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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 80. The following Post Office Notice, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th March, 1886.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Parcels not exceeding 7 lbs. in weight nor measuring more than two feet in any one direction can now be forwarded to Belgium and Germany.

No parcel for Germany can be received unless it is sealed, and unless the net weight of the articles forwarded, as well as the gross weight of the parcel be entered on the Declaration of Contents. The Postage on Local Parcels will henceforth be 10 cents per lb., and on those for the Straits Settlements, Ceylon, and India, 15 cents per lb., which rates will include Registration fee.

These particulars are embodied in the following revised notice, copies of which can be obtained at the Post Office.

GENERAL POST OFFICE,

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

HONGKONG, 1st March, 1886.

PARCEL POST.

N.B.-Limit of weight, 7 lbs. A Receipt will be given for each Parcel.

To

POSTAGE PER b.

LIMIT OF SIZE.

Prohibited ARTICLES.

cents.

Hongkong, China, Japan, Corea, Siam,

Straits Settlements, Ceylon, India,

10

2 ft. by 1 ft., by 1 ft.

Opium.

15

Do., and not smaller than

Do.

4

3 in; by 2 in., by 2 in.

United Kingdom, viâ Gibraltar only,

25

Tobacco, except for personal use.

Windward and Leeward Is.,† Trinidad, British }

Guiana,....

3 ft. 6 in. long, or 6 ft.

45

in greatest length and

girth combined.

Constantinople, (viâ London),

40

Cyprus, (viâ London), .......................

50

Do.

Coins, Tobacco.

Cape Town,

Other places in Cape Colony,

1816

55

Do.

Letters.

65

Do.

Do.

Jamaica,

50

2 ft. long, or 4 ft. in length and

girth combined.

Belgium, (viâ London),

30

2 ft. in any direction.

Letters.

Germany, (viâ London),

30

Do.

Letters, Vines or parts of Vines.

+ Antigua, Montserrat, S. Kitts, Nevis, Dominica, Virgin Is.; Grenada, S. Lucia, S. Vincent, Tobago.

packet

1.-TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND PLACES BEYOND.--Parcels are forwarded by P. & O. only, and arrive in London about 8 days later than the Mail. They must be posted before 3 P.M. OD the day before the Mail leaves. Those arriving from the Coast, &c. after this hour are kept for the next P. & O. Mail. No further charge is made on delivery except for Customs Dues, which (in the United Kingdom) apply to no articles ordinarily sent from China except Tea, Tobacco, and Gold or Silver plate. * A Declaration of Contents and Value is required with each parcel. The form is supplied free.

* No Customs duty is charged on Watches, Jewellery, Personal Ornaments, or any articles not describable as Plate.

Duties cannot be prepaid by the sender.