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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
matter and patterns may be enclosed in one packet and forwarded at book rates.
57.-Commercial Papers are subjected to all the conditions of Book Post as to the ends of the packet being open, liability to examination, hours of closing, late fees, &c.
58.-Packets of commercial papers, printed papers and samples, when they do not accord with the regulations, are returned to the senders.
59.-Circulars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, Patterns, Bills, Almaraes, &c., for addressees in Hongkong or Ports in China at which British Postal Agencies are established only, in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight (such weight not to exceed 2 ounces), may be sent at the rate of 1 cent each prepaid, when delivered to an officer of the Post Office,
60.--Such covers when addressed to places other than Hongkong or its Agencies must be prepaid 2 cents each in stamps,
61.-Addresses must be complete, that is to say, on such covers as are not addresseel to heads of houses, the addressee's residence or place of business must be added. Incom- pletely addressed covers are returned to the sender for address.
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62.-Book Packets posted from or to the Banks with the words “Pass Book” on the cover and open at both ends are allowed to pass as printed matter. Savings Bank Pass Books are free.
63.—The rules applicable to unpaid or insufficiently paid newspapers are equally applicable to book packets and commercial papers.
PATTERNS,
64.-Samples of merchandise must possess no saleable value, nor bear any writing or printing on or in the packet except the name of the sender or that of his firm, the address of the addressee, a manufacturers' trade mark, numbers, prices, and indi- cations relative to weight or size, or to the quantity to be disposed of, or such as are necessary to determine the origin and the nature of the goods.
65. Type samples of unmanufactured tobacco are admitted by post into the United Kingdom provided that such samples are sent for trade purposes, that they do not exceed 4 ounces in gross weight, and that they comply with the general regulations of Sample Post. Upon the delivery of such samples thère is levied from the addressee a charge of 8d. for Customs duty.
Liquids,
66.-Liquids, oils and fatty substances easily liquified must be enclosed in glass bottles hermetically sealed. Each bottle must be placed in a wooden box adequately furnished with sawdust, cotton, or spongy material in sufficient quantity to absorb the liquid in case the bottle be broken, and the box itself must be enclosed in a case of metal, of wood with a screw-top, or of strong and thick leather.
Ointments, &c.
67.-Fatty substances which are not easily liquified, such as ointments, soft soap, resin, &c., must be enclosed in an inner cover (box, linen bag, parchment, &c.), which itself must be placed in a second box of wood, metal, or strong and thick leather.
68.—Articles of glass must be securely packed (boxes of metal, wood, leather, or card- board) in a way to prevent all danger to the correspondence and postal officers.
Dry Powders,
69.-Dry powders, whether dyes or not, must be placed in cardboard boxes, which themselves are enclosed in a bag of linen or parchment.
Patterns and Samples.
70.-Packets of patterns and samples must be so packed as to admit of easy inspection; any such found to be insecurely packed will be stopped.
71.-Such packets for places in the Postal Union must not exceed 12 inches in length, 8 inches in width and 4 inches in depth.
72.-The maximum weight for packets of patterns or samples of merchandise posted in Hongkong or its agencies for places in the Postal Union is 12 ounces (350 grammes). To British Offices the limit is 5 lbs.
PRICES CURRENT AND CIRCULARS.
73.—A circular is a communication of which copies are addressed in identical terms, or nearly so, to a number of persons. It may be either written or printed, or partly written and partly printed. A price current or circular may be paid as a newspaper or as a book.
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