents each.
Books and Patterns, 2 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:--- Letters,
12 cents per oz.
5-cents each.
8 cents.
Post Cards, Registration, Менарарека,
4 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papera, 8 cents per 4 oz. There is no charge on redirected spondence within the Postal Union.
for posting Correspondence for Europe, To provide the greatest possible facilities
&o., up to the latcat moment before the departure of the French Packets, 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... Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
A similar supplementary Mail is mado up for Shanghat by the English and being receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up French Contract Steamers, the late lettera
to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee is also 18 gents.
Miscellaneous Notices,
Local Delwery.
1. All correspondences 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.
delivered within Victoria at the private 2. Invitations, &c., can generally bo
houses of the addresses rather than at
places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Postal Guide, par. 103.)
3. Boxholders who desire to send Circu.
batch must consist of at least ten.
Each
4. Boxholders 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 contente be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets,
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), lars, Dividend Warrants, lavitations, Oards, photographs (wken not on glass or in cases, all of the same weight, to addresses in containing glass or any like substance), Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity and Japan, may deliver them to the Post of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Office unstamped, the postage being then use for writing or printing upon; and the charged to the sender's account. books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., 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, "la allowed, whether such binding, to be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints or mapa, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-books, &o., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such actioles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &c. must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulara,-.e., letters which are intend- 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.
But a book packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly corre-printed; nor any enclosure sealed or la any way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (.x), Bahamas, Guatemala (8.3.), Hayt! (N.B.), New Granada (N.E. ), Panama (x.z), and Venezuela (N.R.};-
Via San Fio 8.Hampton Via Francisca. er Marseilles. Brindisi
30
Latters, Registration, Newspapers,
12 None. 4
31
8
8
4
6
Books & Patterns, 6
8
Local Pared 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, Pak- hol, Singapore, Penaug, and Malacca, They must not exceed the following dimen sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, 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.
Parcela insufficiently packed or protected, 2. The following cannot be transmitted :
or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuff, loe, Meat,
by British Packet, for one penny; or vid Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. Hongkong stampa will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stampa
Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conforts to the following regulations 1. Not to exceed half an ounce. double letters are allowed.
No
2. If from a Boldier or Sallor, his class or description must be stated in fall on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi ment, or Ship, &c., in full.
3. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, de., in full.
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PARCELS. The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap- pointment is caused by persistent attempts to sond small valuable trifles through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the sendera baving often apent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by seamer. No refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS.--Some difficulty is experienced what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide sample in obtaining a general understanding of of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity
Mails for the United Kingdom, &c, by compatible with shewing what the goods
Brench Packet,
Under instructions from the London Post Uffies, the Mails for the United King. dom which have hitherto been forwarded vid Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vii Naples, an 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 via Naples, even though marked vià Marseilles.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tions, Libraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, &o., can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally strives & week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail
2 |
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arias from the non-delivery, mis-sunding, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet he re- 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 ban in the course of its transmlesion to be transferred by means
of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury
is much increased.
No information can be given resproting
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 to its destination according to the address even though a request to such effect be written thereon.
it
Postmasters are not Lound 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, of weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter.
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any leiters or other packets for the public, but
impeded.
are, and must have no intrinsic value."
To provide means of remitting: sma}} between the Ports of China and Japon, the sums of money to or from the Colony anil Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in fature be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be used.
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $50 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in stripa of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purebased. They must be presented per- gonally or accompanied by a note.
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his publle funds in hand are 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 purchased.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. fademnity to be paid in certain cases on The following Regulations as to the the loss of Registered correspondence have been made by His Excellency the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII. for the safe delivery of Registered corres The Post Office is not legally responsible pondence, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Fust, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided :—
1. That the sonder daly observed all tho conditions of Registration require.
2. That the letter was securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
Postmaster General of Hongkong im 3. That application was made to the mediately the loan was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis- fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the souder, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, or by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, which reach their destination, although in watches, handsomely bound books, &,
a broken or deteriorated condition.
Money Order Regulations. 1.-Money Orders on the United King"
POST OFFICE NOTICE,
Unclaimed Correspondence, September 12, 1879.
Lets. Pap.
Leta. Fap.
Macleod, A. H. 1
2
Mangeot, M.
