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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
For Straits Settlements:-
To secure compensation up to $ 120
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20 cents. (vid London)
240
30
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360
40
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480
50
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500
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(limit) 60
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For Chile (vid London) :-
To secure compensation up to $ 120
Fee
25 cents.
240
40
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480
99
500
90 8.100
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For Danish West Indies (vid London):—
$ 25 cents.
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11
200
35
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To secure compensation up to $ 120
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REGULATIONS.
221.-The fee (which is for insurance and registration) must be prepaid by means of postage stamps, which the sender must hand in at the same time with the parcel to be affixed to the certificate of posting; they must not be placed on the cover or label of the parcel. A certificate of posting must always be obtained by the sender of an insured parcel.
222-No parcel can be insured for more than the sum set in the list given on the preceding page against the name of the country or colony to which it is addressed, or for a sum above the real value of the contents. A parcel of which the contents have no saleable value may, however, be insured for a nominal sum in order to obtain the safeguards of the registration system. Over-insurance is a bar to compensation.
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223.-The sum for which a parcel is to be insured must be entered on the cover, thus: "Insured for £
d." It must also be inscribed in the place pro- vided on the despatch note if one is used. The number of pounds should be entered in words. No alteration or erasure of the entry is permitted.
224. Every insured parcel must be packed carefully and substantially, with due regard to the nature of the contents and the length of the journey, and must be sealed with way or lead in such a way that it cannot be opened without either breaking the seal or leaving obvious traces of violation. For instance, seals must be placed over each join 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,
225. All the seals on a parcel must be of the same kind of wax or lead and must bear distinct impressions of some device, and this device must be the same on each seal and must not consist merely of straight, curved, or crossed lines. Coins must not be used for sealing, and it is strongly recommended that, when possible, an impression of the seal used on the parcel should be made on the counterfoil of the despatch note.
226.-Parcels containing coin, watches, jewellery, any article of gold or silver, or any article of value, 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 cases the 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.
227.-If a parcel tendered for insurance does not, in the opinion of the, officer to whom it is tendered, fulfil the foregoing conditions as to packing and sealing it is his duty to refuse to insure it; but the onus of properly packing and fastening the parcel lies upon the sender, and the Post Office assumes no liability for loss or damage arising from defects of packing or fastening which may not be observed at the time of posting.
228.-Unless parcels containing coin, watches, jewellery, any article of gold or sil. ver, or any article of value, are insured for at least part of their value, they cannot be sent by Parcel Post to the places mentioned in Rule 220. Any such parcel posted unin- sured will generally be returned to the sender. A compulsory registration fee of 20 cents will be collected on the delivery of every uninsured parcel received from the places abovementioned and found to contain coin, watches, jewellery, any article of gold or silver, or any article of value.
229. When an insured parcel is re-directed from one country to another a fresh insurance fee becomes payable for each transmission. If this fee is not prepaid it is collected from the addressee on delivery. Insured parcels can only be re-directed to countries which have adopted the insurance system.
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