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RATES OF POSTAGE. --PARCEL POST.-Continued

546

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

DESTINATION.

ROUTE OF TRANSMISSION.

LIMIT OF SIZE.

OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED CONTENIS.

1 lb. 2 lbs. 3 bs.

4 lbs. 5 lbs. lbs. 7 lbs. 8 lbs. 9 lbs. 10 lbs. 11 lbs.

Cayman

Islands

Ceylon,

Chili,

China

Columbia,

(same as Jamaica) S

Via

Direct.

London.

..

(except

Corea,.

Cuba

London.

Costa Rica,

London,

Crete

Cyprus,

Do..

the Provinces of Cauca & Narino

Province of Cauca?

and Narino

Congo Free State,....

Constantinople and

Smyrna, Constantinople,

+

15

"

Egypt.

Nagasaki.

London.

Danish West Indies. (St. Thoas, St. John, & St. Croix), Denmark, Faroe Is- lands, Iceland and Greenland, Denmark,

Dutch East Indies,.

Egypt. London.

Egypt.

London.

**

German Packet.

Direct.

3

:

:

:

::

:.

$ c.

$ c.

0.00

1.60

3

$ c. $ c.

$ C.

$ c.

$ c.

| $ c.

1.30

2.60

1.80

:

{

Same as Ascen

sion.

++

Opium, current coins.

3.00

Do.

:

0.50

1.00

:

:

0.75

1.00

Do.

2.60

3.60

Do.

:

2.20

:

1.90

1.00

•

:

1.351

0.6)

1.60

1.60

1.15

1.00

::

::

•

...

:

1.95

1.60

2.60

2.60

D

1.05

2.00

1.95

2.00

***

14

1.00

:

:

:

:

:

1.15

:

:

3.50

1.80

Do.

(Same as

2,60

3.30

Argentine.

1.70

1.95

电

:

2,40 Same as Ascen-

: :

¿sion,

2.55

*

Do.

1.10

-

1.60 Same as Japan.

Same as Japan.

3.60

·

:

Same as Argentine

3.60

Same as Ascension.

2.35

:

Same as Argentine | Same as Greece.

::

3,00

Do.

2.55

***

Do.

3.60

Do.

:

1.70

2.40.

:

Do.

...

2.00

Do.

1.50

:

:

2.00

2.00, Same as Argen.

¿tiue.

Nieuw Nickerie)

Dutch Guiana, (Al-`

bina Coronia. Pa- ramaribo,

and

London.

1.60

2.00

:

3.60 Sume us Argen

tine.

sur-

Parcels for the Lower Congo are liable to a charge of 1 franc, and for Upper Congo to a charge of 10 francs ouj delivery.

Parcels are only!) forwarded by the China andj Japan Line' Steamers.

Letters, plants, arms and im-

plements

of

injurous to health.

Letters, opium, opium pills,

cocaine, morphine.

Letters, arms, ammunitions.

Letters.

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, arms, ammunition,

precious metals, tobacco.

Same as Greece.

Letters, coils, rags.

Do

Letters, arms and ammunition, except with consent of the Government.

Letters, imitations of money,

notes, stamps or bills.

Do.

Letters, opium, arms, salt,

coffee, plants and seeds.

Do.

war,

articles

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