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CHINESE POST OFFICES-TARIFF OF POSTAGE

13. INSURED PARCELS,-Domestic Parcels may be insured at a limited number of Offices against a Domestic Insurance fee of cent per dollar or fraction thereof (minimum fee, 5 cents) of the amount insured, except to or from Offices in Szechwan, when the fee is 2 cents per dollar or fraction thereof (minimum fee, 10 cents). Parcels containing goldware, silverware, jewellery, or precious stones must be insured. The limit of insurance is $1,000 for Offices appearing in the "List of Post Offices" under Indication No. 1a and $500 for Offices under the Indication No. 1, except to and from Szechwan, which is $50 (for down-river Parcels posted at Chungking or Wanhsien, the limit is $500). Such Parcels are accepted only for certain Post Offices that are connected by steamer or railway transport (vide "List of Post Offices," Indication No. 1).

14. C.O.D. PARCELS.-Parcels taxed with C.O.D. Charges are accepted for transmission between Domestic Parcel Insurance Offices on payment of a fee of 2 per cent. on the amount to be collected. The limit of C.O.D. Charge to be collected is $1,000 for Offices appearing in the "List of Post Offices" under Indication No. 1a and $500 for Offices under the Indication No. 1, except to and from Szechwan, which is $50.

2.-FOREIGN COUNTRIES

(Weight and size must conform with the Rules of the Country concerned.) 1.-UNION: TARIFF VI. (Union Rates).-Mail Matter to or from countries in the Postal

Union.

2.-JAPAN, ETC.: TARIFF VII.-Mail Matter to Japan, Korea, the Leased Territory of Kwantung, and Taiwan.

Exception: -Mail Matter posted in Sinkiang or Mongolia, for Japan, Korea, the Leased

Territory of Kwantung, and Taiwan is charged postage according to Tariff V

N.B,-Mail matter from Japan, Korea, the Leased Territory of Kwantung and Taiwan is charged postage according to the Japanese Domestic rates. Such mail matter destined for Sinkiang or Mongolia is subject to collection from the addressee of the difference between Tariff II a id Tariff V. 3.-HONGKONG, ETC.: TARIFF VIII.-Mail Matter to and from Hongkong, Liukungtao (Weihaiwei, British Leased Territory), and Macao.

Exceptions:

(a.) Letters and Postcards posted in Sinkiang and Mongolia, for Hongkong, Liukung tao (Weibaiwei, British Leased Territory), and Macao, and vice-versa, are charged postage according to Union rates (Tariff VI).

(b.) While Mail Matter and Parcels for the island of Liukungtao (Weihaiwei, British Leased Territory) are subject to the rates given under Tariff VIII it is to be noted that Mail Matter and Parcels for the Chinese City of Weihaiwei are subject to the Domestic Tariff II.

These Tariffs frank International Mail Matter prepaid at Union rates (VI) or at specially arranged rates (VIII) to or from any place in China where a Chinese Post Office exists; but a tax equal to the Domestic rate of postage (Tariff V.) is collected from the addressees of all Printed Papers-Newspapers, Books, and Printed Matter-received from Hongkong, Liukungtao (Weihaiwei, British Leased Territory), and distributed in places in Mongolia and Sinkiang.

4.-INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID MAIL MATTER.—Articles arriving from abroad insufficiently franked will be forwarded to destination, but double the deficiency in Union postage or the special rate of postage for Japan, Korea, Leased Territory of Kwantung, Taiwan, Hongkong, Liukungtao (Weihaiwei, British Leased Territory), and Macao will be collected from the addressee on delivery. The amount due will be assessed in every case by a Chinese 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.-INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS MAIL MATTER is accepted for a limited number of foreign countries, a list of which may be seen at any Domestic Express Delivery Office. The Post Office only issues receipts for International Express Delivery articles if they are registered,

6.- INTERNATIONAL PARCELS:

(a.) Parcels from establishments included in the "List of Post Offices," Indication No. 7 (Offices accepting Parcels under Union regulations) for Union countries (excepting Japan, Korea, Leased Territory of Kwantung, Taiwan, Hongkong, Liukung tao (Weihaiwei, British Leased Territory), and Macao) pay postage according to the International Parcel Tariff.

(b.) Parcels from establishments included in the "List of Post Offices,” Indication No. 7 (Offices accepting Parcels under Union regulations) for Japan, Korea, leased Territory of Kwantung and Taiwan and for Hongkong, Liukingtao (Weihaiwei, British Leased Territory), and Macao pay postage according to 'Tariffs Nos. VII or VIII.

(c.) Parcels from establishments not included in "List of Post Offices," Indication No. 7, for Union countries pay postage according to the above Tariffs and, in addition, Domestic postage (Tariffs II), single, double, treble, quintuple, or