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RATES

OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

I.-TO COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION.

General Rates of Postage to the

LETTERS, РБВ 02.

POST CARDS,

RACH.

Countries of the Postal Union 10 cents.

BOOKS, PATTERNS & COMMERCIAL PAPERS, PER 2 oz.

3 cents. 2 cents.

NEWSPAPERS

& PRICES CUR- RENT, KACH.

REGISTRATION,

2 cents. | 10 cents.

THE COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION ARE AS FOLLOW:-

Hongkong and Agencies

(Local Rates)

Hungary

Japan (Local Rates)

Karikal

Aden

Africa, West Coast

Algeria

Angola

Iceland

Annobon

India

Argentine Republic

Italy

Austria

Azores Islands

*Bagdad

*Kashmir

Balearic Islands

Labuan

Barbary

Lagos

*Bassora

*Ladak

Liberia

*Linga

Low Islands

Luxemburg

Madagascar

Batavia Belgium Bermuda Borneo Brazil

British Columbia

British Guiana

Buenos Ayres

Bulgaria

*Bunder Abas

*Bushire

*Cabul

Canada

Egypt

Faroe Islands

Mahé Madeira

Malta

Manila (Local Rates)

*Mandalay

Marian Islands

Marquesas Islands

Mauritius

Mayotte

Mexico

*Muscat

Mozambique

Netherlands and Colonies

Netherlands India

New Brunswick

Newfoundland

Norway

Persia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone Spain and Colonies St. Pierre et Miquelon Straits Settlements Surinam

Sweden

Switzerland

Tahiti Tangiers Tetuan Timor Tripoli Tunis Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Vancouver's I.

Venezuela

WEST INDIES, viz :—

Antigua

Bahamas Buen Ayre

Cuba Curaçoa Desirade Dominica Guadeloupe

Isle of Pines

Jamaica

Les Saintes Marie Galante Martinique Montserrat

Nevis

Canary Islands

Cape Verde Islands

Cayenne

Ceylon

Chandernagore Demerara

Denmark and Colonies

Dutch Guiana

Ecuador

Falkland Islands

Fernando Po

Finland

France and Colonies

French Guiana

Gaboon

Gambia

Goa

Germany

Gibraltar

Gold Coast

Greece

Greenland

*Gwadur

Holland

Honduras

New Caledonia

Nova Scotia

Peru

Philippine Islands (Local

Rates)

Pondicherry

Portugal and Colonies

Prince Edward's I.

Réunion

Roumania

Russia

Saigon (Local Rates) Salvador

San Domingo

Senegal

Senegambia Servia

Oruba

Porto Rico

Saba

San Domingo

St. Christopher

St. Croix

St. Eustatius

St. John

St. Martin

St. Thomas

Tortola

Trinidad Virgin Islands Yanaon *Zanzibar

Commercial Papers signify any papers which, though wholly or partly written by hand, have not the character of an actual and personal correspondence, such as Invoices, Deeds, copied Musio, &c. The rate is the same as for Books, except that all Packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 cents each.

The sender of any Registered Article may have a receipt sent with it, for signature by the addressee and return, on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.

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