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IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN POST
Cash on
Delivery
This arrangement for collecting from the recipient, for remittance to the sender by special Card Money Order, the value of articles sent by Parcel Post (insured or uninsured), is in operation between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, Straits Settlements, and Macao. The amount to be collected under the Cash on Delivery System is called the "Trade Charge.” The Trade Charge on any one parcel may in no case exceed £40, or $200 (for Macao), and the Trade Charge may not be cancelled or reduced after the parcel is posted. Parcels on which Trade Charges are to be collected must be posted at the General Post Office. If the insurance of a Cash on Delivery parcel is desired, the ordinary regulations for insurance must be observed.
The sender must furnish, on the cover of the parcel, or on a label affixed to the cover, his name and address and the word "Remboursement" followed by the amount in British currency of the Trade Charge. In the case of Macao and Straits Settlements the amount should be stated in local currency. These particulars may be furnished on the back of the parcel if there is not room for them to be shown clearly on the front. No erasure or alteration of the entry of the money is allowed. An incorrect entry must be completely obliterated and a fresh entry made.
The sender must fill up a special Trade Charge Card with all the particulars required on the card, except the number of the parcel and those in the space headed "Service Instructions.” No erasure or altera- tion of the entry of the amount of the Trade Charge is allowed. If the sender desires to correct the entry of the amount he must make out a fresh card. The Trade Charge Card will eventually be returned to the sender as a Money Order for the full amount entered on it and on the relative parcel by the sender.
The sender must prepay by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcel, a special Cash on Delivery fee of 20 cents, plus 10 cents for every $10.00 or fraction thereof. This fee is in addition to the ordinary post- age and other charges which must be prepaid in the usual manner,