1
2
Massey, Mr
1
Mather, H.
1
McCartes, Dr. 1 bk.
1
McDonald, D. N.S
1
MoGregor, Miar 1
MoGregor, Mr1
Merchouso,
Arderm, H. M. I Azevedo, Jožo
R. de Bainbridge, Rov. I Boller, Mrs 2 Barker,
G Baranelica, F. Bellanoivo, A, Bossert, Albert i Braithwaite, Capt, Boyle, E. R. Brimlow, John 1 British Empire, Bourbon, Chas. 1 card
Proprietor of Buchanan, Win.
Engineer Cabalder & Co.,
Mosers Colby, Mrs Ching (Soamnn) ́ 1 Comish, Robt., Condey, Charles 1
B.C.S.
Daniels, Thos.
Char.
1
2
1 I'
1
Noyes W.
1 Morrison ThoaR Morton & Co.,
Besars O'Brien, Timothy 1 Murphy, P.
Palmeira, Doloresl Phillips, R. M. 1 Plantere,8r.Juan I Primavesi A 6 Quong Wong Guon..... Raoust, Monse. 3.1 Renouf, C. E Rizzo, Sigr, G Roza, Filomena Rushbrook, A.
Sam Yik
I ragd
Santos, Marcelabl Shang Was Chongi rega. Sherwood; Mt
2 Silva, Jose Pro, 1:
Smith, Faial W1 Smith, Thos. F..?- Sobelkely, T.
1
Deering, Wm. H.1 Downey, Thos.G. 1 Ennes, Joha Falkoner, lly Frescsen, M. N. 1 Fonsing, Louis Gardner & Co. George, Hyrepiel 1 Geyer, May Grinter, Walter 1
Sonenblick, J, M. 1 Sorah J. I Grossberger & Co. rogd.Stanford, B. R. 2 bks. Habel, Fean Haus, Alexander 1
Stout, Dr, 19 Summers, Harry 1 Hartman, J.
Talcott, Mrs G.6;1 Hi Chuen Joo Ho Liong
1
I
Tan Beug Tek 6 Tatt Pak Chik 1. Taylor, Win. Korr
Khoo Boo Chong 1. Klovekorn, 1 card Frannack, Bay. Knacpfer, Monar. 1 ...Van Brenit, FB,1 Knipers, T. H. 1 Vernon, H., Kong Weh Sing I regd. Warren, J. J. 1 Kobler, Robert 1 (Opera Co.)
Legg, John Chs. 4 Leonard,Clacorice2 Lofhola, N. Lone, J. Lumley, J.
I Williams, GAP, 1 2 Woodlief, Mise 11
Lilla
...
Yam Kow
Zaire, Moner.
Detained for Postage.
Koo Kum, shop
G. Y. M. G. A. Honolulu Sandwich Islands
+
Iparcel
-1 letter 24foants to psy.
For Merchant Ships.
Lets, Fap.
Abbey Cowper 7 Hermins Ada
Hibernia
Albyn's Indo Alexa Alexander Nartón
Alico
Annie Weston
Auguste
Aurom
Ban L.ee
Bathlor
Beandtha
Bell of Oregon Belloner
Belted Will
Bertie Biglow Black Wateb
1
4 Homewood
Hopeful
Leta Fan
Lancashire Wiel
9
Jane Avery
Janet
1.
Jessie Jamieson
1
John C. Munro
1
Jules Dufaure
1
Kaisow
1
.. Karo; 8.5.
1
Kim Yong Tyo
1
Large
3
1
Loter
1
Benjamin Ayman1
Martha Davis Melbrek
Mownon
8 Miriam
Natdoe
Candaco
1
Canton
N. Boynton
Carry Wyman Celestial, 8.8. Ceylon
2
1: Orinoco..
2
10
Pegasus, ..
1
Pendragon
1
Penrith
I
Petrol, 8.5. Pilgrim
10
2 Pompero
Bua Cate
Gallao
A book-packet may be posted either Fieb, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever they may do so if their duty be not thereby doni and the Straits Settlements are issued Charity
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 the contents being easily withdrawn for examination otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, Bolivia, Costa Rica (..), Ecuador it may be tied at the ends with string (..), Nicaragua (N.R.):—'
Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such caser, although if they do no 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 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of "the Government officer.
