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OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

Length, Breadth or Depth Length

& Girth

Combd.

Customs

LIMITS OF SIZE]

Declaration.

RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

$ 0.

$ c. ft. in. ft. in.i

:

2.35 3 6 6 0

A

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

Via

$ c.

$ c.

$ c. Ş c. $ c.

$ C.

Abyssinia (Ethiopia)..]

Aden.

1.80

1.00

ROUTE

DESTINATION.

OF

TRANSMISSION.

:

Aden (including) Perim)

Direct.

0.00]

1.20

Afghanistan.

Calcutta.

0,601

1.20

1.80 3 6 6 0

A

#

546

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

C2

No compensa-

of Letters, opium and cocaine.

tion is given for the damage of marble models,] collections butterflies, mo- ths, and other ex- ceptionally \fragile articles.

Parcels must! be addressed to the care of an agent of the sen- der at Peshawur who must arran- ge for their on- ward transmis-] sion and prepay the postage to the Ameer's They must be secure- ly packed and sealed. No re- sponsibility is taken after de- livery to the sender's agent at]. Peshawur.

agent.

Every package of plums, preser ved vegetables, or sardines must! bear the name of the country of origin in raised or sunken let- ters. The cover, of the parcel must also bear the name.

Letters, foreign bronze coins, arms and animunition of war, medicines (the components of. which are not stated), parts of the vine, vegetable com- post, earth, manure, plants,. bulbs or vegetables unless ac- companied by a phylloxera certificate.

1.80 3 6

6 0

A

Algeria

London.

1.15

2.10

2.75 2 *

* Parcels somewhat exceeding 2 feet in length are admitted if their other dimensions are small.