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RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST.-Continued

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OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

HONG KONG POSTAL GUIDE

3.30 2 0 4 0 C2

4.10 2 0

Con-

Insurance fined to parcels for Mayotte.

Parcels for the Lower Congo (Ban-] any, Boma, Mat- adi, Ponta da Len- ha, Vivi) are also liable to a charge Jof 1 franc, and par-

Same as France

cels for the upper Letters Congo (Bengala, Kukungs, Kun chassa, Kwamouth |Leopoldville, Lu- tete) to a charge of 10 francs on deli-

very

Parcels must bel packed in strong] worden boxes, in metal boxes or in

card

4 0 C5 a leather covering; parcles packed in paper or board will not bel Jaccepted.

1.95 3 6

60 A

160 3 6 6 0

2.75 2

+

4

C2

Parcels are de-l livered on applica-| tion by the ad- [dressee at the Cus-] tom House. Bri. tish Agency must form part of the address.

Same as Japan.

Parcels must be packed in strong wooden boxes, in metal boxes, or in

3 40 2 0 4 0 C4 a leather covering;

parcels packed in ¡paper or card board will not bej accepted.

Do.

Same as Turkey

Same as Japan

Same as France, except as re- garda tobacco, of which the importation is permitted.

:

LIMIT OF SIZE

ROUTE

RATES OF Postage on PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

DESTINATION.

OF

TRANSMISSION.

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

10

lbs. 11 lbs.

Custons

Breadth

Length, orDepth Length

Declargtion.

& Girth Combd.

Comoro

Islands

(Mayotte, Grand

Comoro, Mohéli, and]

Via

Aden

* c.

& c.

$ c.

1.50

* c.

$ c.

$ c.

* C. $ c.

$ c.

$ c

ft. in. ft.

in.

1,90

280 2 0

4 0 C2

Aujonau

na)

or Johan-

Congo Free State

London

1.90

2,60,

Do. (Belgian)

Siberia

:..

:

:

1.15

:

1.53:

:

:

:

0.60)

1.45

:

1.10

:

:

2.00

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

Constantinople—

British Agency

Egypt

Corea.

Nagasaki

Corsica

London

Do.

Siberia