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Iceland Indo-China
*Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Karafuto
Macao
Madeira
Liberia
Libya
Luxemburg
Madagascar
Manchuria (Japanese Post
Offices)
Portuguese West Africa
HONGKONG PÓSTAL GUIDE
Portugal
Portuguese East Africa Portuguese India
Siam
Sweden
Switzerland (via France)
Do. (via Belgium)
Reunion
Timor
Manritania
Roumania
Montenegro
Russia (in Asia)
Tripoli Tunis
Morocco
Norway
Senegal
Russia (including Finland)
Turkey United States
181. In addition to postage the following fees are charged for insurance of parcels, viz.:-
Parcels transmitted.
(a) By routes other than the trans-Siberian ... (b) By the trans-Siberian
...
For each £12 (fr. 3 0 or $120) of insured value.
The limits of insured value are given in Appendix III.
$0.25
0.30
182.-The fee, which is for registration and insurance, must be prepaid by means of postage stamps, which must be handed in with the parcel to be affixed to the certificate of posting. The stamps inust not be affixed to the parcel. A certificate of posting must always be obtained by the sender of an insured parcel.
183.-Parcels sent by German packets may be insured to the following places :-
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Denmark
Faroe Islands and Iceland France Germany
Holland Luxemburg Norway
Portugal Sweden Switzerland
184. No parcel can be insured for more than the sum set out in Appendix III against the name of the country or colony to which it is addressed, or for a sum above the real value of the contents. A parcel of which the contents have no saleable value may, however, be insured for a nominal sum in order to obtain the safeguards of the registration system. Over-insurance is a bar to compensation.
185. The sum for which a parcel is to be insured must be entered on the cover, thus :-"Insured for £-s.d." It must also be inscribed in the place pro- vided on the despatch note if one is used. The number of pounds should be entered in words. No alteration or erasure of the entry is permitted.
186.-Every insured parcel must be packed carefully and substantially, with due regard to the nature of the contents and length of the journey, and must be sealed with wax or lead in such a way that it cannot be opened without either breaking the seal or leaving obvious traces of violation. For instance, seals must be placed over each joint or loose flap of the covering of a parcel, and if string be used in packing a seal must be placed on the ends of the string where they are tied.
187.--All the seals on a parcel must be of the same kind of wax or lead and must hear distinct impressions of some device, and this device must be the same on each seal and must not consist merely of straight, curved, or crossed lines. Coins or buttons must not be used for sealing, and it is strongly recommended that, when possible, an impression of the seal used on the parcel should be made on the counterfoil of the despatch note.
188.-Parcels containing coin, any article of gold or silver, or any article of value, must be enclosed in strong boxes or cases, which must be sewn up, or otherwise fastened, in wrappers of linen, canvas, strong paper, or other substantial material. In such cases the seals must be placed along the edges of each joint or loose flap at distances not more than three inches apart. The address of such parcels must be written on their actual covering.
189.—If a parcel tendered for insurance does not, in the opinion of the officer to whom it is tendered, fulfil the foregoing conditions as to packing and sealing, it is his duty to refuse to insure it; but the onus of properly packing and fastening the parcel lies upon the sender, and the Post Office assumes no liability for loss or damage arising from defects of packing or fastening which may not be observed at the time of posting.
190.-Unless parcels containing coin, any article of gold or silver or any article of value, are insured for at least part of their value, they cannot be sent by Parcel Post to the places mentioned in Rule 180. Any such parcel uninsured will generally be returned to the sender. A compulsory registration fee of 20 cents will be collected on the delivery of every uninsured parcel received from the places above-mentioned and found to contain coin, any article of gold or silver, or any article of value.
* No compensation is given for the damage in Italy of fragile or perishable parcels or parcels containing liquid. I Adrianople, Caifa (Haito), Candia, Canea, Cavalla, Dardanelles, Dedeagh, Durazzo, Gallipoli, Ineboli, Jaffa, Janina, Jerusalem, Keresun, Lagos, Mytilene, Prevesa, Retino, Rhodes, Salonica, Samsoun, San Giovanni di Medua, Santi Quaranta, Scio, Trebizond, Valona, Vathi.