HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
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220.-Parcels for the United Kingdom and the undermentioned Foreign Countries and British Possessions can be insured :-Continued
FEE PAYABLE TO SECURE COMPENSATION UP TO
UNITED KINGDOM AND BRITISH POSSESSIONS
3120
$240 $36) $480 2500
3600
8720 2840 $960 $1,080,$1,200
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Aden..
.(via Calentta)
20
30
40
$2
3
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50
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70
80
90 1.00 1.10
Ascension.
(via London)
25
40
05
Bahamas
do.
1
90
I
I
Barbados
do.
i
Bermuda
do.
British East Africa :—
Kilindini,
Mombassa
do.
25
40
65
90
1
1.15
1.40 1.65
1.00 2.15 2.40
Laum only
British Guiana
do.
Burmah
.(via Calcutta)
20
Cyprus +
Falkland Isl. (as far as Stanley only) do. ƒ
(via London) ¿
25
Gambia
do.
25
India
.(via Calcutta)
20
Lagos.
..(via London)
Leeward Islands
do.
Newfoundland
do.
Nigeria (Southern)
do.
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St. Helenda
do.
Trinidad
Sierra Leone
Straits Settlements !
Tobago
(via London)}
do.
.(Direct)
United Kingdoni
. (via (libraltarı
Windward Islands :-
(via London)
Grenada, and St. Vincent.
do.
St Lucia
do.
Zanzibar
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30
40
40
30
25
40
40
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40
20 30
40
20
20
25
....(via Calcutta) j
25
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40
50
1
60
70 80
90 1.00
1.10
65
1
90
—
65
40
65
65
65
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50
1.15 00
1.40
70
1.65 80
1.90 90
2.15 1.00 1.10
2.40
90
-
99
1.15 1.40
1.65
1.90 2.15 2.40
90
1.15 1.40
1.65
1.00 2.15
2.40
65
90
40
50
223
05
40
0 0
90
50
1 1
1.15 1.40 1.05
1.90
2.15
2.40
60 70
80
90
1.00
1,10
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90
-
1
90
1
1.15
1,40 1.05
19.0
2.15
2.40
40
40
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 wax 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 tiedl,
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
No compensation is given for the loss in Cyprus of parcels containing watches or jewellery. Insurance confined to parcels for Malacca, Penang, Province Wellesley, and Singapore.
Each Parcel must be sealed in such a way as render it impossible that it should be opened without detection. The senders must supply a declaration of the nature, value, and net weight of the contents and of the gross weight of the Parcel.
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