Letters,
20
30
34
Newspaper,
4
4
G
Books & Patterns, 12.
6
8
Registration,
8
Nono.
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom :-
Letters,
13.
Registration,
Newspapers,
Noze.
4*
Books & Patterns, 6*
12
16 None. None,
6
ร
8
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, ets, the transmis alon or delivery of the latters would be W. Ladies (except as above), Paraguay, delayed if the whole mail were dealt with Uruguay
without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
Newspapers,
Letters,
30
34
4
B
Books & Patterns,
6
8
Registration,
o British & Union}
West Indies only,"
8
MAPA
PATTERNS.
is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be come offensive or injurions 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 the system of Registration will secure the sendere against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss. -
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Farcel Pest to Europe, &c., which does not exist.
Mails 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 cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there.
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the sendera nor the letters and other postal packets shall he called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or duty other than the recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondents) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This addressees 8
rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value..
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- ate Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers,
Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Within any Town or Settle nant, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction
Lettery.
Registration,
Newspapers.
Eka, & Ptins.
Per 2 oz.
se ................. 282 3 Between any other two of he following places (through British Office) viz.-Hong- cong, Musso, Forts of China ind Japan, Bangkok, Cochin China, Tonquin, and the Phi-
ppines, by Private Ship, 482 2
Between the above by Con ract Mail.
88 02
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi- dual to another, which are not actual pat- terns or samples, are not admissible,
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. Samples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,—but such articles only, may be posted enclosed in boxes, or baga of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds dro., in bags entirely olosed, provided such closed bags are trans- parent, so as to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents."-
The above does not apply in any to locas letters sent outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrival in Bongkong and probably the Manila Office will adopt
at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2.-Small sums may be remitted between the other Porta by means of Postage Stamps.
Charmer Choloc
City of Santi- Glen Alpine ago, 1.5.
Clara Clara Babuyan 1 Claverhouse, 8.8. 1 Clenross Olarg
The practice of sealing letters persing to and from the East and West Indice, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as is specially prepared), in attended with much inconvenience, and residents at the smaller Ports in this way. 9.-Many Money Orders are supplied to frequently with serious injury, not only to An application for an order* is filled up, the isiters so scaled but to the other letters and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Coldingham in the mail, from the melting of the wax and and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster st Colwyn adhesion of the letters to each other. The the nearest issuing office.
The application Como public are therefore recommended, in all must be accompanied with the full amount Coesinder, s.s. *1 such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and (including commission) in cheque, postage Coren to advise their correspondents in the coun- stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and n trlea referred to, to do the same,
The commission is as follows:-
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39
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2......... 18 cents. £5........ 36 $.........***
54 $10.72", Local Money Orders (including Strafta Settlements).
"
Coronilla
. M. Young
Elizabeth
Nicholson Esmeralda
Neliomish Gibsond
Nettie Merrypu 2
1 regd.
N. Perdelton 1
Patterdale, 3.8 11 regd,
Prima Denta
Prosperity
Pym
Queen of England1
1
Queen of India 2
1
Queen Puris
1
R. M. Hayward 1
I'
Rifleman
Royer of the Sena 5
2
1 Sourabaya Packeti
1
Southern Croma
1 Sunbeams, 4.8
I
Spartan
1
Star of the South I
1rg.
Staat
Stonewall Jackson.
Stoveicb
1
2
1
king
Strathmoro Sydenham
Бухів, в.н.. Tannton
Ferntower, ss. 12 Thingvalla, 8.6. 2 Fiery Cross
Thomas Fletcher 2 Forward Frank Morrison 1 Freeman
Twilight
1 Three Brothers
Tigre
1 1
Gartwin Gauntlet Gitanilla Glamorganshire 5
Golwan
1
Golwyn Harrington 2 Hattie E. Tapley 5 Haze
2 Hazel Holme 8- Hazelhurst
Helena
T
Undaunted
Undine
Vale of Doon
1 Vanguard
1 Vesuvius
Victory
Wero
Young Stam
Yren Alou
Zephyr.
