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3. TIBET.—Correspondence, Ordinary and Registered, to and from places in Tibet is to be franked at full Union rates.
4. INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID MAIL MATTER.—Full prepayment of Domestic rates in Chinese stamps is compulsory; articles insufficiently prepaid will be refused when presented for posting, and it dropped into letter-box are liable to detention. The amount due on insufficiently prepaid Mail Matter will be assessed in every case by the Post Office and indicated in postage-due stamps affixed on the cover; refusal to acquit the postage due so indicated will be equivalent to refusing the article.
5. DELIVERY INLAND.-Any Mail Matter destined for inland places where the Post Office is not established or does not maintain delivery will be forwarded through Native Agencies at the risk and expense of the addressee or sender.
6. TRADE CIRCULARS.-All copies of Trade Circulars must be identical, consist of single sheets of ordinary paper (light Catalogues not exceeding 30 grammes in weight alone excepted), and contain no writing; they may be printed on one or both sides, be folded or open, but may not be addressed or placed in envelopes.
7. EXPRESS DELIVERY, - Mail Matter for Express Delivery, if addressed to a place at which an Express Delivery Office functions (vide "List of Post Offices," Indication No. 4), may be posted at any Postal establishment. The Domestic Express Delivery fee, which includes simple registration, is payable in addition to the ordinary rate of postage by means of postage stamps.
8. INSURED LETTERS.-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 three sizes at 1 cent, 2 cents and 3 cents each.
9. C.O.D. REGISTERED ARTICLES.--All registered articles, except samples, may be taxed with C.O.D. charges for transmission between certain Offices (for names of such Offices, see "List of Post Offices," Indicatio No. 1a) on payment of a fee of 2 per cent. on the amount collected. The limit of C.O.D. charge to be collected is $1,000, except to and from Szechwan, for which it is 50,
10. INSURED BOXES,-Jewellery and valuables may be sent in Insured Boxes between a limited number of Offices (for names of such Offices, see "List of Post Offices," Indication No. 6a) and between such Offices and Japan, The postage for Domestic Insured Boxes is 4 cents per 50 grammies, with a minimum charge of 20 cents, while the insurance fee is the same as for insured letters. For Japan the insurance fee is 10 cents for each 120 dollars insured or fraction thereof. The maximum weight of boxes is fixed at one kilogramme per packet.
11. MONEY ORDERS. Money Order Offices are of four classes, i.e.: —
(a.) Issuing and cashing Money Orders up to $50, only two such Orders, not exceeding $100 in all, being issuable or cashable to the same person on the same day. For names of such Offices see "List of Post Offices," Indications Nos. 2 and 3. (b.) Issuing and cashing Money Orders up to $100, only three such Orders, not exceeding $300 in all, being issuable or cashab'e to the same person on the same day. For names of such Offices, see "List of Post Offices," Indications Nos. 2a and 3a.
(c.) Issuing and cashing Money Orders up to $200, only three such Orders, not exceeding $600 in all, being issuable or cashable to the same person on the same For names of such Offices see List of Post Offices," Indications Nos. 2b and
day. 36.
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N.B.- All Sub-Offices issue Money Orders, but only certain of them, indicated
in the "List of Post Offices," cash them.
(d.) Issuing and cashing International Money Orders between Canada, Dutch East Indies, France, Hongkong, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, etc., and certain Chinese Post Offices. For names of such Offices, see List of Post Offices," Indication No 9.
An exchange of International Money Orders with Macao is also extend-
ed to the Shanghai and Canton Offices,
Further particulars governing the regulations re International Money Order Service may be obtained on application.
12. PARCELS.-Domestic Parcels are subject to single, double, treble, quintuple, or sextuple rates, according to the routes followed.
(a.) For all Parcels except those to, from, and between Offices in Kansu, Shensi, Szechwan,
Yunnan, Kweichow, Mongolia, or Sinkiang the following rates apply:-
1o. Parcels between steam-served places transmitted throughout
by steam services
...
...
Single rate.
2o. Parcels for transmission within the province of posting or to contiguous provinces, whether transmitted by steam service or courier
...
Single rate.
3o. Parcels for transmission to provinces not contiguous to the province of posting and reached wholly or partly by courier (b.) For all Parcels to, from, and between Offices in Kansu, Shensi,
(except via Indo-China), Kweichow, Mongolia, or Sinkiang the following rates apply:-
Double rates.
Szechwan, Yunnan
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