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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

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

RATES OF POSTAGE OX [PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

ROUTE

DESTINATION

OF

TRANSMISSIOX

1 lb. 2 lb. 3 lb 4lb, 54b.

LIMIT OF

INAY RANGE

LIMIT OF SIZE

Prohibited Contents.

Sweden Do.

8 c.8 c. x C.x C,

#

1.00 1.00 106 1,85 185 12.0

Same as Austria {drugs.

Letters, gold, silver

German Packet |2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 1200

via London

+

(via London

| Switzerland

Do,

Do,

Cand France

(via London

Z and Belgium ý

|1.16 1.10 1.10 1.70 1,70 200

1.25

1.25 1.25 1.85 1.85 1200-Same as Austria Letters, plants, alcohol,

German Packet | 1.70 1.70 1.70 1,70 1,70 1200:

Transvaal

via London

Trindad and Tobago

Do.

Tripoli (Africa).

Do.

Turkey (French and

Do.

Austrian P. 0,'%

UNITED STATES :-

i

75 1.45 2.15 2.85 3.55'

85 83 85 1.70 1.70 1260 1.25:1.25 1.25 1.85 1.85 (1.50 1,50 1,50 2,05 2,05 200

!

New York City, Brook-

lyn, Jersey City or;

Hoboken

via London

1.00 1.00 1,00/0.20 2.00 1205

(Same as United € Kingdom

Do. Same as Argentine

Do.

(Same as United

Kingdom

1

Any other part of the

United States

Do.

1.00 1.6) 1.60 2,10′ 2.60 1200

Do.

!

I

Same as France. Letters, tobacco, firearmis.

‚'In addition to those articles which are specified in the Postal Guide, Rules 209– 214, as excluded fro111 transmission by the For- eign and Colonial Parcel Post, the undermention- est articles are prohibited from importation into the United States :--- Eatables, Ox-hides Prison- made Wares, Wines. Spirits, Cigars and Ciga- rettes in quantity nuiu- bering less than 5,000, Opium containing than 9; of Morpidine,

Uruguay

Do.

Do.

2.60 2.60 2.60 3.00 3.00

2.20 2.20 2-20 2.77 2.75

Same a Argentine

Do.

Venezuela

WINDWARD ISLANDS :-

Greneda, St. Lucia Į

Do.

and St. Vincent

Zanzibar

via Calcutta

500 85 851 1.70 1.70

"12011

60 1.10 1.60 2.10 2.60 320'

Do.

via London

Same as United : « Manufactured

Kingdom RC (Greneda only),

Same as Aden

tobacco

$5'1.701.70/1200 (Same as United (Letters, worn clothes if in-

Kingdom

tended for sale.

(1.)—To the United Kingdom and Places Beyond.-Parcels are forwarded by P. & O. packet only, and arrive in London about eight days later than the mail. No further charge is made on delivery except for Customs dues.

Cigars...

Duties in the United Kingdom. 15.6 per 1b.

Tea..

Gd. per lb.

(2.)—Any person sending a parcel to either of the places named below (via London) may relieve the addressee of the payment of Custonis and either charges :—

The United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Iceland), Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Italy (viâ Belgium, Ger many and Switzerland only), Luxemburg, Montenegro, Barbados, Cyprus,

C'ap Colony, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Grenada, Lagos, Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Seychelles Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Sweden, Tobago,

Any person wishing to defray the above charges must endorse the parcel "to be delivered free of all charge." He must sign a declaration that he will pay the amount due on such parcel as soon as it has been ascertained. He may, if necessary, be called upon to pay a deposit in addition to signing the declaration. Such deposit to be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.

In addition to the postage and insurance fee, if any, a fee of 25 cents will be charged on every parcel for which the sender desires these facilities. This fee will be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.

(3.)—To India.-By Indian Mail packets only. insured Parcels by Indian Mail packets only.

[The maximum weight of parcels is 111b. Ratesare only given above for patrole up iq 5 lb., an abbreviation rendered necessary through want of space.Į

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