CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 277

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Tariffs. Some few mercantile houses have

even paid.

-paid the higher Brindisi rate on all their letters, no matter where directed or by what

route rather than have the trouble of remembering differential rates. I do not

hesitate to

say that the communities on

this Coast would rather pay

than 5 by

.12.

6 all round

one route, and 4 by the other.

I venture therefore to ask whether it " would not be possible to establishing the following rates for both routes (Marseilles and Brindisi) and indeed for correspondence forwarded from Hongkong to all countries of

the Postal Union ;-

Letters per 5 02:

Post Cards, each

Newspapers Book's, per 2.01:

Registration

10 cents. 5?)

3

(1/2)

2

(P)

༡

(1)

10

(5?)

(See Next page)

Proposed by Hongkong

Southampton

Cents Via Brindisi Via Marseilles or

Cents

12

Via Brindisi Via Marseilles

Cents

By any Route

Cents

Cents

8

4

#

01

10

4

+ ∞

3

8

no or or

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Comparative Table

Of Existing Rates of Postage, those proposed by London, and those proposed by the Honghong Office.

Existing Rates

Proposed by London

Letters per 1/2 01: Post Cards, each

Newspapers

Books,

1306

3. per

Registration

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