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Belgium Bolivia Brazil

Chile

Congo Free State (Banana,

Boma and Matadi)

Costa Rica

Cuba

Danish West Indies

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

DRAWN THROUGH LONDON

(Foreign Countries)

France (including Algeria

and French Colonies)

Germany

Greece

Honduras (Repub.)

Iceland

Italy (and her Colonies)

Liberia (temporarily suspended) Luxemburg do.

Denmark (incldg. Faroe Islands) Mexico

Dutch East Indies

Ecuador

Finland

Morocco

Netherlands Norway

Peru

Portugal (including her

Colonies)

Roumania

Russia } (temporarily

Salvador

suspended)

Serbia (suspended)

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Spain (and her Colonies)> Sweden

Switzerland

Tunis Uruguay

Basutoland

Bechuanaland

Bermuda

(British Colonies, Possessions and Protectorates)

British Central African

Protectorate

British Guiana

British Honduras

Cayman Islands

Cook Islands

Cyprus

Falkland Islands

Gambia Gibraltar

Gold Coast Colony Malta

Newfoundland

Nigeria

Rhodesia

St. Helena

Sierra Leone

Somaliland Brit. Prot.

Local Postal Notes Zulnland

Sudan Uganda Protectorate West Indies: Antigua, Bahamas, Barbadoes, Dom- inica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vin- cent, Tobago, Trinidad and Turk's Island Zululand

222.- Local Postal Notes are issued as follows at the General Post Office and at the" British Post Office Agencies in China, payable within six months at those offices and also- at Macao:-

Amount.

Commission.

Amount.

25 cents 50

1 cent

$3.00

Commission.

3 cents

1

4.00

4

$1.00

1

5.00

5

2.00

2

>>

>>

10.00

10

223.—In addition to the above commission on Postal Notes issued at the General Post Office, Hongkong, Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy and Foochow payable at Shanghai, Ningpo, Hankow, Liu Kung Tau, Chefoo and Tientsin a further charge at current rates is made to cover the difference between chopped and clean dollars.

224.---Broken amounts may be made up by the use of Hongkong postage stamps not ex- ceeding 24 cents in value affixed to the face of any one Postal Note. Such stamps should be left clean and not defaced. Perforated or marked stamps cannot be accepted for this purpose. 225.-The office issuing any Postal Note shall fill in the name of the port where it is payable. The purchaser may, before parting with the order, fill in the name of the payee..

226.-Every person to whom a Postal Note is issued should retain the counter- foil bearing the number, date, and name of office of issue to facilitate enquiry if the Order should be lost, and should register the letter in which it is forwarded.

227.-If a Postal Note be crossed " & Co.," payment will only be made through a Banker, and, if the name of a Banker is added, payment will only be made through that Banker.

228.-After a Postal Note has once been paid, to whomsoever it is paid, the Government will not be liable for any further claim.

229.-If any erasure or alteration be made, or if the Note is cut, defaced or mutilated, payment may be refused.

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