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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.

GENERAL Post Office.

PARCELS TO EUROPE BY THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY via DALNY and við PEKING.

Postage, &c., payable at Hongkong and Linkungtau and at the British Post Offices in China :-

Rate of

Postage

On A

Parcel

Country of Destination.

not ex-

ceeding

11 lb.

in

Weight.

Limit of Limit of Insured Insurance Fec

Size.

Value.

payable for

Length, Breadth, or Depth.

Length and Girth |

combined.

viâ

:

viâ

Dalny. Peking

Number

of

Firt ly 30

$120.

Each subsequent

Fr, 300 or $120.

Customs Declar-

tion.

Despatch Note.

Prohibitions.

JA

Frs.

Fre.

Cents.

Cents.

Austria Hungary,

2.93

3.000 1,250

33

20

1

Belginin,

3.20

3,000

1.250

25

Bosnia Herzegovina,

3 20

3,000 1.250

35

25

4

Bulgaria.

3.30

4

Congo (Belgia)

4.10

5

Denmark (including Farde Island, Greenland

and leeland)..

3.20

#000

1.250

4

France (including Monaco).

3.20

3.000

1.250

25

4

I

(a) Corsica,

3.40

8,000

1,250

45

30

4

I

(4) Algeria.

3.40

500

500

45

35

4

Germany.

2.95

3,000

1.250

35

20

Gibraltar,

8.50

1,250

1.250

40

30

Greece:--

(a) Argostoli. Calamate, Cerigo, Corfu.

Patras. Paxo Pitus, Santa Maura, Syra. Volo, Zante.

3.40

9.000

1.250

(b) All other places.

3 65

Holland,......

3.20

1.000

1,000

Italy (including San Marino).

B 30

1,000

1.000

35

Luxemburg.

3.1u

8,0 0

1,250

85

Malta.

3.50

1,000

1,000

213999

25

40

BO

25

25

30

K OF DE

Morocco -

(a) Casablanca.

Larache. Mazagan. Mo-

gador, Rabar, Safi, Tangier,

3.65

3,000

1,250

(b) Tetuan

3.65

500

Montenegro,

3.40

Norway..

3.30

Portugal (including lands of Azores and

Madeira).

3.75

Roumanin,

3.10

Russia in Asia,

1.50

Russia in

E

urope (including Finland and

TWO FEET.

FOUR FEET.

1,000

1,000

3,000

1,250

500

500

3.000

€250

3,000

1,250

aucasia),

2.05

3.000

1.250

Servia

3.20

500

500

Spain (including the Canaries),

3.50

() the Balearic Isles,

Sweden,

Switzerland.

Tripol

(a) town of Benghasi.

365

3.65

3,000

1.250

3.20

3.000

1.280

3.50

1.00)

1.000

(b) town of Tripoli,

5.40

1.000

1 000

Tunis....

3.65

200

9988 38E ARTIGA 950

45

36

45

30

40

30

40

30

4

40

30

+

20

30

13

2

30

13

25

6

25

35

25

30

+

BO

4

47

80

Turkey

(a) Athos. Beyrout, Cailla, Constantinople.

Dardan Les Inaboli, Jaffa, Jerusalem Kerassonde, Ordu, Salonica. Samsoun, Scio, Sinop, Smyrn. Trebizon 1, Tri- poh (syri ).

(b) Alexandretta. Adriample, Cavali, Fé- déagh, Galipoli, Lagos, Mersina, My- tilene. Khales, Rodosto, Tchesmé.

Vathi,

3 24

3,000

1.250

33

3.30

3,000

1,250

三

30

() Durazzo. Junina. Prevesa, S. Giovami!

de Melua. Satiquaranta, Sentari

'albanie. Valon,

320

3,000

1.250

46

30

(7) Purga. Rizch. Sajida.

3.10

United Kingdom.

3.59

3,000 1.250 3,000 1250

40

27

40

30

{

MODE OF PACKING :-Vareels must be packed in strong wooden boxes, in metal boxes, or in a leather covering; parcels

packed in paper or card board will not be accepted.

FORMALITIES OF POSTING:-Each parcel must be accompanied by a Desp teh Note and by the requisite number of Customs Declaration (forms of which may be obtained at the ost (fier) which the sender himself must fill up. The value to be cutered in franes and the weight i kilogrammes, In the case of Insured Pare-Is the Despatch Note must bear an impression of the seal used to close the peel and the 'ustoms Declarations must have a similar impression in ink. No compensation can be given unless the parcel is insured,

CUSTOMS FORMALITIES AT CHINESE TREATY PORTS:-Fach parcel originating from a Chinese treaty port must have one of the forms of Custons Declaration duly stumped by the Chinese Custom House in token that duty has been paid on the parcel or that it has been passed "duty free before the parcel will be acc: pted.

In the Customs Declaration of parcels for Russia a s parate cutry must be made of each kind of article or goods, describing precisely in each case the quality according to the commercial denomination, the quantity according to ordinary trade usage, by number, measurement, and net weight (in grammes), and the value in Russian currency. Neglect of these regulations will lead to the rejection of the parcel by the Russian Customs and its return to the sender,

C. McI. MESSER,"

Postmaster Generul.

29th August, 1910.

SEE HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE.