187159-1932-Regulations-under-section-3-of-the-Post-Office-Ordinance-1926 — Page 4

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 26, 1932.

11. The rates of postage on parcels shall be those from time to time and for the time being approved by the Governor in Council and exhibited at the Post Office.

12. The following letters are not subject to any postage:-

(1) letters on official business, posted in Hong Kong, from a department of the Government of the Colony, addressed to the United Kingdom or to a British possession or protectorate, marked "On His Majesty's Service", and signed in the lower left-hand corner with the usual signature of the head or assistant head of the department of origin;

(2) letters on postal business posted in Hong Kong, and

addressed to the Postmaster General; and

(3) letters on Hong Kong Savings Bank business posted in Hong Kong, and addressed "Hong Kong Savings Bank"

13. The following postal packets shall be charged the same rates of postage as if they were letters :-

(1) all postal packets which are closed to inspection,

except parcels; and

(2) all postal packets which contain a letter.

14. No postal packet shall contain any enclosure which is directed to à name and address different from the name and address borne on the cover, and which is enclosed with the intention of evading postage. Any such enclosure may be taken out and may be forwarded to the addressee charged with separate postage. This regulation shall not apply to any clubbed packet sent by or addressed to any person licensed under the Post Office Ordinance, 1926, to send or to receive clubbed packets.

15. Precious stones, jewellery and other precious articles shall not be sent by letter post.

16. Subject to any special agreement which may have been made by the Postmaster General with any particular steamship company before the commencement of these regula- tions, or which may hereafter be made by him, the rates of the gratuities payable under section 19 of the Post Office Ordin- ance, 1926, shall be as follows:-

For transit mails other than parcels conveyed to Indo-China and to ports in China south of Shanghai

For transit mails other than parcels conveyed to Canada, the United States (including Hawaii), Europe, Australia and New Zealand

For transit mails other than

$0.50 per bag or

paper packet.

$2.00 per bag.

parcels conveyed to any other

destination

$1.00 per bag.

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