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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24тH JUNE, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 246.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th June, 1893.

NOTICE.

The following Articles, which are liable to Customs Duty, can no longer be sent to the United Kingdom by means of Sample Post, and it must henceforth be understood that any Packets of such goods reaching the United Kingdom by Sample Post will not be delivered to the addressees, but will be at once handed over to the Customs Authorities for disposal :-

Cocoa, Coffee, Chicory.

List of Dutiable Articles.

Certain fruits, namely Currants, Figs and Fig-cake, Plums and Prunes, Raisins and dried

Apricots.

Tea.

Tobacco, manufactured and un-manufactured including Cigars, Cigarettes and Snuff. Hydrate of chloral.

Transparent Soap, in the manufacture of which alcohol is used.

Confectionery, in the manufacture of which alcohol is used.

Playing Cards.

There is no change as regards the importation of dutiable articles by Parcel Post. These may continue to be so imported, the duty and the fine-when there is one-being paid by the addressce in the usual course.

A fine will usually be payable on parcels of tobacco ip its various forms, but not when that article is imported in the shape of genuine Samples not exceeding in weight 4 lbs. of each description of

tobacco.

G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 19th June, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 247.

The following is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th June, 1893.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Referring to Notice to Mariners

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

No. 3 of 1893.

INDIA EAST COAST, MADRAS PRESIDENCY.

Alteration in character of Apparatus and in position of Madras Light.

Information has been received that the exhibition of the new light is delayed until further notice.

WM. C. H. HASTINGS,

Acting Harbour Master.

24th June, 1893.

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