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RATES OF POSTAGE


IN HONGKONG, AND AT BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.


The Post Office declines all responsibility for unregistered covers containing bank notes, coin, or




NEWSPAPERS
jewellery; and, where Registration has been neglected, WILL MAKE NO ENQUIRIES into alleged




PATTERNS




REGISTRATION




REGISTERED
CURRENT
losses of such covers.




LETTERS




BOOKS




PRICES




RECEIPT
RETURN
AND




AND
.CARDS




ARTICLES
,EACH
POST
, ER




FOR
,
OZ




,
.P




EACH



,




.
.
PER
.207
(a.)

cents. cents. cents. cents. cents. cents.
Between Hongkong, Canton and Į (b.) 2 1 2 2 5 5
Macao, and for local delivery, S }

To China, (or from China to Hongkong), (b. )
23 Cochin-China,.......
99 Corea, ......
Japan,
" " " " " "




10



10
10




North Borneo, 2 5 5
2

Philippine Islands,... (c.)
Siam,
Straits Settlements,
Tonquin, ....

To Australia,...... VIA TORRES STRAITS, 10
New Zealand, CANNOT
2




(b .) BE SENT. 2. 10 NOT ISSUED.
29 Tasmania.......
Fiji, S VIA CEYLON,.. 15
10




10




CANNOT 5 10 NOT ISSUED.
To Natal and Cape Colony,... (b. ) 20 BE SENT.

To all other places ,. 10 3 2 2 10 5
(d.) (d.)
2




To United Kingdom,. 7 3


(a.) Not to exceed 4 oz . in weight, (Prices Current, 2 oz . ) otherwise the rate is per 4 oz . for newspapers,
and per 2 oz . for other printed matter.

(b.) Prepayment is compulsory.

(C ) REGISTRATION IN CHINA extends to Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai
and Hankow only.

(d.) Cannot be sent to countries not in the Postal Union.

FOR PARCEL RATES ; see separate Table, or the Postal Guide.


GENERAL POST OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 4th April, 1891 .