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RATES OF POSTAGE.—-PARCEL POST

LIMITS OF SIZE

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

lbs. 11 lbs. |

Length,

Breadth:

For Depth

41800]

& Girth' Combd.

Customs Declaration.

$ c.tt. in. ft. in.

1.50.

2.05) 2 *

OBSERVATIONS,

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

Parcels for Per- lier must be pack- ed in wood, tin, canvas, linen ori eimilar materiali and not merely inļ paper 01 card-! board.

Parcels address-. jed to places other than Bushire, Bunder Abbas, Jask, Linga, Me hammevah and Koh-i-Malek-Siah- Ziarat, are subject to additional char- ges for onward conveyance. Par- cels addressed to the Postal Agen- cies maintained by| the Indian Post Office at Bushire, Bunder Abbas, Jask, Linga and Mohammerah are accepted if prepaid at the rate of postage for India,| but the address of such parcels may not include a re- quest for redirec-

tion.

Letters, arms, ammunition, amline colours, publications offensive to good manners or opposed to the Mussulman religion. See also India,

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

ROUTE

DESTINATION.

OF

TRANSMISSION.

1 lb. 2 lbs. 3 lbs. | 4 lbs. 5 lbs. |6 lbs.

lbs. 8 lbs. 9 lbs.

Via

Persia :-

4. Koh-I-Malik-Siah] -Ziarat, Ormouk,Į Nasirabad, Bird- jand, Forbert- Haidari, Meched.. B. All other places (See Observations Columin

Calcutta,

1,00

1.25

:

:

1.40

1.65]

:

2.00

3.60 3 0

6 0

CI

Letters,

579

Philippines

Direct.

0.35 0.70

1.05 1.10 1.75

2.10

2.45

2.80 3.15;

3.50] 3.85 3 6

60

The Post Office of either of the contracting coun-! tries will not be responsible for the loss or damage of any parcel.

Same as United States.

(20 centimetres) in breath or thickness. * Parcels containing umbrellas, sticks, maps, plans, or similar articles, will be accepted up to a maximum of 3 ft. 3 in. (1 metre) in length, provided they do not exceed 7) ins.

Pern

London.

1.60