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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
(m) In the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, New Zealand and Queensland.—Jewellery and precious articles, if dutiable, are liable to detention until the duty is paid
(n) In Victoria.-Tobacco and cuttings of grape vines, also jewellery, which is
dutiable and liable to confiscation.
(6) In Spain the transmission by Letter Post of all dutiable articles is prohi- bited, and any such articles sent contrary to this prohibition are liable to a fine of from five to ten times the duty.
(p) Russia.-Printed matter in the Russian language is prohibited, and even such trifling articles as photographs and Christmas cards are liable to duty, though a single photograph may be sent to Russia by post. All letters or packets containing prohibited or dutiables articles of any kind, however sinall the value, are confiscated in that country.
(q) Egypt.—Only a single copy (in one or more volumes) of any printed book is admitted into Egypt by letter post free of Customs duty. If more than one copy is sent to the same person, the packet will be subject to a Customs duty of 8 per cent. ad valorem,
(r) British Central Africa.-Packets containing seeds of plants must be accom- panied by a sworn declaration stating the countries or origin and varieties of the contents; such packets should be paid at the rate applicable to commercial papers.
REGISTRATION. Fee charged.
185.-The fee chargeable for registration to places abroad is 10 cents. There are a few countries where no arrangements for registration exist, as shown on the table in rule 153. To some countries, as shown in that table, an article can be registered only to the port of arrival, it being left in those cases to the Postal authorities of the country to which that port belongs to continue the registration or not as they may think proper.
ARTICLES WHICH MAY Be RegisterED.
186.-Registration is applicable equally to letters, post cards, newspapers, book packets and patterns addressed to places abroad, except in the cases specially mentioned in rules 92 and 188. (As to parcels, see rule No. 222)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DELIVERY.
187.-The sender of a registered article addressed to the United Kingdom, any foreign country or British colony in the postal union (see table in rule 153), may obtain an acknowledgment of its delivery on paying a fee of 10 cents as well as the registration fee, in advance. He can also obtain an acknowledgment if he applies after posting and pays 10 cents. The name and address of the sender must be left at the Post Office at which the article is registered. For enquiries as to the delivery of registered articles a fee of 10 cents must be paid, unless it can be shown that there is reason to suppose the article has been lost.
CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION.
188. No article addressed to initials or to a fictitious name can be registered. The prohibition, however, does not extend to articles addressed to the care of a person or firm. 189. Every letter presented for registration must be enclosed in a strong envelope, securely fastened.
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190.—it is prohibited to send to a country of the postal union any registered article marked on the outside with the declared value of the contents unless it is insured ( see rule 196), and Postmasters are instructed to refuse to receive articles which are so marked.
191.-Registered articles must be prepaid as regards both postage and registration fee. 192-Articles to be registered must be given to an agent of the Post Office and a receipt obtained for them; they should on no account be dropped into a letter box.
193.-As it is forbidden to send coin, jewellery, or precious articles through the post to those countries of the postal union the names of which are marked with an as- terisk in rule 152, no letters or packets addressed to those countries and containing such articles can be accepted for registration.
194.–Letters or packets containing coin for any of the British colonies not in the postal union can be registered, and if they are posted without being registered they arc treated in the same manner as local letters under similar circumstances.
INDEMNITY FOR LOSS.
195.- Except in cases beyond control (¿e., fire, tempest. shipwreck, earthquake, war, &c.) the Hongkong Postal Administration will, as provided for in local Rule No. 97,
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