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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH DECEMBER, 1881.

RATES OF POSTAGE

IN HONGKONG.

I. TO COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION.

LETTERS, PER OZ.

POST CARDS, EACH.

BOOKS, PATTERNS & COMMERCIAL PAPERS, PER 2 OZ.

NEWSPAPERS & PRICES CURRENT, EACH.

General Rates of Postage to the Countries)

of the Postal Union,

10 cents.

3 cents.

2 cents. (a)

2 cents.

10 cents. (b)

REGISTRATION.

Aden.

Africa, West Coast.

Algeria.

Angola.

Annobon.

Argentine Republic.

Austria.

Azores Islands.

c Bagdad.

Balearic Islands.

Barbary.

c Bassora.

Batavia.

Belgium. Bermuda. Borneo. Brazil.

British Columbia.

British Guiana. Buenos Ayres. Bulgaria.

c Bunder Abas.

c Bushire.

c Cabul.

Canada.

Canary Islands.

THE COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

Cape Verde Islands.

Cayenne.

Ceylon.

Chandernagore.

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.

c Gwadur.

Hawaiian Kingdom.

Holland,

Honduras.

Hongkong and Agencies,

Hungary.

Iceland.

India.

Italy.

[Local,

Japan (Locul rates). Karikal.

e Kashmir.

Labuan.

Lagos.

c Ladak.

Liberia.

e Linga.

Low Islands.

Luxemburg. Madagascar. Mahé. Madeira,

Malta.

Manila (Local Rates).

c Mandalay.

Marian Islands.

Marquesas Islands.

Mauritius.

Mayotte.

Mexico.

Mozambique.

e Muscat,

Netherlands and Colonies. Netherlands India.

New Brunswick.

New Caledonia.

Newfoundland. Nicaragua. Norway.

Nova Scotia.

Panama. Paraguay.

Persia.

Peru.

Philippine Islands (Local).

Pondichéry.

Portugal and Colonies.

Prince Edward's I.

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.

Yanaon.

e Zanzibar.

II. TO NON-UNION COUNTRIES.

NON-UNION COUNTRIES.

vid Torres Straits, .

(e) Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,

via Galle,

(e) Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Ascension, Bolivia, Costa Rica,

III.-LOCAL POSTAGE.

LETTERS,

PER 10%.

POST CARDS, EACH.

LETTERS,

PER 1 OZ.

REGIS-

TRATION.

NEWS-

PAPERS.

cents. cents. | cents.

Books, &c.,

PER 2oz.

cents.

10

10

25

25

10

5

5

BOOKS, PARCELS & PATTERNS, PBR 2 OZ.

NEWSPAPERS & PRICES CURRENT, EACH.

REGISTRATION.

General Local Rates for Hongkong, Macao,

China, Japan, Siam direct (d), Cochin (c) China, Tonquin, and the Philippines,

5 cents. (e)

1 cent.

2 cents.

2 cents.

10 cents. (b)

Parcel Post-Parcels containing no letters may be forwarded at Book Rates to India, the Straits Settlements, and to all Local Ports except those the names of which are printed in Italics. Parcels are forwarded to India by P. & O. and Indian Packets only, to all other places by Private Steamers only. For Rules see Postal Guide, par. 101-103.

REFERENCES.-(a) Commercial Papers are documents wholly or partly written by hand, not being letters, such as Invoices, Deeds, Copied Music, &c. All packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 cents each. (b) A receipt can be sent with any Registered Article, for return to the Sender when signed by the Addressee. Extra fee, 5 cents. (c) Prepayment is compulsory. (d) Via Singapore, 10 cents. (e) Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, 2 cents.

GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONGKONG, DECEMBER 18TH, 1882.