RATES OF POSTAGE.-PARCEL POST.-Continued
PROHIBITED CONTENTS.
2.60
:
:
.60
3 ft. 6 in. long- or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth com. bined.
3.20
***
4.20
Do.
:..
3.00 Same as Argentine 3.90 |Same as Ascension|
Each parcel for United
the
Blates must be accompanied by an intuice] which must be certified by U. 8. Consul if the value of the parcel exceeds $200.
Cigars.
In addition to those articles which are specified in the Postal Guide, Rules 209-214, asexcluded from transmission by the Foreign and Colonial Post, the uudermentioned articles are prohibited from importation into the United States:
Eatables, Ox-hides, Prison- made Wares, Wines,
Spirits, Cigars, and Cig- arettes in quantity num. bering less than 3,000. Opium containing less than 9 per Morphine.
cent. of
5 Letters, coins, articles of gold or silver.
Letters, tobacco, rags.
RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING
DESTINATION.
ROUTE
OP
LIMIT OF SIzr.
OBSERVATIONS.
TRANSMISSION.
1 lb. 2 lbs. 3 lbs. 4 lbs. 5 lbs. 6 lbs. lbs. 8 lbs. 19 lbs. 10 lbs. 11 lbs.]
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C.
c.
United States:—New
York City, Brook-
London.
lyn, Hoboken and
Jersey City only,
:
1.00
:.
2.20
:
÷
Uruguay, Venezuela
Windward Islands:-
1.00
"
A
3.00
3.25
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2.60
-
"
Grenada, and St.
Vincent (St.
1.00
...
2.00
Lucia, same as
Leeward Island),' Zanzibar.
Do..
"
Calcutta
1.00
2.00
*
2.06
2.45
•
Any other ports.
of
the United
States,
3.00
Do.
3.00
Do.
No uninsured parcel) niny exceed £50,
2.85
Do.
DAG
Zululand (See British}
South Africa),
1.—THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COUNTRIES BeyonD.-Parcels to the United Kingdom and Countries beyond, are forwarded by P. & O. packets only, and as a rule arrive in London about eight days later than the letter Mail. Parcels via Brindisi, for which an extra fee of Sixty Cents must be paid, are delivered in London with the letter Mail.
2.—Value Limit on Insured Parcels via BRINDISI.—The limit of value on Insured parcels sent via Brindisi is ₹200.
3.-TREATMENT OF PARCELS. Re Customs —On arrival in London no further charge is made on ordinary or Insured parcels except for Customs Dues.
4. TO INDIA VIA CALCUTTA,—All ordinary and Insured parcels to India are forwarded by the Indian Mail packets only; this does not refer to Bombay. 5.-TO BOMBAY VIA TUTICORIN. Ordinary parcels to Bombay only are forwarded by P. & O. packets.
6. —STRAITS AND Burmah,—Parcels for the Straits and Burnish are forwarded by P. & O. and Indian Mail packets. Limit of value for ordinary parcels, 350.
7.—Germany BY GERMAN SHIPS DIRECT.-Parcels intended to be sent to Germany by German ships only niust be so directed. Parcels to the continent may be forwarded by German steamers via Naples "overland route" with an extra fee of 60 cents.
8.–PARCELS FOR CHINA.-Parcels for China are forwarded by private steamers only.
9.—PARCELS TO THE UNITED STATES VIA LONDON.-Parcels to the United States are partly postal and non-postal, the regulations of the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post apply generally to this service, but attention should be paid to the points of difference, full particulars of which will be found in the "Hongkong Postal Guide "
10.—PARCELS TO THE UNITED STATES VIA SAN FRANCISCO. The public are enabled to forward parcels which do not exceed 4 lbs. 6 oz. to San Francisco direct for distribution any City or Town, etc., in the United States, such parcels must not be sealer, must not be of greater value than 350 Gold, and it should be distinctly understood they cannot be Registered or Insured ; furthermore there is no compensation on lost or damaged parcels to the United States via San Francisco.
11.—MANILA OR the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.—Parcels may be forwarded to Manila or the Philippines under the same conditions as apply to parcels to the United States
via San Francisco,
12—PARCELS CONTaining Coin, Gold, SILVER, ETC.--Parcels containing Coin, any article of Gold or Silver, or any article of value cannot be sent to the United Kingdom or to any Foreign Country, or British Possession included in the Insurance system unless they are insured for at least part of their value. 18.-TIME OF CLORING PARCEL MAILS.-Parcel Mails to Europe and America are closed punctually at 6 p.m. the day preceding the actual departure of the Mail,
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