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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JULY, 1881.

RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG AND ON CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN HONGKONG FROM BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

I. TO COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION.

POST CARDS, EACH.

LETTERS, PER OZ.

General Rates of Postage to the Countries

of the Postal Union,.

10 cents.

3 gents.

BOOKS, PATTERNS & COMMERCIAL PAPERS, PER 2 OZ.

2 cents.

NEWSPAPERS & PRICES CURRENT, EACH.

REGISTRATION,

1

2 cents.

10 cents.

Aden.

Africa, West Coast.

Algeria,

Angola.

Annobon.

Argentine Republic. Austria.

Azores Islands.

Bagdad.

Balearic Islands.

Barbary.

* Bassora.

Batavia.

Belgium.

Bermuda.

Borneo.

Brazil,

British Columbia.

British Guiana.

Buenos Ayres.

Bulgaria. *Bunder Abas.

* Bushire.

* Cabul.

Canada.

Canary Islands.

Cape Verde Islands.

Cayenne.

Ceylon.

Chandernagore.

THE COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION ARE AS FOLLOWS :-

Chili.

Colombia, U.S. of, Demerara.

Denmark and Colonies,

Dutch Guiana.

Ecuador.

Egypt.

Falkland Islands.

Faroe Islands.

Fernando Po.

Finland.

France and Colonies.

French Guiana.

Gaboon.

Gambia.

Germany.

Gibraltar.

Goa.

Gold Coast. Greece. Greenland, Guatemala.

* Gwadur.

Holland.

Honduras.

Hongkong and Agencies,

[Local.

Hungary.

Iceland. India.

Italy.

Japan (Local rates).

Karikal.

* Kashmir.

Labuan. Lagos.

* Ladak.

Liberia.

* Linga.

Low Islands. Luxemburg. Madagascar. Mahé. Madeira.

Malta.

Manila (Local Rates).

* Mandalay.

Marian Islands.

Marquesas Islands.

Mauritius.

Mayotte.

Mexico.

Mozambique.

* Muscat.

Netherlands and Colonies. Netherlands India.

New Brunswick.

New Caledonią.

Newfoundland,

Norway. Nova Scotia.

Panama.

Paraguay.

Persia.

Peru.

Philippine Islands (Local), Pondichéry.

Portugal and Colonies.

Prince Edward's 1.

Réunion.

Roumania.

Russia.

Saigon (Local rates), Salvador.

Senegal.

Senegambia. Servia. Seychelles.

Sierra Leone.

Spain and Colonies.

St. Pierre et Miquelon, Straits Settlements. Surinam.

Sweden. Switzerland.

Tahiti. Tangiers,

Tetuan. Timor.

Tripoli,

Tunis.

Turkey.

United Kingdom, United States.

Uruguay.

Vancouver's I.

Venezuela.

WEST INDIES, Viz :-

Antigua.

Bahamas.

Buen Ayre.

Cuba.

Curacoa

Desirade.

Dominica.

Grenada. Guadeloupe. Isle

of Pines. Jamaica. Les Saintes. Marie Galante, Martinique Montserrat. Nevia. Oruba. Hayti Porto Rico. Saba

San Domingo. St. Christopher. St. Croix. St. Eustatius. St. John St. Lucia. St. Martin. St. Thomas, Tobago. Tortola Trinidad.

Turk's Island.

Virgin Islands. Yanaon.

* Zanzibar.

Commercial Papers signify any papers which, though wholly or partly written by hand, have not the character of an actual and personal correspondence, such as Invoices, Deeds, Copied Music, &c. The rate is the same as for Books, except that all Packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 cents each. The sender of any Registered Article may have a receipt sent with it, for signature by the addressee and return, on

paying an extra fee of 5 cents.

II. TO NON-UNION COUNTRIES.

↓

NON-UNION COUNTRIES.

cents.

vid Torres Straits,

*Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, vid Galle,

*Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Ascension,

*Hawaiian Kingdom,

*West Indies (non-Union), Bolivia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,

LETTERS,

PER OZ.

REGIS-

TRATION.

NEWS-

PAPERS.

Books,

&c.,

PER 2oz.

*

cents.

2

2

10)

cents. cents.

10

25

25 10

23 32 8

LO

5

5.

10 None.

21

5+

30

None. (a)

5

5

III.-LOCAL; POSTAGE.

LOCAL PORTS.

(*) Prepayment is compulsory; (‡) A small extra charge is made on delivery; (a) There is Registration to British West India Islands (10 cents).

Books,

POST NEWS- PARCELS, CARDS,

LETTERS

PER

Oz.

REGIS- TRATION.

AND

PAPERS.

EACH,

PATTERNS, PER 2 OZ.

cents. cents.

cent. cents.

cents.

Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,

*

2

Between any other two of the following (through a British Office), viz.: Hongkong, Macao, China, Japan, Siam direct (b), Cochin China, Tonquin, and the Philippines,

10

1

2

2

5

(b) Via Singapore, 10 cents.

Parcel Post-Parcels containing no letters may be forwarded (by private steamers only) at Book Rates to the

Straits Settlements, and to all Local Ports except those the names of which are printed in Italics. General Post Office, Hongkong, July 1st, 1881.