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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD OCTOBER, 1891.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 406.

The following Postal Notice is published.

By Command,

W. M. GOODMAN,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1891.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

POSTAL NOTICE.

The British Australasian Colonies, namely, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, British New Guinea, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Fiji, having entered the Universal Postal Union, correspondence posted in Hongkong and its Agencies for those Colonies is now liable to the Union, Rates of postage, viz.: Letters, 10 cents per oz.; Post Cards each, 3 cents; Books and Patterns per 2 oz., 2 cents; Newpapers and Prices Current each, 2 cents; Registration, 10 cents; Return Receipt for Registered Articles, 5 cents.

The following revised Table of Rates of Postage is published for general information.

ARTHUR K. TRAVERS, Postmaster General.

GENERAL POST OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 28th September, 1891.

RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

The Post Office declines all responsibility for unregistered covers containing bank notes, coins, or jewellery; and, where Registration has been neglected, WILL MAKE NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of such covers.

LETTERS,

PER OZ.

POST CARDS

EACH.

BOOKS

AND PATTERNS, PER 2 OZ.

NEWSPAPERS AND PRICES CURRENT,

RETURN RECEIPT

REGIS

FOR

TRATION.

EACH.

(a.)

REGISTERED

ARTICLE.

Between Hongkong, Canton and

Macao, and focal delivery (6.)

To China, (or from China to Hongkong), (b.) || |

Cochin-China,

cents.

cents.

cents.

cents.

cents.

cents.

2

1

2

2

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Corea,

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Japan,

North Borneo,

10

1

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Philippine Islands,

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(c.)

Siam,

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Straits Settlements,

99

Tonquin,

To Natal and Cape Colony,..........(b.)

CANNOT

20

5

10

BE SENT.

To all other places,

10

3 (d.)

2

10

7

To United Kingdom,

NOT ISSUED.

(d.)

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(a.) Not to exceed 4 oz. in weight, (Prices Current, 2 oz.) otherwise the rate is per 4 oz. for newspapers, and per 2 oz. for

other printed matter.

(b.) Prepayment is compulsory.

(c.) REGISTRATION IN CHINA extends to Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only. (d.) Cannot be sent to countries not in the Postal Union.

For PARCEL RATES; see separate Table, or the Postal Guide.

GENERAL POST OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 28th September, 1891.