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RATES OF POSTAGE.--PARCEL POST.-Continued

RATES OF POSTAGE ox Parcels xot EXCEEDING

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

1.80 { Same as Ascen

3.60 {

0.75

3,60

3.30 {

Bion.

Same as Argen. tiue.

Same as Ascen-

sion,

Do.

Sume as Argen-| tine.

2.40 { Same as Ascen

2,56

sion.

Do.

}

***

...

Parcels for the Lower Congo|

are liable to s

surcharge of 1

Opium, Current coins. Letters, plants, arms and im. plements of war, articles injurous to health.” Letters, opium,

Letters, arms, ammunitions.

franc. and for Letters.

Upper Congol

to a charge of

delivery.

6

francs 011

1.80 2ft x 1ft. x 1ft. | Limit of weight,11

4.50 Same as Ascen-

3.00)|

Bion.

2.55

Do.

8.00

Do.

}

***

Same as Beyrouth.

Do.

Letters, opium, explosives, Arti- cles for smoking opium, Books, paintings or other articles opposed to the public welfare or morality,

Letters.

Letters, coins, raps.

Do.

DESTINATION.

ROCTE

Or

TRANSMISSION.

LIMIT OF SIZE,

OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED Contents,

1 lb. 2 lb. | 8 ba.

lbs. 5 lbs.

| 8 1

lbs. 7 lbs. | 8 lbs. | 9 lbs.

|10

lbs. 11 lbs.

Via

Direct.

London.

Ceylon,

Chill,

China

Columbia, (except the Provinces of

Panama & Cauca, Į

London.

Congo Free State,

"

:

C

$ 0.

c.

0.00

1.20

:

3

1.00

***

---

2.00

T

0.25

1.00

0.50

:

2.80

:..

:

:

:

T.

:

1.00

:

:

:

2.00

:.

1.95

1.20

1.00

...

1.70

-

1.35

0.00

:

1.80

1.00

...

1.35

:

...

1.60

---

་

:

་་་

3.10

...

+++

2.00

1.95

2.80

1:

:

1,00

:

Constantinople and }

Beyrouth, Constantinople,

Corea,

Costa Rica.

Cyprus,

Do..

"

Egypt.

Nagasaki.

London.

++

:

Egypt.

London.

and

St.

***

Danish West Indies. (St. Thomas, St.

John,

Croix),

Denmark, Faroe Is-

lands, and Iceland

and Greenland,

Denmark,

Dutch East Indies,.

Dutch Guiana, (Al-` bina Coronia. Pa- ramaribo, Nieuw Nickeric)

and

German Packet.

Direct.

London.

:

...

:

:.

Digitized by

oog e

16

1.15

:.

1.70

:

:

1.60

:

:

:

=

:

1.50

:

:

2.60

2,40 Same as Austria.

2.00

2.00

Do.

Do.

Same as Argen-

3.60{ tine.

⠀

++

Paroels are only forwarded by the China and Japan Line Steamers.

Letters.

Letters, lottery tickets, pro- spectuses, almanacks.

Letters, opinm, arms, salt, coffee, plants and seeds,

Do.

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