645874-1894-Rates-of-Postage — Page 2

942 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH NOVEMBER, 1894.

RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

то

Letters per oz.

Single

Reply

Books, Patterns,

Return

Post Cards Post Cards

each.

ech.

Prices Current, &c.

News-

papers per 2 oz.

Registra- tion.

per 2 oz.

Receipt for Registered Article.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

Cents.

UNION COUNTRIES,

10

4

8

2

2

10

5

except :-

Macao,

2

1

2

2

5

Cochin-China,

Japan,

North Borneo,....

Philippine Islands,

1

2

2

5

Siam,

Straits Settlements,

Tonquin,

NON-UNION COUNTRIES:-

Abyssinia,

10 (c)

N

Africa (West Coast Native Pos-

sessions),

20 (ca)

Arabia,..

10 (c)

:

::

10 O

NO OT

2

10 (in)

10 (in)

...

2

10 (in)

Ascension,

Bechuanaland,

20

8

5

5

10

Bechuanaland Protectorate, In-

cluding Kanye, Lake Ngami,

Macloutsie, Mashonaland, Ma- tabeleland, Molepolole, Pala- chwe (Khamas Town), Sho- shoug, Tati River, & Zambesi, Cape Colony,..

China and Corea, (or from China

to Hongkong), Friendly Islands (Tonga Islands), Madagascar (except French Esta- blishments, viz., Ambositra, Andevovante, Fenerive, Fiara- nantsoa, Foulpointe, Ivondro, Maevatanana, Mahambo, Ma- banoro, Mahela, Maintirano, Majunga, Mananjary, Moran- dava, Morotsangana, Nossi-Vé, St. Mary, Tamatave, Tanana- rive, Vatomandry, & Vohemar), Morocco (except Casablanca, Fez, Laraiche, Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat, Saffi, Tangier & Tetuan at each of which places the Gibraltar Post Office maintains an agency under the Postal Union regulations),.......... Navigators Islands (Samoa), Oil Rivers Protectorate, viz. :--

Benin, Bouny, Brass. Calabar, Opobo, & Warree or Forcados, Orange Free State,.

St. Helena,

Sarawak,

Society Islands,

BETWEEN HONGKONG AND CANTON,

AND FOR LOCAL DELIVERY, ..

20

5 (c)

10

10(ca)

10 (c)

10

22249

:

:

20

20

20

5 (ca)

10 (c)

2

1

00

22

8

00 00 00

8

ลง

2

2.

19

>

NN

2

5 (b)

2

10

A

сл

10 (in)

:

10

:

:

10

10

29942

10

5 (in)

10

ลง

2

10 10 10 2N

5

2 (a)

2

1O 1O 1O GEN

(a) An additional charge is made on delivery.

(6) Registration in China extends to Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only. () repayment is compulsory. (in) Registration is incomplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival,

5

For Parcel Rates; see separate Table, or the Postal Guide.

A. K. TRAVERS,

Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong,

November 12th, 1894.