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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
OBSERVATIONS AND PROHIBITED CONTENTS OF PARCELS POST
OBSERVATIONS
(N.B.-The following paragraphs are numbered to correspond with Nos. in "Observation ”
column in Parcel Post tables.)
1.No compensation is given for the danage of marble models, collections of butterflies, moths, and other ex- ceptionally fragile articles.
2.-Parcels must be addressed to the care of an agent of the sender at Peshawur who must arrange for their on-vard transmission and prepay the Postage to the Ameer's agent. They must be securely packed and sealed. No responsibility is ta en after delivery to the seuder's agent at Peshawar.
3-Every package of plums, preserved vegetables, or sardines must bear the name of the country of origin in raised or sunken letters. The cover of the parcel must Riso bear the name.
4.-Pareels must be packed in strong wooden boxes, ju metai boxes, or in a leather covering; parcels packed in paper or card board will not be accepted.
5.- r'arcels for the Arzeltine Republic are subject to
a non-postal charge of one peso ou delivery. 6. – 20 parcel may exceed $500 in value.
7. The addressees of parcels containing poisons, drus, med.cmes and cosinetics (except for chemists) and of parceis containing salt, tobacco, dried fruit, arti- ficially coloured articles painted or dyed with poisonous colours, arms, and parts of arms, and mixed pickles, must obtain a special licence to receive such parcels. Parcels containing plants must be carefully packed, and in such a manner that they can be easily examined.
8.- Parcels for Nassau only can be insured up to a limit of $.,2.0.
9.-Same as Spain. The service extends to Alayor, Aleuuia, Audiraits, Ciudadela, Felanitx, Ibiza, lica, Mahon, Manacor, Palma de Mallorca, San Francisco, Javier and soiler.
10.-Parcels are delivered by the Railway Company and not by the Post Office. Parcels intended to be called for should be addressed "Gare,” not “ Poste Re- staute."
1.- Parcels are delivered on application by the ad- dressees at the Customs House.
12.-Delivery confiued to principal places only. Limit of weight 7 Ing.
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13.—lusurance confined to Kilindini, Lanu, and Mom- bas
Ail parcels are conveyed in Brush East Africa in ordinar, man bags, and to pievent injury should be very strong y packed.
19.– Express delivery only in Georgetown and New Amsterunin,
15.-Parcels must be sealed with some special impress of the sender and packed in wood, tin, canvas, linen, or simur materia and not merely in paper or cardboard. To expedite the passage through the Customis, parcels for Bungaria my be accompanied by invoice, the address jabel and each copy of the customs declaration being masked ** Facture meluse,” to indiente that an invoice is sent.
16.-Insurance confined to Duala (Cameroon), Kribi and Victoria.
17.-Linut of value $500. A charge of Ed. for stamp duty, clearance, &c., is levied on every dutiable parcel
ntering colony.
18.-Value shown ou Customs Décľu., must be current value of fluished articles in open market at despatch date. In case of un...er valuation parcel is liable to confiscation. To „btam reduction of duty on parcels unexcceding tio in value containing articles produced or manufactured i UK, intended for personal use of addressee, it will suffice if words *British manufacture $9
are written or stamped en co er or Customs declaration. A formal cert, of origin is required on all parcels exceeding £1 in value, also on parces of any value containing merchandise for sale. No information "can be given as to form of this certficate. Waitisa Bay is a free port, and no Customs duty is leviable on goods for that place.
19. — Insurance confined to St. Vincent and Praia (Island of Santiago),
20.-No compensation is given i r_the_loss or damage of parcels containing liquids, or for the damage of g`ass, eggs, collections of butterflies or articles of a fragile or perishable nature.
21.-Insured parcels for Chili are delivered only at the following offices: · Ancud, Antofagasta, Arica, Calders, Chillan, Concepción Coquimbo, Curicó Iquique, La Serena, Linares, Los Ande-Pisugua, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Rancagua, San Felipe, San Fernando, Santiago, Tacna, Tales, Talcahuano, Valdivia and Val- paraiso. If an insured parcel be addressed to any other Post Office in Chili, the addres-ee has to claim it at the mearest of the offices above named.
22.-Parcels destined for offices that are not connected by railway or by steamer, the limit of weight 6 pounds. Parcels, however, containing umbrellas, walking sticks, charts, plants and such articles, may be sent up to a limit of 3 ft. 3. in. in length and 8 in, broad or thick." Insurance confined to principal places only. A list of places may be seen at the Post Office.
23.-The conditions of transit in Colombia are excep- tional; and to prevent injury parcels should be strongly packed.
1. The exact weight of each parcel should be entered on the Customis Declaration.
25.- Parcels for the Lower Congo (Banaua, Boma Matadi, Ponta da Lenha, Vivi) are also liable to a charge of 1 franc, and parcels for the upper Congo (Begonia. Kukunga Kunchassa, Kwemouth, Leopoldville, Lutete) to a charge of 10 francs on delivery.
26. - Parcels are delivered on application by the ad- dresste at the Custom House. British Agency must form part of addrees.
27.-Parcels must be packed in some material stronger than paper or cardboard
23.-Parcels may be accepted for any place in Cuba, but if the post office of the place of destination is not auth- orised to deal with parcels the addressees must claim them at the nearest delivery office.
29.-A separate dispatch note and Customs Declaration must be prepared for each parcel.
30 - Parcels are delivered at the following places:- Famegusta, dead Quarters Camp, Kyrenia, Larnaca. Limassol, Nicosia, Palemedia, Papho, Troodos,
31.-No compensation is given for the loss in Cyprus of parcels containing watches or jewellery.
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32. The service extends to Abamey, Abemg-Calevi, Adjebon, Agouagou, Agué, Allada, Athiême, abolé, Carisma Carnotville, Cotonou, Diougou, Grand Pope. Kandi, Kauandė, Nikki, Whydah (Ouidah) Paouiguau. Parahoné, Parakan, Porto Nuovo, Sakètė, Savalou, Savé and Zagnanado. Parcels for o her places are also accepted. but must be claimed at one of the places specified above, Parcels addressed to places other than Cotonou and Porto Nuovo are liable to a charge for delivery.
33.-Insurance is confined to parcels addressed to Abomey, Abomey Calaví, Adjohon, Àgoue, Allada, Athiémé, Cotonou, Grand Poped' Whydah (Ouidah) Puonignan, Porto Nuovo, Savɑlon and Zagnanado.
31-Customs Declarations must be prepared with great care. The nature and the value of the contents must be indicated in detail, and the quantity and number of articles enclosed must be stated. Generic terms of description must not be used.
35.--Parcels are only forwarded by the China and Japan Line Steamers.
3. Parcels for places other than Albina, Coronie, Paramaribo, and Nieuw-Nickeric are liable to a charge on delivery,
£7.-Insurance confined to parcels for Curaçao,