Directory_and_Chronicle_1911 — Page 540

$ c. $ C.

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OBSERVATIONS.

Prohibited CONTENTS.

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

3

. ft. in. ft. in.

3.40 2

3.00 366 0

3.60 2 §

Parcels must beļ packed in strong wooden boxes, in metal boxes, or in a leather co- vering; parcels. packed in paper or card board will not be ac- cepted.

Parcels for the Argentine Re-

public are sub- ject to a non- postal charge_of one peso on de- livery.

Letters, vine plants, gold, sil ver, jewellery of exceptional value.

RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST.-Continued

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING.

DESTINATION.

ROUTE

OF TRANSMISSION.

1 lb. 2 lbs. 3 lbs.

lbs. 5 lbs. 6 lbs. | 7 lbs. 8 lbs. 9 lbs. 10 lbs. 11 lbs.

LIMITS OF SIZE

Length, Breadth orDepth

Customs

Declaration,

Length

& Girth Combd.

Algeria

Via

Siberia.

London.

1.00]

:

:

:

:

:

1.60;

:

:

2.00

:

2.60

547

Ascension

1.00

,

Australia:- New South Wales (including Lord Howe and Nor- folk Islands). ..)

Torres Straits.

2.00

:

No parcel may

3.00 3 6

6 0

A

exceed $500 in value.

Queensland

(in-

cluding British

11

0.50

1.00 1.50 2,00 2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.60

5.00

5.50, 30

New Guinea)

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia..

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អ

6 0 A

§ Parcels which do not measure more than 8 inches in depth or breadth may be as much as 5 feet 3 inches in length.

Specie, ostrich feathers.

Letters.

New South Wales--Tobacco(ex- cept samples addressed to a manu. facturer ordealer), opium, cigars, cigarettes and stuffs not less than 10 lbs, second hand clothing.

Queensland. -Tobacco (unless for the personal use of the addres- see), grapes, vine cutting s,coffee plants or seeds, spirits (except perfumed or medicinal), second hand clothing.

Tasmania.—Tobacco (except in quantities not exceeding 5 lbs, for the personal use of the addressee or as bonâ fide samples), second hand clothing.

Victoria.-Coin, opium, spirits (except perfumed or medicinal or bona fide samples), second hand clothing, vines or vine cuttings. Western Australia, – Coin, gold or silver bullion, apples, pears, quinces, second hand clothing.

Annam (see French Indo China)

Antigua

T

Argentine Republic..

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