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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH JANUARY, 1866.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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With reference to Government Notification No. 50 of 16th March, 1864, it is hereby notified at a further Supply of Water being in the course of provision, Section 4 of Ordinance 12 of 1860,
1, from the 1st January, 1866, be generally enforced.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th December, 1865.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
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and
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
Reduction of Postage on Letters to Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and establishment of Pattern Post to Denmark.
It is hereby notified for general information that under an additional Postal Convention which has just been concluded alvetween the United Kingdom and Denmark, a reduction in the rates of postage on Letters for Denmark, Sweden and Norway
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s been made, and a pattern post has been established between this place and Denmark.
In future under the term 'Book Packets" may be forwarded to Denmark, but not to Norway or Sweden, printed proof wets, with ordinary corrections in writing.
The following are the reduced rates of Postage on Letters posted at this Office to be sent via Southampton through the nited Kingdom to Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Destination.
lo,
Benmark, Sweden,
Norway,.
Not exceeding
an ounce
in weight.
cents.
t
30
34 38
Above ounce and not exceeding
1 ounce.
cents.
60
68
76
Above 1 ounce and not exceeding
1 ounces.
cents. 90
$1.02
1.14
Every additional
ounce.
cents.
30
34
38
The postage on these Letters may be paid in advance, or it may be left to be paid on the delivery of the Letters, at the tion of the sender, but unpaid letters will be liable to an increased charge on delivery.
Letters addressed to any of these Countries may be registered for a fee of 24 cents each in addition to the postage; but *bon all such letters the postage must be paid in advance.
rant-
2.
Patterus or Samples of Alerchandize inay also, in future, be sent to Denmark, at the saine rates of postage as Books and ewspapers, viz.
Not exceeding 2 sunces in wright.
8 cents.
For a Newspaper, Book packet or Packet of Patterns.
Above 2 ounces and not exceeding 4 ounces.
16 cents.
Above 4 ounces and not excceding 6 ounces.
24 cents. And for every additional 2 ounces 8 cents.
Packets of Patterns are subject to the following regulations:-
Above 6 ounces and not exceeding 1lb. 32 cents.
1st. The Patterns or Samples must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and, deed, Whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use as a Pattern or Sample; and the quantity of any aterial sent ostensibly as a Pattern or Sample must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having, on this ground,
intrinsic value.
2nd. There must be no writing or printing, in addition to the address of the person for whom the packet is intended, ad the address of the sunder, other than a trade mark and numbers, and the prices of the articles; and these particulars must all cases be given, not on loose pieces of paper, but on small labels attached to the Samples, or the bags containing them. 31st 3rd. The Patterns or Samples must be sent in covers open at the ends, so as to be easy of examination. Samples, however, seeds, drugs, and so forth, which cannot be sent in open covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or other material, tied tant the neck; or the bugs may be entirely closed provided that they be transparent, so that the Officers of the Post Office may
able to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents.
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4th. No article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office, may
be nt through the Post as a Pattern; but the rule is so far relaxed in this case as to permit Patterns of Scissors, Kuives, 1 beazors, Forks, and such like articles to be forwarded, provided they be packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to afford
mplate protection to the contents of the Mail bags, whilst, at the same time, the Patterns may be easily examined.
3th. No packet of Patterns or Samples must exceed two feet in length, one foot in breadth or depth, or three pounds in s ateight.
If either of the foregoing rules be infringed, the packet will not be forwarded.
F. W. MITCHELL,
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General Post Office, Hongkong, 1st January, 1866.
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WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
Post Master General.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1886.
tion
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
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January
30.00
63
29.99
77
30.05
64
30.02
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30.03
64
30.03
9
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$90.06
05
30.10%
*
10
30.12
64
30.13
11
20.16
63
30.18
12
30.19
64
€ 30.18
SRSUPAR
64
29.99
67
66
30.00
66
64
30.05
66
•
70
30.10
68
66
30.15
65
65 &
65
30.21 30.14
~ 66 67
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