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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 26, 1920.

No. 164.

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Order made by the Governor in Council under section 9 of the Post Office Ordinance, 1900, Ordinance No. 6 of 1900, this 25th day of March, 1920.

It is hereby notified that the Governor in Council has determined under section 9 of the Post Office Ordinance, 1900, Ordinance No. 6 of 1900, that the following rates of postage shall be imposed on parcels posted in Hongkong addressed to the undermen- tioned countries :-

COUNTRIES.

Rates of postage.

1-3 lbs.

3-7 lbs.

7.11 lbs.

Alsace-Lorraine,

1.00

1.60

2.15

Austria,

1.45

2.05

2.65

Azores.

1.80

2.35

3.55

Cape Verde Islands,

2.55

3.10

3.70

Czecho-Slovakia, Bohemia, Moravia, etc.............

1.70

2.30

2.90

Ecuador,

2.20

3.50

4.80

Germany,

1.10

1.70

2.30

Honduras, Republic of :-

(a.) Pacific Side,

(b) Atlantic Side,

Mexico,

2.15

2.75

3.35

1.60

2.60

3.60

1.40

2.40

3.40

Palestine and Syria :-

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Occupied Enemy Territory (East),.......

1.65

2.10

2.50

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(West),.

1.40

1.85

2.25

(South),

1.49

1.85

2.25

Portuguese West Africa,

Russia in Europe,

2.55

3.10

3.70

1.45

2.05

2.65

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

25th March, 1920.

W. J. CARRIE,

Clerk of Councils.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. 165. The Honourable Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C., gave notice, on the 9th March, 1920, of the following question :----

"What steps is the Government taking to ensure the more regular delivery in future of Mails from Great Britain to Hongkong, viâ Suez ?”