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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

124. To the United Kingdom and British Colonies, &c. :-

TO

Hongkong, China, Si-m

Japan, Coren, Formoen

Cochin-China, Cambodge, Tonkin, An-)

nara

Straits Settlements, Ceylon, India,* Bur- mah,* Aden,* Zanzibar,* Indian Post Offices on Persian Gulf, and in Turkish Arabia‡ Insurance not available ..

POSTAGE.

LIMIT OF

WEIGHT

EACH- Subse

LIMIT OF BISE.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

quent

lb.

26.

18 c.

11

5

11

39 39

centa,

10

5

2 ft. by 1 ft., by 1 ft.

20

10

5

Do.

Do.

11

15

15

Do., and not smaller than 3 in. by 2 in., by 2 in.

3 ft. 6 in. long, or 6

ft. in greatest length

Opium. Letters are prohi-

bited in H'kong & China,

Opium.

Explosive matter, letters,

liquids, opium.

Opium.

| British North Bornen, Labuan (direct)..

11

10

10

Б

and girth combined

Malta

do.

Do.

11

Gibraltar

do.

11

| United Kingdom,* cid Gibraltar only

11

Ascension

.(viä London)

Bahamas*

do.

Bechuanaland, British

do.

===

11

11

11

889 838

90 30

40

60

65

*** **8

25

Do

25

Do.

Do.

55

Do.

55

Do.

50

Bechuanaland Protectorate

do.

7 1.80 1.50

Do.

283

33

2 ft. by 1 ft., by 1 ft. 3 ft. 6 in. long, or

ft. in greatest length and girth combined.

Bermuda

do.

11

British Central Africa

do.

7

1.00

British Guiana*

do.

11

988

60

55

Do.

90

Do.

65

50

Do.

British Honduras

do.

11

British New Guinea

do.

11 1.10

58

60

50 ❘

Do.

Do.

(2lbs.)

Canada

(vià Vancouver)

40

Cape Colony

(vià London)

11

25 55

Cyprus*

do.

11

Falkland Islands*

do.

11

$2

75

35

60

55

Fiji

. (viá Ceylon and Sydn ey

11

60

60

Gambia, Gold Coast Co-

lony, Lagos,* Sierra via London) Leone

+

11

Hawaii

(via Vancouver)] 11

Hawaiian Islands.

(viä London) 11

Jamaica. Turks' Islands

do.

11

Mashonaland, Matabeleland

do.

7 1.60

8 2833

60

{

75

90

60

1.50

ཨཀྐཎྜསྶ ཨོ

+

t

Do.

55

Do.

Do.

55

Do. Do.

3 ft. 6 in long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined

Do.

Arms.

T'bacco, except for personal

use, copyright books. Specie or ostrich feathers.

Letters, specie, bullion,gold dust, nuggets, Ostrich feathers, tobacco stalks,! essences of tobacco, tea, coffee, or chicory, parts of vine, plants, bulbs,

roots.

Letters, specie, bullion,gold dust, nuggets, ostrich feathers, tobacco stalks, essences of tobacco, tea, coffee, or chicory, parts of vine, plants, bulbs,

roots.

Letters.

Dutiable articles, spirits, opium, ganje, charas, bhang, cannabis indica.

Letters liquids (unless se

curely packed), tobacco, spirits, opium. Oleomargarine, butterine. Letters, specie, bullion,gold dust, nuggets, ostrich feathers, tobacco stalks, essences of tobacco, tea, codes, or chicory, parts of vine, plants, bulbs, roots. Coins, tobacco.

Letters.

Mombasa," Lamu, &c.}

do.

(British East Africa

11

75

Natal, Zululand

do.

11

75

New Hebrides

do.

11

1.35

(2lbs. } ¦

50

3 3 3

60

3 ft. 6 in. long, or 6ft. in greatest length and girth combined. }

Do.

Do.

Letters, opium. Letters.

'Letters, specie, bullion,gold dust, nuggets, ostrich feathers, tobacco stalks, essences of tobacco, tea, coffee, or chicory, parts of vine, plants, bulbs,

roots.

Poisonous drugs.

Letters, gold, silver,ostrich

feathers, fire-arms. Letters, tobacco, opium.

Parcels to these countries may be insured.

↑ Bagdad, Bahrain, Bander Abas, Busrah, Bushire, Gusdur, Jask, Linga, Mohammerah, Musoat,

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