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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

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172. When Parcels are posted to be sent via Sar. Francisco or to the Philippines:

(a) The contents of all such Parcels must be specially declared, and must if over

$200 in value be accompanied with a U.S. Consular invoice.

(b) The weight limit must not exceed 11 lbs.

(c) Parcels must not be sealed.

(d) Parcels cannot be registered or insured and no compensation is payable

should any such be lost or damaged when forwarded by this route.

Delivery of Parcels

173.-In Hongkong parcels are not, like letters, delivered at the residences of the addressees. Notice of the arrival of a parcel is sent to the addressee, who must then claim the parcel at the Post Office where it is lying.

174.-În Belgium, France and Spain parcels are delivered by the Railway Com- panies and not by the Post Office, and parcels intended to be called for should be addressed, not to a Poste Restante in those countries, but to a Railway Station (en gare).

175.-In the United States parcels are not in all cases delivered at the houses of the recipients. They will, however, be delivered at all places with the delivery of any Express Company of the United States, and when they are not delivered, a notice of their arrival will be sent to the addressees, who must then arrange to obtain them at the point where they are lying.

176.-Parcels cannot be redirected free of charge as is the case with letters. The accrued charges must be paid by the addressee on receipt of the parcel.

177.-Parcels which for any reason cannot be delivered lie at the office of destina- tion until the senders' wishes as to their disposal are forthcoming. If the sender wishes the parcel to be returned to him he must pay fresh postage.

178.-Parcels may be addressed "to be called for" to any Post Office at which letters similarly addressed may be received and under the same general regulations, and will be detained at such offices for a period of three weeks. If not then claimed such parcels will be returned to the Returned Branch of the General Post Office and notice of the fact will be forwarded to the senders. to whom delivery will be made on payment of the postage due for the return of the parcels.

179.-In default of proper application and payment of the charges due, undelivered parcels are liable to be finally disposed of three months after the date of their return to the General Post Office. If, however, during this period or during the period of reten- tion at a Post Office the contents of a parcel become or are likely to become worthless through natural decay, or are found to be offensive or injurious, they are liable to be disposed of forthwith.

Insurance of Parcels

180.—Insurance of Parcels may be effected between Hongkong, the United Kingdom and the undermentioned British Possessions and Foreign Countries:-

Aden

Ascension (via London)

Bahamas

do.

Barbados

do.

Bermuda do

British East Africa :-

Kilindini, Mombassa Laum ouly (via London)

British Som·liland Burmah (via Calcutta) Ceylon (Direct)

§ Cyprus (via Loudon) British Guiana, viaL'don

Algeria

Austria-Hungary Azores and Maddeira Belgium

Bosnia-Herzegovina Cape Verde Island

Chili

United Kingdom and British Possessions

Egypt

Falkland Islands (as far as Stanley only--via London)

Gambia (via London) Gibraltar

Gold Coast Colony(Axim, Sekondi, Tarkwa, Ac- cra, Ada, Cape Coast Castle, Kwitte, Salt- pond and Winneba via London) India (via Calcutta) Ivory Coast

Jamaica Lagos (via London) Leeward Islands du. Malay States Malta

Mauritius

Newfoundland(viaL'don.) New Zealand (vin London) Nigeria (Southern-via

London)

Nyasaland Protectorate Salonica Sarawak Seychelles

Foreign Countries

China (British and Japanese

Post Offices)

Corea (via Japan) Corsica

Dahomey

Danish West Indies

Denmark

Dutch East Indies Dutch Guiana Dutch West Indies Ecuador

Erithrea Faroe Islands Formosa

St. Helena (via London) Sierra Leone do.

Sts. Settlements, Direct Tobago (via London) Trinidad do.

United Kingdom (via

Gibraltar)

Windward Islands :---

Grenada, and St.

Vincent (via L'don.) St. Lucia do. Zanzibar (via Calcutta)

France

French Guiaan French Guinea

French Somali Coast French West Indies Germany Holland

♦ 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,