THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JUNE, 1886.
PARCEL POST.
N.B.-A Receipt will be given for each Parcel.
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LIMIT OSTAGE WEIGHT. PElb.
LIMIT OF SIZE.
PROHIBITED ARTICLES.
lb.
cents.
Hongkong, China, Japan, Corea, Siam,
11
5
2 ft. by 1 ft., by ft.
Opium.
Straits Settlements, India,
11
15
Do., and not smaller than
3 in. by 2 in., by 2 in.
Do.
United Kingdom, viâ Gibraltar only,
11
25
Tobacco, except for personal use.
3 ft. 6 in. long, or 6 ft.
Windward and Leeward Is.,t Trinidad, Į
British Guiana, Barbados,
7
50
in greatest length and girth combined.
Constantinople, (viâ London),
50
Malta and Gibraltar, (viâ London),.......
50
Do.
To Gibraltar only, Arms.
Cyprus, (viâ London),
7
50
Do.
Coins, Tobacco.
St. Helena (viâ London),·
7
50
Do.
Books copyright in the United [Kingdom.
%
Cape Colony,..
7
50
Do.
Letters.
Jamaica,
my
50
2 ft. long, or 4 ft. in length and
girth combined.
Belgium, (viâ London),
7
30
2 ft. in any direction.
Letters.
tGermany, Holland, Norway, (viâ London),
7
30-
Do.
Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, (viâ London),
7
35
Do..
Letters, {
Letters
To Germany, Vines or parts
of Vines.
F
Antigua, Montserrat, S. Kitts, Nevis, Dominica, Virgin Is.; Grenada, S. Lucia, S. Vincent, Tobago.
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 he day before the Mail leaves. Those arriving from the Coast, &c. after this hour are kept for the ext 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.
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2. The inward parcel mail is not opened until the distribution of letters, &c. is finished. The
may postage on parcels to China is 10d. per tb., and they are sent out viâ Gibraltar. Parcels posted at any Post Office in the United Kingdom, and are delivered free at Hongkong, Macao, Canton, Hoihow, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow; or, at the addressee's risk, with the mails for other places in China. Parcels may also be forwarded from the places named above.
3.-TO INDIA.-By P. & O. and Indian Mail packet only. A declaration of Contents and Value is required. The form is supplied free.
4.-Parcels for these Countries must be sealed, and the net weight of the contents, as well as the gross weight of the parcel must be entered on the declaration.
5.-GENERAL RULES.-Parcels may be sealed, but any parcel, even though sealed, is liable to be opened for examination. Dangerous or perishable goods, opium, articles likely to injure the mails, liquids (unless securely packed) and fragile packages are prohibited. No Parcel must exceed $250 in value. A Parcel may contain a letter to the same address as that of the Parcel itself (except in cases where the enclosure of letters is prohibited) or another Parcel to that address, but no other
adowtre.
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GENERAL POST OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 1st June, 1886.
No Customs duty is charged on Watches, Jewellery, Personal Ornaments, or any articles not describable as Plate. Duties cannot be prepaid
by the sender,
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