Directory_and_Chronicle_1911 — Page 562

OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

Length, Breadth orDepth Length & Girth Combd.

LIMIT OF SIZE

Customs Declaration,

RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST.-Continued

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

c. ft. in. ft. in

2.40 3 0 0

180 3 6 6 0

A

A special delivery fee is payable by the addressee on parcels for places beyond_the [port of landing. Par- cels exceeding 2) Ki- logrammes 54 lb.) in, weight can only be delivered at Akureyri, Bernfjord, Blondnos, Bordore(Stadur), Bor-j garnes, Djupavog, Berufjord, Dyrefjord, Eskefjord, Faskrudst jord, jardarholt, Hu-, savik, Isafjord, Kefla „rik, Patreksfjord, Rey- kajvik, Sandarkrok- Seydisfjord, Stykkis holm, Vestmannaeyjar,' Vopnafjord.

arcels addressed toj the Indian Post Offices, on the Persian Gulf and in Turkish Arabia,| mentioned i column 1, can be accepted for insurance only as far as Bombay No com- pensation is given for the damage of marble models, collections of butterflies and moths,| and other exceptional. ly fragile articles. If books and photographs are enclosed in a par- cel with other articles| their value should be shown separately in the Customs Declara- tion.

Parcels must he packed in strong worden boxes, in metal boxes or inl

3.30 2 0 4 0 C4 a leather covering;

parcles packed inj paper or

card;

board will not be; accepted.

Same as Denmark,

opium,

Letters, cocaine, bhany, coins of £5 in value and 8 ozs. in weight. Anda- man Islands:-Preparations of hemp. Burma:-Opium, fire- arms and ammunition (except for the Government); prepar- ations of hemp. Baghdad or Busrah.-Worn clothes; arms. ammunition, poisons, and caricatures of Royal or other notable persons.

4.

ROUTR

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

DESTINATION.

OF

TRANSMISSION,

|4

1 lb. 2 lbs. 4 lbs. 4 lbs. 5 lbs. 6 lbs. 7 lbs. 8 lbs. 9 lbs.

5. /10 lbs. /11

lbs.

Via

09

Q

* C.

& c.

$ c.

* C.

c.

*

Iceland

London

:

1.00

1.70

India (Including the Andaman Islands, Burma, Agencies Tibet Gyangtze)in Pharijong and Ys. tung(Chumbi only) and the following places on the Per- sian Gulf and în Turkish Arabia:- Baghdad, Bahrain, Busrah, Guadur, and Muscat, and the Indian Postal Agencies at Bu- shire, Bunder Ab- bas, Jask, Linga, and Mohammerah.),

Tuticorin

or

Calcutta

Italy

Siberia

0.80

:.

1.20!

100

:

:.

:

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