HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
245.-Parcels Post.—Rates of Postage, &c.:—Continued
ROUTE
OF
DESTINATION
1
| Bosnia-Herzegovina į and Novi Bazar.... $ British Central Africa.. (except Abercorn, Fife, Kalungwici, Fort Jamesoni and Fort Young)
Do. East Africa....
379
RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING
Limit of Size
PROHIBITED CONTENTS
TRANSMISSION
'1 lb. 2 lb, 3 lb '4 lb. 5 lb.
* c. c. c. 8 c. 8 c. ३
via London
Do.
1,35 1.35 1.35 2.20 2.20'
(1.00 1.90 2.80 3.70 4.600
11
I
1.25 1.25 1.25 1.85, 1.85 1200 Same as Austria Letters, lottery tickets,!
plants.
(Same as United Letters. ¿Kingdom
1200
Poisonous drugs.
Do.
85 85
85 1.70 1.70|1200
Do.
Do. Guiana
Do. Honduras
British New Guinea British North Borneo Labuan and Sarawak
| Bulgaria
| Burmah
Canada..
| Cape Colony
Caroline. Marian and
via Queensland 1.10 1.10 1.60| 2.10 2.00| via Singapore)
or Direct via London viu Singapore via Vancouver
via London
10 15 20 25 30
Dutiable articles, spirits, opium, ganje, charas, bhang, cannabis indica.
Do.
Same as Queensland.
Do.
—
·
Same as Austria
Letters.
.60 1.60 1.60:2.20 2.20|
25 501 75 1.00,1.25.1200 40. 6.3 90-1.15|1,40)
6 1.20 1.75, 2.30|2.85 1.85 1.55 1.85 2.40|2.40;
Same as Aden
(Explosive matter, letters,
liquids, opium.
Opium.
Same as H'kong; Oleomargarine. Butterine.
(Same as United·
Kingdom
Same as British Bechuana-
land.
Palaos Islands
Ceylon...
Do.
Direct
50
50 50 1.00 1.00120
Same as 'kong
Opium.
Chili.
via London
Columbia, Republic of
Do.
1,40 1,40 1,40 2.20) 2,20
Congo Free State
+
Do.
1.00 1.00 1.00 2.20 2.20|
Constantinople and
Do.
Smyrna
Costa Rica
Do.
!
2.25, 2.25 2.25 2.75 2.75 500 Same as Argentine 2.25, 2.25
85 85|| 851.40 1.40) 200
I
1.50 1 50|1.50|2.60| 2,60
Same as United Kingdom
Same as Argentine!
Same as United │}
Kingdom Do.
Letters, plants, arms and implements of war, arti- eles injurious to health. Letters,
arins, ammuuni-
tions.
Letters.
Same as Beyrouth.
Letters, arms, ammunitions
Cyprus
Do.
Danish West Indies.......
Do.
I
Do.
85 85 851.70|1.70; 500 1.40 1.40 1,402,20|2.20| 200 | 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.70 1.701200)
Do.
Letters.
Do.
Letters.
Same as Austria'
Do.
1.35 1.35 1.35 2.20 2.20|
Do.
Direct
Erithrea
via London
2.10 2.10 2.10 2.70 2.70
50 50|| 50,1,00|1.00|1200,
'1,901.90 1.90|2.50|2.50|
Denmark, Faroe Isl.
and Iceland
Do.
Dutch East Indies
Dutch Guiana (Para-
maribo and Nieu Nickerie).
Dutch West Indies
Egypt
German Packet: 1.70 1.70) 1.70 1.70/1.70/1200
via London
1.85 1.85 1.85|2.40|2.40||
___
Letters, lottery tickets.. prospectuses, almanacks. Letters, opium, arms, salt.. Same as Argentine coffee, plants, and seeds.
Do.
Letters.
Letters, arms.
ammuuni.
tions, liquids.
ļ
|
Falkland Islands
Fifi Islands
•
Do.
(via Torres Sts. 7
and Sydney!
85 95) 85,1.70|1,70) 500
70 ̊ 1.40,2.10 2.80|3.50||
France.
Do.
FRENCH COLONIES ;—
Algeria and Corsica Obock, Senegal, Tunis Tahiti.
St. Pierre & Miquelon Madagascar,
Reu-¡
via London 1.00 1.001.00; 1,55| 1,55, 200
German Packet (1.70' 1.70|1.70 1.70|1.70) 200
Same as Austria
1
Same as United Kingdom
Same as Argentine.
(Same as United
Kingdom Do.
Letters, tobacco, artis,.
plants, chemical com- pounds.
Letters.
(Letters, arms, ammuni- tions, medicines, tobacco, foreign bronze coins, - plants, jewellery, lace, gold, silver.
via London
Do.
Do.
[1.25 1.25′1.25'1 75 1.75 200 1.50 1.50 1.50 2.05 2.05) 200 |3.10 3.10/3.10 3.70 3.70
Do.
1.40 1,401,40 2,00 2,00
i
niou, Comoro Isl.,
-Saine as France.
Cayenne, Daho. !
mey, Ivory Coast,
Guadeloupe, Mar-
Do.
1.90 1.90 1.00 2.50 2.50'
Same as Argen-
tine
tinique, French Congo and French Guiana
..
New Caledonia
Do.
2.40, 2,10 2.40,3,00)| 8.00
(Letters, gold, silver,
jewellery, etc.
* Parcels for the Lower Congo are also liable to a charge of 1 franc, and parcels for the Upper Congo of 10 francs on delivery.
[The maximum weight of parcels is 11 lb. Rates are only given above for parcels up to 5 lb., an abbreviation rendered necessary through want of space.]
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