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RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST.-Continued

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456

Opium, cuins of £5 in valus and 8 ozs, in weight.

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

ROUTE

LIMIT OF SIZE.

OBSERVATIONS.

DESTINATION,

OF

TRANSMISSION,

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

1 lb. 2 lbs. 3 lbs. 4 lbs. 5 lbs. 6 lbs.

lbs. 8 Ibs, 9 lbs. 10 lbs. 11 lbs.

$ c.

C.

$ c.

3 ft. 6 in. long orị. 6ft. in greatest length and girth combined and not smaller! than 3 in. by 2 in.

3.15 Same as Austria.

Indian Post Office in' the Persian Gulf & in the Turkish Arabia :- Bagdad, Baabrain, Bandar Abbas, Bashire, Busrab,

Calcutta.

0.40

0.80

1.20

1.60

2.00 2.40

2.80

3.201 3.60

4.00)

4.40

Guadur, Jask,

Via

:.

2.45

2.001

Direct.

0.20

0.40 0.60

0.80

1.00

Limit 5 lbs.

Italy, (Including San Į

Linga, Mohum-

merah & Muscat,

Marino,

London and

1.75

Belgium. S

Japan

:

:

1.00

1.00

...

1.60

---

...

1.15

Jamaica and Tuks' Island,

Labuan, (See British North Borneo), Lagos (See British West Africa), Leeward Islands :- Andigua, Domin- ica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, Tortola,

L beria,

Luxemburg,

Do..

Malta,.

Manila (other parts of the Philippine not

London.

Sanda kan.

London.

11

***

..

1.

German Packet.

Direct.

:

:

*

0.60

:..

:

2.00]

2.60

1.80

..

1.20

HONGKONG POSTAL.GUIDE

2 ft. x 1ft x 1ft.

Same as Ascen- sion.

:

Letters, plants.

Letters, drugs, opium, articles for smoking opium, explosive, articles which contravene the laws of Japan, publications, books, paintings, sculptures, or other articles opposed to the public welfare or morality,| manufactured tobacco.

Letters

--

3.00

:

:

:

3.00

:

:

Same as Ascen- sion.

3.60

Same as Austria,

2.40

Do.

***

1.80

Do.

1.80

...

Same as Ascen- sion.

Same as United

States.

{Raffy Shoddy disused and

filthy clothing.

Letters.

Same as Germany.

Do.

jewellery, tobacco,

(The Post Office Letter, coffee, raw silk.

of either of the contracting| countries will not berespons- ible for the loss) or damage of any parcel.

in-

"

0.35

0.70

1.05

1.40

1.75 Limit (202...

4lb.

Islands

slands

cluded)

1

Marshal a

(See Croline Is- lands.)