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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
DIRECTIONS AS TO PACKING,
87.- Parcels containing any fragile or perishable article must be so packed as to ensure their safe handling and their causing no injury or damage to the mails.
88.—Parcels generally must be so packed and enclosed in a reasonably strong case, wrapper or cover, fastened in a manner calculated to preserve the contents from loss or damage in the post and to prevent any tampering therewith. The packing of a parcel must also be such as to protect other postal packets from being damaged in any way by it. Any parcel not so packed will, if tendered for transmission, be refused, and if discovered in transit will be liable to be detained.
PARCELS ADDRESSED TO POST OFFICES.
89.-Parcels may be addressed “to be called for” to any Post Office at which letters similarly addressed may be received and under the same general regulations, and will be detained at such offices for a period of three weeks. If not then claimed such parcels will be returned to the Returned Branch of the General Post Office and notice of the fact will be forwarded to the senders, to whom delivery will be made on payment of the postage due for the return of the parcels.
90.--In default of proper application and payment of the charges due undelivered parcels are liable to be finally disposed of three months after the date of their return to the General Post Office. If, however, during this period or during the period of retention at a Post Office the contents of a parcel become or are likely to become worthless through natural decay, or are found to be offensive or injurious, they are liable to be disposed of forthwith.
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REGISTRATION AND COMPENSATION.
91.-- The ordinary registration fee for each local letter or other postal packet is 10
92.-Every description of paid correspondence may be registered, except such as is addressed in pencil, or is addressed to initials or fictitious names, or is not properly
fastened and secured.
93.—The sender of any registered article may obtain an acknowledgment of its delivery to the addressee by paying in advance at the time of posting a fee of 10 cents.
In addition to the postage and registration fee, the sender must enter in the form provided for the purpose both his own name and address and the name and address of the person to whom the packet is sent, and he must also affix to the form a stamp or stamps of the value of 10 cents in payment of the fee.
94. Letters are accepted for registration at the General Post Office at the Praya West and Kowloon branch offices, as well as the Postal agencies.
95. Every article to be registered must be given to an officer or agent of the Post Office and a receipt obtained for it. It must bear the name and address of the sender on the lower left-hand corner of the face of the cover,
The packet must on no account be dropped into a Letter Box. If contrary to this rule a packet bearing the word “Registered” or any other word, phrase or mark to the like effect be dropped into the Letter Box it will be liable to a fine of 20 cents, which will be collected from the addressee.
96.—All registered letters or packets on being redirected must be taken back to the Registration Department to be dealt with as registered, and must not be dropped into a letter-box as ordinary letters or packets. If brought later than the day (Sundays and public holidays not being counted) after delivery, a fresh registration fee as well as fresh postage will be required.
97.-The Postmaster-General is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of registered correspondence, but will be prepared to make good the value of suel correspondence if lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided
(a) That the sender duly observed all the conditions of registration. (4) That the correspondence was secured in a reasonably strong envelope. (c) That application was made to the Postmaster-General immediately the loss was discovered, and within a year at the most from the date of posting such correspondence.
(d) That the Postmaster-General is satisfied the loss occurred whilst the correspondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China"; that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the sender: by destruction by fire, or shipwreck ; nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Often,
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