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THE HONGKONg governmenT GAZETTE, 9TH JULY, 1887.
PARCEL POST.
N.B.-A Receipt will be given for each Parcel.
TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BRITISH COLONIES, &c.
* To
LIMIT OF POSTAGE WEIGHT. PER b.
LIMIT OF SIZE.
PROHIBITED CONTENTS.
tb.
cents.
Hongkong, China, Japan, Corea, Siam,..............
2 ft. by 1 ft., by 1 ft.
Opium.
Straits Settlements, Burmalı, Ceylon, India,‡
15
Do., and not smaller than
3 in. by 2 in., by 2 in.
Do.
Malta,.....
.(Direct),...
20
3 ft. 6 in. long, or 6 ft.
Gibraltar,.
do.,
20
in greatest length and
Arms.
girth combined.
United Kingdom, viâ Gibraltar only,.
25
Ascension,
.(viâ London),
50
Do.
Tobacco, except for personal use.
Copyright Books.
Specie or ostrich feathers.
British Guiana, .
do.,
11
60
Do.
British Honduras,
do.,
11
50
Do.
Cape Colony,..
do.,
7*
A.
Cyprus,
do.,
11
Egypt,
do.,
11
8188
50
Do.
Letters.
55
Do.
Coins, Tobacco.
50
Do.
Letters, Arms and Ammunition.
Newfoundland,
...... do.,
11
70
Do.
St. Helena,
do.,
11
50
Do.
Books copyright in the United [Kingdom..
Windward and Leeward Is.,†)
Barbados, Trinidad,
do.,
11
50
Do.
Canada,
Jamaica,
. do.,
3
70
2 ft. by 1 ft., by 1 ft.
do.,
11
50
2 ft. long, or 4 ft. in length and
girth combined.
Letters.
*To Cape Town itself, 11.
+ Antigua, Montserrat, S. Kitts, Nevis, Dominica. Virgin Is.; Grenada, S. Lucia, S. Vincent, Tobago.
* And Indian Offices, viz.; Aden, Bagdad, Bander Abas, Busrab, Bushire, Guadur, Jask, Kashmir, Linga, Muscat, Zanzibar.
1. To the UNITED KINGDOM AND PLACES BEYOND.-Parcels are forwarded by P. & O. packet only, and arrive in London about 8 days later than the Mail. They must be posted before 3 P.M. on the day before the Mail leaves. No further charge is made on delivery except for Customs Dues. A Declaration of Contents and Value is required with each Parcel. The form is supplied free.
Duties in the United Kingdom.
Cigars.
60 per tb.
Gold plate.
17/0 per oz. Troy-15,9 per oz. avoir.
Silver plate. Tea.
16 per oz. Troy=1;5 per oz. avoir. 6d. per lb.
No duties are charged on Watches, Jewellery, Personal Ornaments, nor on any gold or silver articles not describable as Plate.
Plate, however, includes such articles as Silver Match Boxes, Cigar Cases, Mounts for Sticks, Studs, Buttons, Buckles, and Belts or Necklets under certain conditions. Duties cannot be prepaid by the sender.
2.—TO INDIA.—By P. & O. and Indian Mail packets only. A declaration of Contents and Value is required. The form is supplied free.
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