HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
125.-To the Continent of Europe and Foreign Countries:-Continued
To
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BRITISH PACKET,
vid London.
GERMAN Packet.
Direct.
0 to 2 lb.
2 to 7 lb.
7 to 11 lb. 0 to 7 lb. 0 to 11 lb.
$ c.
2.00
- C. 2.90
8 r. 3.00
$ c.
$ e.
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Prouibited Contents,
Roumania*
Russia (European) includ-
ing Finland
} 1.80
2.60
3.40
Salvador
2.70
4.10
5.80
Servia*
2.00
2.80
3.60
Seychelles ¶
1.35
2.60
3.60
Smyrna ¶
1.00
1.90
2.80
Spain §......
1.80
2.60
2.30
Sweden⭑
1.00
2.70
3.60
2.40
Switzerland (ciá France)*
1.70
2.50
8.40
2.00
Do. (ria Belgium)*.
1.90
2.70
3.60
Turkey (FrenchPostOffices)§
2.10
2.90
8.70
Venezeula§.
2.80
3.60
Letters, tobacco, plants (ex- cept seeds and dried roots), arms, ammunition, bronze coins, patent medicines. Letters, plants, objects from which liquid or fat exudes, Russian coins of small value, gold or silver arti- cles not up to the proper standard, lottery tickets, wooden pipe-stems. Letters.
Letters, vines.
Letters, gold, silver, jewel-
lery.
Letters, materials for gun- powder, plants, arms, to- bacco.
Letters arms, ammunition- maps, missals, plants, rosa- ries, relics, gold, silver, Jewellery.
Letters, gold, silver, drugs.
Letters, plants, alcohol. Letters, tobacco, fire-arms. Letters, dangerous articles,' liquids (unless securely, packed), cocoanut oil, brandy, cotton, starch, in- digo, sugar, cocoa, coffee, syrup of sugar or honey, salt-meat,match-sticks, salt, sarsaparilla, coins, dies for making coins, arms, lead, saltpetre.
• Parcels to these countries may be insured. combined. ☛ Parcels must not exceed 3 ft. 6 inches in length, or 6 feet in greatest length and girth combined.
126.-Except as indicated in the foregoing Tables parcels must not exceed 2 feet in length, breadth, or depth. Those intended for the German packet must be so directed.
§ Parcels must not exceed 2 ft in length, or 4 ft. in length and girth
127. Each Parcel must be sealed in such a way as to render it impossible that it should be opened without detection. The sender must supply a declaration of the nature, value, and net weight of the contents, and of the gross weight of the Parcel.
128.-A small charge, not exceeding six cents, may be made for Custom House purposes on the delivery of the parcel. Except Customs dues, this is the only charge the addressee will have to pay.
GENERAL RULES FOR PARCEL POST.
139.-No parcel can be insured for more than its real value.
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 provided on the declaration form. The number of pounds should be entered in words. No alteration or erasure of the entry is permitted.
140. Every insured parcel must be packed carefully and substantially, with due re- gard to the nature of the contents and the 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 trace: 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 together.
141.-All the seals on a parcel must be of the same kind of wax or lead, and must bear distinct impressions of the same device; and the device must not consist merely of straight, curved or crossed lines. Coins must not be used for sealing.
142.-Parcels containing coin, watches, jewellery, or any article of gold or silver 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 eases seals must be placed along the edges of each join or loose flap at distances not more than three inches apart. The address of such parcels must be written on their actual covering
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