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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

236.—Parcels Post.-Rates of Postage, &c.:-Continued

ROUTE

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

DESTINATION

OF

TRANSMISSION

1 lb. 21.3 lb 14 lb. 5 lb.

c. c. c.8 c.8 c.

LIMIT OF

INSURANCE

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LIMIT OF SIZE

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

AustralasianColonies:-

New South Waler In- cluding Lord Howe and Norfok Island New Zealand

Queensland

Tasmania.. Victoria

via Torres Sty.

do. & Sydney

via Torres Sts.

50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.56)

Do.

Western Australia

do. & Sydney do. & Brisbane do. & Sydney)

Port Darwin

South Australia

Australia Hungary

Do.

Bahamas

Barbados.

Direct via Ceylon

via London

German Packet

via London

30

60 90 1.20 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50

1.10 1.10 1.10 1.70 1.70 120 1.70 1.70|| 1,701,70|1.70|

85

--

85 851.70 1.70 50

Do. Do.

2 ft. x 2 ft., x 2 ft.| Same as United

Kingdom

Do.

/Letters.

New South Wales.-Tobac- co (except samples ad- dressed to a manufac- turer or dealer), opium. New Zealand.-Tobacco. Queensland.—Tobacco (un-)

less for the personal use of the addressee), grapes, vine cuttings, coffee plants or seeds, spirits (except perfumed medicinal). Tasmania.-Tobacco

or

(ex-

cept in quantities not exceeding 5lb. for the personal use of the ad- dressee or as bona fide samples). Victoria.-Coin,

opium,

spirits (except perfumed or medicinal or bonâ fide samples), vines or vine cuttings.

Western Australia. —Coin, gold or silver bullion, ap ples, pears, quinces. Letters.

Do.

Letters, Lottery tickets.

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

Do.

Same as Austria Letters, plants, arms, coins.

Same as United

Kingdom

British Bechuanaland..

Do.

65 1.20 1.75 2.30,2.85| 120

Do.

Bechuanaland

Pro-

Do.

tectorate..

Belgium

Do.

Do.

1.60 3.10 4.60) 6.10 7.60| |1.00 1.00 1.00 1.50 1.50| 120 German Packet 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70

Bermuda...

via London

85 85 85 1.70 1.70| 20

Beyrouth

Do.

Do. via Egypt

|1.30 1.30 2.30 2.302.30|

Balivia......

Bosnia —Herzegovina

via London

Do.

and Novi Bazar..

British Central Africa....

Do.

|2.50 2.50 2.50 3.00|3.00|

1.25,1.25 1.25 1.851.85| 120

|1.00 1.90 2.80, 3.70 4.60

-

Do. East Africa

Do. Guinea

Same as Argentine

Same as Austria (Same as United

Kingdom

(Letters, leaf tobacco, salt,

plants, foreign coins, lot tery tickets, and firearms. Books, magazines, and newspapers should not be sent by Parcel Post. Letters and Arms,

Letters, lottery tickets,

plants.

Letters.

Poisonons drugs.

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

120

Do.

85 85 85 1.70 1.70| 120

Do.

રે

10 15 20 23 30)

Same as United'

Kingdom

Do.

Explosive matter, letters, 2 liquids, opium.

via London

་

.60 1.00 1.00 2.20| 2.20|

Same as Austria

Same as Queensland.

Do. Honduras

British New Guiana

British North Borneo

Labuan and Sarawak

Bulgaria

Burmah

Canada..

Cape Colony

Ceylon...

via Queensland 1.10 1.10 1.60 2.10 2,60

via Singapore}

via Singapore

23 70 75 1.00 1.25| 120 Same as Aden

via Vancouvor 40 65 90 1.13 1.40|

via London

Direct

631,20 1.75 2.30 2.85

25 501 75 1.00 1.25j

│2│ | |

Same as H'kong

Same as United Kingdom Same as I'kong

via London 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.75 2.75 50 Same as Argentine'

Chili ......

Columbia, Republic of

Do.

1.40 1.40 1.40| 2.20| 2.20|

[The maximum weight of parcels is 11 Ib. rendered necessary through want of space.]

S

Same as United Kingdom

Letters, Opium.

Oleomargarine, Butterine. Same as British Bechuana-

land. Opium.

Letters, plants, arms and implements of war, arti- cles injurious to health. Letters,

arms, animuni-

tions.

Rates are only given above for parcels up to 5 lb., an abbreviation