476997-1938-Post-Office-Ord--1926-Amended-regulations — Page 3

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 26, 1938.

(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 ".

8. 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.

9. No postal packet shall contain any enclosure which is directed to a 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.

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

11. Notwithstanding any alternative method of treat- ment and disposal of prohibited articles authorised_by_the Post Office Ordinance, 1926, it shall be lawful for the Post- master General, or any officer of the Post Office authorised by him in that behalf, forthwith to destroy any postal packet and the contents thereof which may have been opened under the authority of sections 10, 12 and 13 of the said Ordinance and the contents of which may be any obscene, immoral, indecent, offensive or libellous writing, picture or other thing.

12. Subject to any special agreement which may have been made by the Postmaster General with any particular steamship company before the commencement of these regulations, or which may hereafter be made by him, the rates of the gratuities payable under section 19 of the Post Office Ordinance, 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 parcels conveyed to any other destination

$0.50 per bag or paper

packet.

$2.00 per bag.

$1.00 per bag.

$0.10

lb. or frac-

For parcels originating in Hong

$0.05 per parcel.

For mails other than parcels made

up in Hong Kong

Kong or transit parcels ..........

per tion of a lb.

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