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RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST.-Continued

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCREDINO

Length, | Breadth or Depth Length,; & Girth' Combd. I

LIMITS OFSIZE

Declaration Customs

lbs. 11 lbs.

₤10 18

$ c. 8

c.

| 2 1

TRANSMISSION. .1 lb. 2 lbs. | 3 lbs. | 4 lbs. 5 lbs. 6 Ibs. | 7 lbs. | 8 lbs. 9 lbs.

ROUTE

DESTINATION.

OF

Via

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Siberia

:

:

GU

:

Brazil (Rio de Janei- ro (including Petro- polis), Pernambuco and Balia only).

London

2.60

3.20

British Central Africa › See Nyasaland Protectorate

Protectorate

British East Africa (Including Uganda)

OBSERVATIONS,

PROIBITED CONTENTS.

ft. in. ft. in.

3.20 2 0

40 C4

Parcels must be】 packed in strong Wooden boxes, in 'metal boxes, or ini a leather covering; parcels packed in paper or card (board will not be accepted

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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDË

Limit

of

Letters; arms and ammunition; parts of vine (except grapes with- out leaves]; plants; medicine [unless accompanied by the pre.

+ 0 C1{weight 63 lbs. scription]; coin; unobliterated

postageor other stamps or stamp. ¡ed paper bank notes, promissory notes and all orders for the pay. ment of money to hearer

3.00 3 6 0 0 A

Insurance con- fined to Kilin- dini, Lamu, and Mombasa. All parcels are con- veyed in British East Africa in ordinary mail bags, and, to

False money; manufactured articles bearing a false trade description; seeds and living or dried plants, originating in India, Ceylon Straits Settle. ments, the Dutch East Indies, Mauritius, Zanzibar, Natal, German Ext Africa and Central American States can only be imported if a special permit be obtained from the Governor. All parcela contain- prevent injurying seeds or plants should be should be very accompanied by documentary strongly packed evidence [such as certificates of origin] that the contents do not come from any of the countries mentioned

Express de- livery only i Georgetown and New Amsterd m

Spirits; opium,ganje, chara, bhang, cannabis indica; parts of dutisble articles [except by permission of the Governor]

Aden

1.90

2.301

2.70 3 6 6 0

A

British Guiana

London

1.00

1

2.00

651

ot