1911 — Page 56

RATES OF POSTAGE, PARCEL POST, Continued.

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

ROCTE OF

DESTINATION.

TRANS-

MISSION.

!

1

2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 1b. | lbs. | Ibs. Ibs. lbs. lbs. lbs. | lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.

11

LIMITS OF SIZE.

+

Customs

Declaration.

Length,

Breadth

or Depth

Length

& Girth

Coralud.

France (including Monaco).........

France.........

OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

(A 54 )

Via.

London,

{

German Packet.

!}

$ c.'s c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ cl $ c.! $ c.[8 c. $ c. § c│St. in. ft. in.

:.

1.20

:

:

| 1.85

2.50 2 $

2.00 2 §

|

:

3,20

N

| C3

London,

2.20

2.90

3.60 2

C 3

2,20

2.90

-

3.60

1.75

#

:

2.45. ...

3.15

UT

0.25)

0.50

+

0.75

***

Hai- phong.

EN

A

A

C 2

C 2

A

Parcels are delivered by the Rail- way Companies and not by the Post Office; and parcels intended to be called for should be addressed not to a Poste Restante but to a Rail- way Station (En Gare). There are exceptions in case of certain places distant from a railway. To expedite delivery, detailed particulars of the contents of parcels should be given on the Customs Declarations, in- culding a statement of the net weight, and in the ease of hats, gloves, boots, &c., the number of articles or pairs sent. Every pack- age 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 also bear the name. Boxes of sardines over 2 lbs. 3 oz. in weight are not admitted.

Parcels must be packed in strong wooden boxes, in metul boxes, or in a leather covering a parcels packed in paper or card, board will not be accepted.

The service extends to Cay- enne and Saint Laurent-du- Maroni. Parcela for other places are accepted, but must be claimed at one of those offices.

Insurance confined to parcels for Boffa, Boke, Conakry, Dubréka Kin. dia and Mamou. Parcels addressed to places other than Conakry, Dou- gou-Guella, Farécariah, Sougueta and Youkounkoun are liable to a further charge on delivery.

Parcels must be packed in strong wooden boxes, in metal boxes, or in a leather covering: parcels packed In paper or card board will not be accepted.

Letters, secret and forbidden arms, ammunition, game out of season (grouse not included), fresh meat (except fillets and sirloins of beef}, birds of various kinds, birds snared or netted, foreign bronze coin, tobacco (unless addressed to the "Regie" or in limited quantities for the personal use of the addressee), essence of tobacco, playing cards, shrubs, young trees (unless accompanied by phylloxera certi- ficate), vine, cuttings with or without roots, grapes, &c., unless the consent of the Govern. ment is previously obtained. Medicine.is accepted at the sender's risk, and the prescription must be copied upon the Customs Declaration Form. Articles of gold and silver and other precious articles can only be sent in insured parcels, and gold and silver | jewellery not of the French legal standard will be broken up before being returned to the senders.

Do.

Same as France, except that tobneco is

admitted without restriction.

Samo as France, except that Iobacco is

admitted.

Same as France.

Arms and ammunition can only be im

ported by special permission of the local anthorities.

Same as France, with the addition - of Mediciue, opium and silver goju. Havana tobacco, and playing cards are, however, admissible.

France (including Monaco)

Siberia.

French Congo......

French Guiana .

French Guine

French Indo-China (Aunam, Saigon

Battembang, Combodia, Co- chin-Chios, Luor, Siemrap, Sisophon and Tonquin.)

§ Slender parcels, &c.