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OBSERVATIONS,
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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 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.
—To Bombay via Tuticorin.—Ordinary parcels to Bombay only are forwarded by P & O packets.
-Straits and Burmah.—Parcels for the Straits and Burmah are forwarded by P. & O. and Indian Mail packets. Limit of value for ordinary parcels, $50.
7.–Germany by German Ships Direct-Parcels intended to be sent to Germany by German ships only must be so directed. Parcels may also be forwarded to certain countries on the continent by German steamers "overland route" via "Naples" with an extra fee of 60 cents.
-Parcele for China-Parcels for China are forwarded by private steamers only.
-Parcels to the United Stater via London-Parcels to the United States are partly postal and non- the regulations of the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post apply generally to the service, but attention be paid to the points of difference, full particulars of which will be found in the Hungkung Postal Guide, 50 cents.
10.—Parcels to the United States via San Francisco-The public are enabled to forward parcels which do not exceed 11 be, to San Francisco direct for distribution to any City or Town, etc., in the United States, such Parcels must not be sealed, must not be of greater value than $50 Gold, and it should be distinctly under- stood they cannot be Registered or Insured; furthermore there is no compensation, on lost or damaged parcels to the United States via San Francisca.
No compensation is paid inj respect of loss OT damage of parcels or their contents. Detailed particulars of the contents and exact weight of parcels must be entered on the Customs Declara- tion A separate set of Declarations must be prepared for each parcel. No more than twenty kilogrammes of goods of our sort may be in ported by one addressee in a single mail As the conditions of transit involve numerous transhipments parrels should be very strongly parked. If parked in paper only they cannot be accepted.
Uninsured parcels must not ex- ceed £50 in value. No compensa- tion is paid in respect of loss or damage of parcels or their Parcels may be accepted
contents.
for any place in the Zanzibar Protectorate, including Pemba. but delivery is confined to the town of Zanzibar and to Chaki- Chaki and Weti in the island of Pemba, and the addressees of parcels for other places in the Protectorate must arrange accordingly.
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Letters, coevamat oil, starch, indigo, curas, cofice, syrup, honey, dried and salted meat, salt, sarsaparil a roots, silver, nickel and cop- per coins, dies for coining, cigarette paper, rigarettes of all sorts and machines for mak- ing them and empty cigarette boxes parkets unless addressed to the National Cigarette Factory, and (via France) guld, silver jewellery, &c. As regards plums, sardines, &c., via France, see France. Transmission of dutiable articles is prohibited except by Parcel Post; any articles which contravene this regulation are confiscated,
› Opium.
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.
13-Time of Closing Parcel Mails.-Parcel Mails to Europe and America are closed punctually at 5 p.m. the day preceding the actual departure of the Mail.
14-Parcels via Siberia —
Mode of Packing.-Parcels must be packed in strong wooden boxes, in metal boxes, or in a leather cover- ing: parcels packed in paper or card board will not be accepted.
Formalities of Posting.-Each parrel must be accompanied by a Despatch Note and by the requisite number of Customs Declaration (form of which may be obtained at the Post Office) which the sender himself most fill up. The value to be entered in trancs and the weight in kilogrammes. In the case of Insured Parcels the Despatch Nute must bear an impression of the seal used to close the parcels and the Customs Declarations must have a similar impression in ink. No compensation can be given unless the parcel is insured.
Customs Formalities at Chinese Treaty Parts.—Each parcel originating from a Chinese treaty port must have one of the forms of Customs Declaration duly stamped by the Chinese Custom House in token that duty has been paid on the parcel or that it has been passed “duty free" before the parcel will be accepted,
In the Customs Declaration of parcels for Russia a separate entry must be made of each kind of article or goods, describing precisely in each ruse the quality according to commercial denomination, the quantity accord- ing to ordinary trade usage, by number, measurement, and net weight (in grammes), and the value in Russian currency. Neglect of these regulations will lead to the rejection of the parcel by the Russian Customs and its return to the sender.