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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

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

DESTINATION

ROUTE ΟΥ TRANSMISSION

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

1 lb. 2 lb. 3 lb. 4 lb. '5 lb.

LIMIT OF

ŞİNDURANCE

LIMIT OF SIZE| Probirited CONTENTS

Do.

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritius

via London via Colombo

via London

Leeward Islands :—

Antigua, Dominica, Montserrat Mevis, St. Kitts, Tortola.. Liberia.. Luxemburg

Mexico..

via London

Do. Do. German Packet Direct

-

85 85 85 1.70 1.70 1200

1.25 1.251,25′ 2.50| 2.50| 1.00 1.00 1.00;1.50 1,50|1200 1.60 1.60 1.60, 1.60 1.6) 1260

50 50 50 1.00 1.00 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.70 2.70

85 85 85 1.70 1,79)|

85 85 85 2.0 2.00]

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I

Same as United

Kingdom

Same as Austria] Letters.

1

Same as United

Kingdom

Do.

Same as Argentine

(Letters, liquids, money, precious stones, lottery tickets, circulars.

Montenegro

Do.

|1.50 1.50 1.50;2.05 2.06| 400

Same as Austria

Morocco:

Casablanca,

Maxa-

gan, Magador. La-

Do.

85 85 85 1.70 1.70

rache, Rabat Safi....

Tangier

Do.

85 85

Natal and Zululand.

Do.

85 1.70 2.70)

75 1.40 2.05 2.70 3,35)

Newfoundland

New Hebrides

Do.

Do.

via Vancouver

via Sydney

Nigeria

Norway

Do. Orange River Colony

Paraguay

via Loudon

Do. German Parket

via London

Do.

Persia (Except Indian ? P. O's, Persian Gulf) j

Peru

Portugal

Do.

via ('alcutta

85 85 85 1.70 1.70 1200 |60|1.05 1.5)|1.95) 2.40||

|1.35 1.35 1.95 2.55 3.15

85

85 85 85 1.40|1.40/1900 2.1 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 1200

86 851.70|1,70|

751.40 2.05 2.70 3.35 75 1.40

1.70 1.70 1.70|2,702 70.

2.2012.05

|2.20 2.65 3.10|3.65|4,00!

JJ

Kingdom

Do. Same as H'kong (Same as United

Kingdom

Do.

Letters.

Letters, arms, ammunition. (Leters, gold, silver, ostrich

feathers, firearms.

Letters, tobacco, opium. ́Arms & ammunition, lead, intoxicating liquors, leaf tobacco, salt, substances which easily liquefy,

Same as Austriaj Letters. Same as United¦ ƒ Same

Kingdom

Same as Argentine

Same as Aden

!

via London

2.60 2

2.60 2.60 3.20 3 201

!!

Same as Argentine;

Same as Austrial

British Bech-{

uanaland. Letters, gold, silver, jewel-

lery, corrosive fluids,

Letters

/Letters, corrosive liquids,

guns, swords, pistols, or other instruments of war; and via France, gold, silver.jewellery,&c. Letters, coins, tobacco,,

vines, plants

Do.

Same as United

-

-

PORTUGUESE Colonies:-

Portuguese

West Africa :-- Bassimand Bolama in Guinen...... Ambriz, Ambrisette, Benguela Cabenda, Loanda, Novo Re dondo Mossamedes, Porto Alexandro Principe, Santo Antonio do Zaire and St. Thomas.

Do.

1.101.10 1.10 1.70 1.70, 200 German Packet |2.20|2.20 2.20 2.20 2.20-200

via London

1.551.55 1.55 2,10 2,10]

Do.

2.00 2.00 2.00 | 2.50|

Same as Argen. tine

Letters, dangerous articles, liquids (unless securely packed)

Cape Verde Island

(St. Vincent & San-

Do.

.55 1.55 1.55 2.10 2.1

200

tingo)

Azores

Madeira

Raratonga and Samoa ....

Do. via Sydney

|1,40|1,40|1,40|1.00|1,90||

Mashonaland

Rhodesia (Matabeleland.

Roumania

via London

90 1.75 2.4), 3.45| 4,30,

1.65 3.20 4.75 6.307,85

Same as Austria

(Same as United Kingdom

Do.

Same as Portugal

7

Letters.

Do.

1.40; 1.49 1.10|2,00 2,00, 200,

Plants, objects from

Same as Austria

Russia in Europe) (including Finland).. )

Do.

40 1.40 1.40 2.00 2.00 12(N)

small value, gold or silver

articles not up to the proper standard, lottery ticket*, wooden pipe stems.

Same as British Bechuana-

land.

| / Letters, tobacco, plants (except seeds and dried roots), 19. ammuni. tion, bronze coins, patent] medicines.

which liquid or fat exudes, Russian coins of

The maximum weight of parcels is 11 lb. Rates are only given above for parcels up to 5 lb., an abbreviation rewlered necessary through want of space].

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