Directory_and_Chronicle_1911 — Page 548

RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST.-Continued

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

Letters,

opium, morphia,

morphine and cocaine.

ROUTE

DESTINATION,

OP

Bates of POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDINO

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

Via

*

昌

China--Imperial Chin-

0.50

ese Post Offices

0.75|

:

***

or Depth Length & Girth

Combd.

LIMIT OF SIZE

Customs

Declaration

Length,

Breadth

ft. in ft. in.

1.00 2 0 4 0

OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

-

Parcels destined for offices that are not coniect. ed by railway or by steamer, the limit of weight 6 pounds. Parcels, however,contain ing umbrellas, walking sticks, charts,plants and such articles, may be sent up to a limit of 3 ft. 3 in. in length| and 8 in. broad or thick. Insurance fined to princip al places only. A list of places may be seen at] the Post Office.

En-

Letters, notes, explosive or inflammable material, opium morphia, arnis aud ammuni- tion.

:

1.60 3 6 6 0

A

Same as Japan

Same as Japan

0.75 3 6 6 0

A

:

:

British Post Offices:- Shanghai, Canton, Hoihow, Swatow,!

Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Hankow, Liu

Chefoo & Tientsin..

0.231

:

0.50]

Kang Tow,

Dalny (Dairen) Port Arthur.

{Nagasaki

0.00

:

1.10

Kiautschow

tectorate

ro- See seperate

entry

Macao

Colombia, Republic

of:

«. All places except

London

those in the De-

1,60

2,00

partments

of

Cauca and Narino

b. Departments of

Cauca and Nariuo]

2.20

13

THE

3.50

--

-

3.00 1 6 6 0 C1

4.80 3 6

6

C1

The conditions)

to

of transit in Col-l lombia are excep- tional; and prevent injury parcels should be strongly packed

The exact weight' lof each parcel shou'd be entered on the (ustoms 'Declaration

Letters, arms, ammunition

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