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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1892.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 80.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

W. M. GOODMAN,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th February, 1892.

PARCEL POST TO INDIA.

Insurance against Loss or Damage.

It is hereby notified that on and after the publication of this notice in the Gazette Parcels by Parcel Post addressed to any place in India will be accepted for insurance at the General Post Office and its Agencies in China upon the terms and conditions following

Terms and Conditions of Insurance..

1. "Parcel" means packet or parcel posted as a parcel and addressed to any place in India in accordance with the Regulations for the time being in force in the Colony for the transmission of parcels by Post.

2. No parcel shall be insured for a sum exceeding $250.

3. No compensation for loss or damage whatever will be given in respect of any parcel which contains any article or thing prohibited by the Regulations for the time being in force for the trans- mission of parcels by Post.

4. If any article of pecuniary value enclosed in or forming part of a parcel be lost or damaged whilst in the custody of the Postmaster General, the Postmaster General may pay to any person or persons who may, in his opinion, establish a reasonable claim to compensation (having regard to the nature of the article, the care with which it was packed, and other circumstances) such sum as he may think just but in accordance with the following scale:-

SCALE OF FEES AND COMPENSATION.

When, in addition to the Postage, there has been paid to the Postmaster General or his agent an Insurance fee of—

The Postmaster General may give com- pensation for loss or damage to an amount not exceeding the sum of→

$ c.

*

.20

.40

25

50

.60

12

75

.80

100

1.00

125

1.20

150

1.40

175

1.60

200

1.80

225

2.00

250

5. In order that a parcel may be accepted for Insurance its contents must be securely packed and enclosed in a reasonably strong case, wrapper or cover securely fastened and of a nature calculated to preserve the contents from loss or damage in the post and where practicable all parcels should be sealed.

6. Upon payment of the fee specified in the Scale of Fees and Compensation, the sender of parcel shall be entitled to a Certificate of Insurance or to a receipt for the amount paid in such form as the Postmaster General may prescribe.

7. No claim for compensation for loss or damage shall be entertained unless the claimant produces a certificate of insurance or receipt for the amount paid in the prescribed form or unless the Postmaster General shall dispense with such production.