687631-1879-Regulations-for-Exchange-of-Local-and-Intercolonial-Money-Orders- — Page 2

842 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH DECEMBER, 1879.

2. Money Orders may also be obtained at the

British Post Office, Shanghai, on any of the above places except Japan.

3. The exchange of Local Money Orders between Hongkong and Shanghai will continue

as heretofore, subject to the rates laid down in the next paragraph:

4. The Commission to be charged on all Money

Orders named above is as follows:-

For a sum not exceeding £5 or $25,...25 cents.

Fron £5 to £10, or $25 to $50,......50

5. No Order must exceed £10 or $50,nor will more than two such Orders be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payee, by the same mail.

6. Sums not exceeding $50 may be remitted

between the other Ports of China by means of

Postage stamps, subject to a charge of one per cent for cashing them.

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No. 260.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Governor is pleased to di-

rect, under Section XII of The Post Office Ordi- nance, 1876, that the hours for closing the Con- tract Mails, forwarded by the French Packets,

shall in future be the same as those observed in the case of the British Packets, that is to say:- Day of departure,—

P.M.-Money Order Office closes; Post Office closes till 8 P.M., except

the night box, which is always

open out of office hours.

8

P.M.-Post Office opens.

9

P.M.–Registry of Letters censes.

10

Post-

ing of all printed matter and

patterns ceases.

P.M.---Mails closed, except for Late Let-

ters.

10.10 P.M.-Letters may be posted with late

fee of 18 cents until

10.30 P.M.–when the Post Officecloses entirely.

10.40 P.M.-Late Letters may be posted on

board the packet with late fee of

18 cents until time of departure.

By Command,

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 23rd December, 1879.

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