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CHINESE POST OFFICE—TARIFF OF POSTAGE
(2.) Any Mail Matter destined for inland places where no Chinese Post Office exists will be forwarded through Native Agencies at the risk and expense of the addressee or sender.
(3.) All copies of Trade Circulars must be identical, consist of single sheets of ordinary paper (light Catalogues of Chinese paper not exceeding 30 grammes in weight alone excepted), and contain no manuscript writing; they may be printed on one or both sides, be folded or open, but not be addressed or placed in envelopes.
(4.) Express Mail Matter is accepted at a limited number. f Offices only. Domestic Letters must not be franked with Chinese stamps by the senders, a special "Express Slip" being used instead. Overweight is prepaid in Chinese postage stamps affixed to the cover. International. Express Mail Matter is accepted for a limited number of tereign countries, a list of which may be seen at any Domestic Express Delivery Office. The Post Office only issues receipts for Interna- tional Express Delivery articles if they are registered.
(5.) Domestic Registered Letters may be insured at a limited number of Offices. They must be enclosed in special covers, to be obtained at the Post Office: these are sold in four sizes at 1 cent, 2 cents, and 3 cents each.
2.-PARCELS.-(1.) Parcels containing gold or silverware, jewellery, precious stones, or goods of any kind of a value of $30 or more, but not exceeding $200, must be insured. Such Parcels are accepted only for certain ost Offices that are connected by steamer or railway transport.
(2.) Domestic Parcels may be insured at a limited number of Offices against a Domestic insurance fee of 1, 2, or 5 per cent. (according to destination) of the amount insured. For insura..ce rates on International Parcels, see International Parcel Tariff,
(3.) Parcels taxed with Trade Charges are accepted for transmission between Parel- Insurance Offices on payment of a fee of 2 per cent, on the amount to be collected. When the value of the dollar currency diff. rs at the Offices of origin and of destination, a charge is made at the Office of origin to cover loss by exchange.
(4.) A Return Receipt may be obtained on paym nt of an additional fee of 5 cents in the case of Domestic Parce's, and 10 cents in the case of International Parels.
(5.) Return Receipts are not obtainable for uninsured Parcels ad Iressed to the United Kingdom or sent "vid Londou."
3. MONEY ORDERS. Limit of one Order, $100, between Money Order Offices A, and $50 between. Money Order Offices B or between Money Order Offices A and B. Between Money Order Offices A the limit of value of Money Orders issued to one person on one day for the same destination is $300; between Money Order Offices B, or A and B, $100. For names of Offices to which Money Orders are issuable see "Postal Guide," Part II, column 5 (Special List Nos. 2 and 3); for bank charges (which are additional to the fixed fee of 2 per cent.) inquire at any Money Order Office.
4.-CURRENCY (for the purchase of Stamps).-Full value dollars purchase 100 cents in stamps;. inferior dollars and fractional coins are only accepted at current discount. Copper cash are accepted at average dollar exchange rates periodically fixed by Postal Commissioner.
5.-PROHIBITIONS.-It is forbidden to send by post articles which from their nature may soil or damage the correspondence, also contraband, explosiv, inflammable, or dangerous substances, as well as opium, morphia, cocaine, salt, copper cash, bullion, arms, munitions of war, and coins of all kinds. Articles liable to Customs Duty, and gold, silver, jewellery, and precious stones, may not be sent in correspondence, but may be sent by Parcel Post under special regulations.
REFERENCES
a.) Prepayment of full postage is compulsory.
(b.) When not registered, prepayment of postage is optional; but unprepaid mail matter is liable to a charge of double postage on delivery, and insufficiently prepaid matter to a charge- of double the deficiency.
(c.) At least part postage must be prepaid.
(d.) Limit of weight, 2,000 grammes (4 lb.); limit of size, 60 by 30 by 30 centimetres (2 by 1 by I foot).
(e.) Limit of size, 45 by 45 by 45 centimetres (18 by 18 by 18 inches); in rolls, 75 centime- tres (30 inches) in length by 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter.
(f.) Limit of size, 30 by 20 by 10 centimetres (12 by 8 by 4 inches); in rolls, 30 centimetres 12 inches) in length by 15 centimetres (6 inches) in diameter.
(g.) Liable to Letter rate if sealed against inspection,
(h.) Tariff I. and II.: Limit of weight, 10 kilogrammes (22 tb.); limit of size, 1 metre (3} feet) in length, breadth, or depth, or 1 metre 80 centimetres (6 feet) in length and girth com- bined; except for inland places, for which the limits are 3 kilogrammes and 30 by 30 by 30- centimetres.
(i.) Limit of size, 39 by 26 by 15 centimetres (15 by 10 by 6 inches).
(j.) Limit of weight, 1,120 grammes. (k.) Limit of weight, 375 grammes.
By Order of
THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL, Peking.
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