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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

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of the "United States Ports of Entry," or Inland Custom Houses, of which a list is appended. This arrangement also does away with the delay at New York referred to in the preceding paragraph, but, on the other hand, the addressees will have to make arrangements for the delivery of parcels so treated after they have been cleared at the Custom House of the Inland Port of Entry. The sender of a parcel intended to be forwarded in bond must mark it plainly "In bond naming the Inland Port of Entry chosen, and the same words must also appear in the same handwriting on the Customs declaration which accompanies the parcel.

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(e) The non-adhesive form of Customs declaration must be used. Two copies are required. If the parcel is to be sent in bond to an Inland Port of Entry it must be endorsed as directed in (d) supra. Moreover, if the value of the goods contained in the parcel exceeds $100 (Gold) or £20 10s. the declaration must be made before a United States Consul on forms supplied by him.

Albany, N.Y.

Astoria, Ore. Atlanta, Ga.

(†) The following are the United States Ports of Entry:-

'Baltimore, Md.

'Bangor, Me.

Bath, Me.

Boston, Mass. Bridgeport, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y. Burlington, Vt. Calais, Me.

Charleston, S. L.

Chicago, Ill.

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Cincinnati, O.

Cleveland, O.

Columbus, O.

•Council Bluffs, Ia. Denver, Col.

Des Moines, la. Detroit, Mich. Dubuque, la. 'Duluth, Minn.

Dunkirk, N. Y. Durham, N. C. *Durango, Col.

Eastport, Me.

'Eagle Pass, Texas.

El Paso, Texas Enfield, Conn. Erie, Pa.

Evansville, Ind. Everett, Wash. Fall River, Mass. Galveston, Texas. Gladstone, Mich. Grand Haven, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich. Green Bay, Wis. Hartford, Conn. Indianapolis, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Key West, Fla. Knoxville, Tenn. Leadville, Cal. Lincoln, Neb. Los Angeles, Cal. Louisville, Ky. Laredo, Texas. Marquette, Mich, Memphis, Tenn. Middletown, Conn. Milwaukee, Wis.

Minneapolis, Minn.

Mobile, Ala. Nashville, Tenn. Newark, N. J. New Bedford, Mass. Newfolk, Va. New Haven, Conn. New Orleans, Ia. Newport News, V. Newport, R. I. New York, N. Y. Nogaless, Ariz. Oakland, Cal. Ocala, Fla. Ogdensburg, N. Y. Omaha, Neb. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburg, Pa. Port Huron, Mich. Portland, Me. Portland, Ore., Portsmouth, N. H.

Port Townsend, Wash. Providence, R. I. Pueblo, Col.

Richmond, Va.

Rochester, N. Y.

Saginaw, Mich.

San Antonio, Texas. San Diego, Cal. Sandusky, O.

San Francisco, Cal. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Savannah, Ga. Seattle, Wash. Sioux City, Ia.

South Manchester, Conn. Springfield, Mass.

St. Augustine, Fla. St. Joseph, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Paul, Minn. Syracuse, N. Y. Tacoma, Wash. Tampa, Fla. Titusville, Pa. Toledo, O. Vanceboro', Me. Vernon, Conn. Washington, D. C. Wilmington, Del. Wilmington, N. C. Worcester, Mass.

173.-When Parcels are posted to be sent via San 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 tbs.

(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

174.-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.

175.-In 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).

176.-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.

177.-Parcels cannot be re-directed free of charge as is the case with letters. The accrued charges must be paid by the addressee before the parcel can be delivered.

178.-Parcels which for any reason cannot be delivered lie at the office of destina- on 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.