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RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST.-Continued

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEFDING

DESTINATION,

ROUTE OF TRANSMISSION,

LIMIT OF SIZE.

OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

1 lb. 2 lbs 3 lbs. 4 lbs. 5 lbs. 6 lbs. 7 lbs. 8 lbs. 9 lbs 10 lbs 11 1hs,

・ 10

Vin

$ c.

$ c.

3

咖

$ c.

6

$ c.

:

1.00

:

:

!

1.70

÷

2.40 Same us Ascension

2,50

Do.

Africa)

Panama, Republic of |

London

1.60

2.60

3.60

Do.

Nigeria (See British}.

Norway,

Do.,

Orange River Colony) |

(See British South

London.

German Packet

Paraguay,

Persia (not includ- ing Bundar Abbas, Bushire, Iask and Linga, where there are Indian Post Office Agencies) ..

Persia..

Peru,

Portugal,

London.

2.00

Calcutta

London

:

2.20

:

1.30

1.60

1.30

:

D.

German Packet.

London.

1.30,

110..

Portuguese Colonies: >

Azores,

F.

Parcels address- ed to places in the Republic

of Panama are sent to the Post Office of Colon,

Letters.

Do

Ar-Letters, arms ammunition.

rangements

must be made

for them to be.

claimed there

by the dressees.

ad-

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

3.20

Limit 6 lbs.

Same as Argentine,

3.20

1.70

2.60

2.00

2.00

:

:

4,20 Same as Aden.

Parcels for Per- sin must be packed in wood, tin, can vas, linen or Bmilar mater- ial, and not merely in paper

or cardboard

2.10

Do.

3.00 Same as Ascension

2.70

Do.

A parcel may not consist of two or more pkgs tied together.

2.05

Do.

Do.

2.40

Do.

Do.

Letters, articles of gold and

silver.

Letters.

Letters, weapons, rags.

Do.

Letters, coins, paper money payable to bearer, postage stamps, medicine (unless ac. companied by the prescrip. tion), plants.

Do.

Do.

:

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