(A 41)
INSURANCE OF LETTERS.
Letters containing paper money, or documents, on which a value has been declared may be sent from Hongkong to any of the following places, insured to the amount of the declared value :—
Algerin.
Annam.
Denmark (including the Faroe
Jalands, Greenland
Iceland),
Argentine Republic.
§ Egypt.
Austria-Hungary.
Azores.
Relgium.
Bootria.
British Guiana.
British Somaliland.
British Postal Agencies in
Chion.
Falkland Islands.
France.
and
French Congo (Libreville aud
Loango only).
Leeward
Islands (Antigua, Dominica, Montserrat.Nevis, St. Kitts, and the Virgin Islands).
Luxemburg.
Diego
Madagascar (Antananarivo, Suarez, Majunge. Ste. Marie de Madagascar, and Tamatave only).
Madeira.
Malta.
French Guiana.
French Guinea
Gaboon.
Gambia.
Bulgaria.
Germany.
Cameroons (Duala and Victoria
ouly).
German East Africa.
Mayotte.
German New Guines.
Guadeloupe.
Canary Islands.
Cape Verde Islands (Santiago
and St. Vincent only).
Herzegovina.
Martinique.
Morocco (Casablanca. Maza- VAI. Mogador, Saffi, atul Tanzier only).
Portuguese West Africa (Ben-
gnela, Loanda, Mossamedes, Bolama and St. Thomé only).
Réunion.
Roumania.
Russia.
St. Helena.
Senegal (Dakar, Goree, Rufis- que, St. Louis Thyes, and Tivaouane only),
Servia.
Spain (including the Balearic
Islands).
Straits Settlements.
Sweden.
Switzerland.
Tonquin.
Ceylon.
Holland.
New Caledonia,
Chili.
Cochin China,
Crete (Candia, Canca, and
Retimo).
Dahomey (Agouė, Carnotville, Cotonou, Dogba, Great Popo, Porto Novo, Sagon, Savalou, Whydah, & Zagnanado only).
India.
Newfoundland.
Italian East Africa (Assab and
Masswal only).
Norway.
Italy.
No si Bé.
Ivory Coast.
Jamaica.
Portugal.
Japan.
Danish Weat Indies (St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix).
Jibouti.
Lagos.
Africa,
Portugnese East
(Chinde. Inhambane, Lo. renzo Marques, Mozambi que, and Quilimane only).
Trinidad.
Tripoli (Italian Post Office).
Tunis.
Turkey(Beyrout, Caifa or Haifa, Cavalla, Chios (Scio), Con- stantinople, Dardanelles, De. dengateli (Dedcagh), Darazzo, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Кеган, sonde (Keresun), Mytilene- Prevesa, Rhodes. Balonica, Samsoun, San Giovanni di Medua,Santi Quaranta,Scutar d'Albanie, Smyrna Trebizond, Valona, and Vathy only).
United Kingdom.
As all the routes available for ordinary letters are not available for insured letters, the latter may be longer in transit than the former.
(a) The maximum amount for which a letter packet may be insured is $1,200.
(b) The rates of insurance are :—
Francs 300 11"
£ 12
ኦቦ $120.......
......fec
25 cents.
600
24
21
900
36
+
210...
360..........
ふり
75
97
17
1,200
48
480.
1,500
60
"
1,800
72
14
2,100
84
840.
++
2.400
96
++
$60............
2,700
+1
3,000
108
120
*
1,080... 1,200......
$1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
1+
Antofagasta, Arica, Caldom, Chillan, Conception, Copíaco, Coquimbo, Curico, Iquique, Linares, Pisngus. Punta Arenas, Rancagua, Santiago, San Francisco, Serena, Tacoa, Tular, Talcabuana, Taltal Valdivia and Valparaiso only. The amount to be insured is limited to 50%. § Letters for places in the Soudan can be insured as far as Wady Halfa or Suakim only. Bagamoyo, Dar-es-salam, Kilwa, Lindi, Mitcindami, Mohorro, Pangani, Sanadai, and Tanga. † British Somaliland. †† German New Guine..