HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
OBSERVATIONS AND PROHIBITED CONTENTS OF PARCELS POST
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OBSERVATIONS
(N.B.—The following paragraphs are numbered to correspond with Nos. in “Observation column in Parcel Post tables.)
1. The service extends to Adis-Ababa, Dire-Dawa, and Harrar only. Parcels are liable to a charge for delivery.
2.- No compensation is given for the dannge of marble models, collections of butterflies, moths, sud other ex- ceptionally fragile articles.
3.—Parcels must be addressed to the care of an agent of the sender at Peshawur who must arrange for their onward transmission and prepay the Postage to the Ameer's agent. They must be securely packed and sealed. No responsibility is taken after delivery to the sender's agent at Peshawar,
4.—Every packчge of plums, preserved vegetables, or rardines must bear the name of the country of origin in saised or sunken letters. The cover of the parcel must also bear the name.
5.-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.
6. Parcels for the Ar en tine Republic are subject to
a fiscal charge under the National Stamp Act.
7. No parcel may exceed s500 in value.
8.- Delivery of parcels is confined to places having communication by rail or coach with the principal towns. Addressees of parcels addressed to places having no such are informed by letter of the place where the parcels avait delivery.
9. The addressees of parcels containing poisons, drugs, medicines and cosinetics (except for chemists) and of parcels containing salt, tobacco, dried fruit, atti- fcially coloured articles painted or dyed with poisonous colours, arms, and parts of arms, and mixed pickles, must obtain a special licence to receive such parcels. Parcels containing plants must be carefully packed, and in such a manner that they can be easily examined.
14% - - ParecTMs for Nassau only can be insured up to n limit of $1,200
11.--Same as Spain. The service extends to Alayor, Alcudia, Adraits, Ciudadela, Felanitx, Ibiza, Inca, Mahon, Manacor, Palma de Mallorca, San Francisco, Javier and Soller.
12- Parcels for the Lower Congo (Banana, Boma Matadi, Ponta da Leula, Vivi) are also liable to a charge of 1 fraue, and parcels for the upper Congo (Begoala. Kukunga, Kunelassa, Kwamouth, Leopoldville, Lutete) to a charge of 10 francs on delivery.
13.-Parcels are delivered by the Railway Company and not by the Post Clice, Parcels intended to be called for should be addressed “* Garo," not "Poste Re- stante."
14.—No compensation is paid in respect of loss or damage of uninsured parcels or their contents.
15.- Parcels are delivered on application by the ad- dressees at the Customs House, and the responsibility of the Post Office terminates with the delivery to the ad- dressces of the order authorising them to obtain the par- cels from the Customs.
16 -Delivery confined to principal places only. Limit of weight 7 lbs.
17. —Insurance confi ed to Entebbe, Jinga, Kampala, Kisumu, Lamu, Mombasa, Nairobi, and Nakuru.
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parcels are conveyed in British East Africa in ordinary mail bags, and to prevent injury should be very strongly packed. Waterproof covers should be used for parcels intended for places beyond the services of Uganda Railway. No compensation is paid in respect of loss or damage of uninsured parcels or their contents.
18. - Express delivery only in Georgetown and New Amsterdam.
19.—Parcels must be sealed with some special impress of the sender and packed in wood, tin, canvas, linen, or similer material and not merely in paper or cardboard. To expedite the passage through the Customs, parcels for Bulgaria my be accompanied by invoice, the address label and each copy of the customs declaration being marked "Facture incluse," to indicate that an invoice is sent.
20.-Insurance confined to Duala (Cameroons), Kribi and Victoria,
21.-Insurance confined to St. Vincent and Praia (Island of Santiago),
22.-No compensation is given for the loss or damage of parcels containing liquids, or for the damage of gass, eggs, collections of butterflies or articles of a fragile or perishable nature.
23. Insured parcels for Chili are delivered only at the following offices; - Ancud, Antofagasta, Arica. Caldera, Chillàn, Concepción, Coquimbo, uricó, Iquique, La Serena, Linares, Los Andes, Pisagua, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas. Rancagua, San Felipe, San Fernando, Santiago, Tacna, Tulea, Talcahuano, Valdivia and Val- paraiso, If an insured parcel be addressed to any other Post Office in Chili, the addressce has to claim it at the mearest of the offices above named.
24.- Parcels destined for offices that are not connected by railway or by steamer, the limit of weight 6 pounds. Parcel, however, containing unbrellas, walking sticks, charts, plants and such articles, may be sent up to a limit of 3 ft. 3. in. in length and 8 in, broad or thick. Insurance confined to principal places only. A list of places may be seen at the Post Office.
25.-Each parcel must be accompanied by an invoice or detailed list of the contents signed by the sender, other. wise a supplementary tax amounting to 5 per cent, of the Customs charges will be elected from the addressee.
The conditions of transit in Colombin are exceptional; and to prevent injury parcels should be strongly packed, 26-The exact weight of each parcel should be entered on the Customs Declaration,
27 -Same as Beyrouth.
27a.— Aitutaki, Àtice, Hervey (Mannai) Mangaia, Mitirsa, Parry (Mauke) and Raratonga.
28.-Parcels must be packed in some material stronger than paper or cardboard
29.-Parcels may be accepted for any place in Cuba, hat if the post office of the place of destination is not auth- orised to deal with parcels the addressees must claim them at the nearest delivery office,
30 —A separate dispatch note aud Customs Declaration must be prepared for each parcel.
31 Parels are delivered at the following places:- Famegusta, Head Quarters Camp, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, l'alemedia, Papho. Troodos,
32. — No compensation is given for the loss in Cyprus of parcels containing watches or jewellery.
33.—The service extends to Abomey, Abomey-Calavi, Adj bon, Agonagou, Agoué, Alluda, "Athiémé," Cabolė, Carimama, Carnotville, Cotonou, Diougou, Grand Popo Kandi, Kanandė, Nikki, Whydah (Ouidah) Paouignan, Parahoué, Parakau, Porto Nuovo, Sukètè, Savalou, Savė and Zagnanado. Parcels for other places are also accepted, but must be claimed at one of the places specifled above, Parcels addressed to places other than Cotonou and Porto, Nuovo are liable to a charge for delivery.
34.—Insurance is confined to parcels addressed to Abomey, Abomey-Calavi, Adjohon, Agoue, Alluda. Athiémé, Cotonou, Grand Poped, Whydah (Ouidah) Paouignao, Porto Nuovo, Savalou and Zagnanado.
35.- No Compensation is paid in respect of loss or daninge of parcels or their contents.
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Customs Declarations must be prepared with great The nature and the value of the contents must be indicated in detail, and the quantity and number of articles enclosed must be stated. Generic terms of description must not be used.
36.— Parcels are only forwarded by the China and Japan Line Steamers.
37.-Parcels for places other than Albina, Coronie Paramaribo, and Nieuw-Nickerio are liable to a charge on delivery.
88.-Insurance confined to parcels for Curação. 39.-Parcels are accepted for all places in Ecuador. The International Service is, however, only undertaken by the Post Offices at Ambato, Azogues, Babahoyo,
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