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RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA,

I-TO COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION,

BOOKS, PATTERNO & COMMERCIAL PAPNES, PER 2 oz.

LETTERA, FXR | 03.

FOST CARDS, ZACH.

3 conta |

General Rates of Postage to the 10 cents.

Countries of the Postal Union.

NEWSPAPERS & PRICES CUR- RENT, KACH.

2 cents. 2 cents.

(a)

THE COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION ARE AS FOLLOW:—

Newfoundland

REGISTRATION.

10 cents.

645

RATES OF POSTAGE.

II. TO NON-UNION COUNTRIES.

NON-UNION COUNTRIMS.

LETTERA.

PIE OZ.

-STO

↓

TRATION.

NEWS-

PAPERS.

BOOK!

&C..

pro 2 ča

cents. conts. | cents.

cents.

{(aj Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,

Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Ascension, Bolivia

frid Torres Straits,

102

10

c

2

3

25

oid Ceylon,

25

10

5

&

III.-LOCAL POSTAGE.

Gambia

Germany

Gibraltar

Aden

Africa, West Coast

Algeria

Angola

Annobon

Argentine Republic

Austria

Azores Islands

*Bagdad

Balearic Islands

Barbary

Goa

Gold Const

Greece

Greenland

Guatemala

cGwadur

*Bassora

Hawaiian Kingdom

Holland

Honduras

Hongkong and Agencies

(Local Rates)

Hungary

Batavia

Belgium

Bermuda

Borneo

Iceland

Brazil

India

British Columbia

Italy

British Guiana

Buenos Ayreu

Bulgaria

*Bunder Abaa

eBushire

cCabul

Cape Verde Islande

Chandernagore

Japan (Local Rates)

Karikal

Kashmir

Labuan

Lagos

cLadak

Liberia

cLinga

Low Islands

Luxemburg Madagascar

Mahé

Nicaragua

Norway

North Borneo.

Nova Scotia

Panama

Paraguay

Persia

Peru

Philippine Islands (Local) Pondichery

Portugal and Colonies

Prince Edward's Island

Réunion

Roumania

Russia

Saion (Local Rates)

Salvador

Senegal

Sonegambia

Servia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Spain and Colonies

St. Pierre et Miquelon

Straits Settlements

Surinam

Sweden

Switzerland

Tahiti

Tangiers

Canada

Canary Islands

Cayenne

Ceylon

Chili

Madeira

Colombin, U.S. of

Malta

Tetuan

Costu

Mauila (Local Rates)

Timor

Deme

eMandalay

Tripoli

Den:

.nd Colonies

Marian Islands

Tunis

Dutch

Marquesas Islands

Turkey

Ecader

Mauritius

United Kingdom

Egypt

Mayotte

United States

Falkland Islanda

Mexico

Uruguay

Faroe Islands

Mozambique

Vancouver's Island

Fernando Po

Finland

France and Colonies

French Guiana Gaboon

·New Caledonia

cMuscat

Venezuela

Netherlands and Colonies

West Indies

Netherlands India

Yannon

New Brunswick

cZanzibar

[References, see moal page.

I

LHTTKES FEB ❘ 03.

POST CARDS, LICH.

BOOKS,

NEWS-

FARCILS & PAPERS &

PATTERNH PKR 2 OZ.

PRICES CURRENT,

REOTA- TRATION.

BACH.

vents,

cente.

cents.

cents,

cents,

General Local Rates for Hongkong, Macao, China,)

(d), Japan, Siam direct (e), Cochin China, Ton- guin, and the Philippines, ...........

(c)

1

2

2

10

(6)

PARCEL POST.-Parcels containing no letters may be forwarded at Book Rates to India, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, and to all Local Ports except those the names of which are printed in Italics. Parcels are forwarded to India by P. & O. and Indian Packets only, to Ceylon by P. & O. packets only, to all other places by Private Steamers only. For Rules see Postal Guide, par. 101-103.

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fb & receipt can REFERENCES(a) Commercial Papers are documents wholly or partly written by hand, not being letters, such na Invoices, Deeds, Copied Music, &c. All packets of and under er. weight are charged 5 cents each be sent with any Registered Articlo, for return to the Sender when signed by the Addressee. Extra fee, 5 cents. fej Prepayment is compulsory. (d) Correspondence can be Registered to Hoihow, Canton, Awatow, Amoy, Foochow Ningpo, Shanghai, Haukow, and Tientsin unly. (e) Via Singapore, 10 cents. Between Hongkong, Cautou, and Alacao,

3 vente.

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