4
Zouare
For H. M. Ships, 26.
little margin should be left for variations Crosefield of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Crosshill The registration of a packet makes ita order, senda it on in the envelope, and Drumelog
Edith transmission much more secure, inasmuch returns the change, if any, by first oppor- as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis. tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it tered packet can be traced through its whole were to be registered, as it always should course; and thus the leas of a registered be. Care should be taken to send these packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe applications in time, as the Money Order Fabius less large sums of money or other articles Offices close some hours before the depar- Falcon of great value should not be sent through tures of the mails, the post, even if the packet be registered; as
4-No order must exceed £10, or in- the machinery of the Department is not clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will arranged with a view to such transmission. be drawn at the current rate of the dayt By Jaw, the Post Office is not responsible and paid at the rate of the day when the
advice arrived. for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be called to strict account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such packets. All intand or colonial letters, therefore, which contain colo, and ali inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted
Up to $25........... 15 cants,
50.. without registration, are treated as register-
30 "" ed, and charged on delivery with a double
5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the registration fee of eightpence in addition to United Kingdom may be consulted at the ordinary postage; and any such letters Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama. which cannot be registered in time to be
6-Names must be given in full (except forwarded by the Mail for which they are when there is more than one Christian Books, etc, without Covers. Any Foreign stamps on loose corre poated are detained for the next despatch, name) but the name of the Payee need not Army and Navy Gazette,
Even if the letter do not contain any article be given if the order be crossed (as cheques Australasian Trade Review. of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very are crossed). It can then be paid only Babnite. important, be registered.
through a Bank, and may afterwards be Ballionist. specially crossed to any Bank.
Cassel's Family Magazine. 7. No order can be paid till the Payee Chamber's Journal Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the have signed it in the proper place. An Christian Week. General Postal Union or belog probably order can be transferred to another office Colburn's U. 8. Magazine, about to do so, it is necessary that the on payment of an additional commission, Courier. following rules be strictly observed a In case of loss of an order, necessity for Dagbladat.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be should be made to the nearest Money Evans Sons & Co.'s Pries Current,
stopping payment, or the like, application Durant & Co.'s Publio Sale. registered or unregistered, can be received Order Office for instructions. for Postage if it contains gold or silver money,
Famillen Register, jewels, precious articles, or anything that,
Field, as a general rule, is liable to Customs
Froja. dation.
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 value.
the same course.
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, &c., had been sent loose, spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets,
The Fre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com. pulsory by whatever, opportunity it is
forwarded.
7Registration to Bangkok.
There must be no writing or printing apon or in any packet except the address of
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General the pomon for whom it is intended, the ad- dress of the sender, a trade mark or num-for Siam has been good enough to make Any publication fulfilling the conditionsber, and the price of the articles.
arrangements by means of which correspon ereafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The rule which forbids the transmission dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the „The conditions are as follows pun.
through the Post of any article likely to usual charge of 8 cents. injure the contents of the Mail Baga or 1st. The publication must consist wholly Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the rin graat part of political or other news, Post Office is, of course, applicable to tha of artfules relating thereto, or to other Pattern Fost; and a packet contaiuin, any rent toplow, with or without advertise- thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its dastination. Artisles such as and. It must be published in number at otervals of not more than Bl days, and be printed on a sheet, or sheets un-
the following have been occasionally posted sa Fatterns, and have been detained as uult for the Post, viz: Métal boxes, porce- lain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, bunches
"Soldiers and Sailors' Lellars. Prvates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas tora (not superintending or First Class) or
to the United Kingdom via Southampton Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce lotters
*But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
followe
3. The limits of weight allowed are as
Books and Papers-to British Offic a 6 lbs. to the Continent, dzo, 4 lb. Pattery to British Offices, 5lbs if withs out intrinsic value ; to the Continent, de, 8 as
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8-If the order be not presented within six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, Gracalia de Madrid. the money will be forfeited. When the Herman Aarons (Cards), order is once paid no further claim can be Inverness Courier, entertained,
9.No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
* Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis,
+ Local Orders on Shanghai are drawn at 2 per
pent, premium in all cases. A ixad del lax rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force at Shanghai,
Iron.
Law Magazine and Beviaw. Liverpool Weekly Mercury, Marine Verordnungs Blatt. Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung North British Agriculiarist. Register der Abbeldungen. Overland Mail
Russian Fashion Paper, Times (Weekly),
Weekly Dispateks
•Late. Pap
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