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HONG KONG POSTAL GUIDE

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tions, from the Administration concerned, it should be clearly understood that the final decision upon all question of compensation rests with the Postal Administration of the country in which the loss or damage has occurred.

Compensation will not exceed the value of the article lost or the amount of the damage sustained; and no compensation will be paid in respect of :-

(1) any packet containing a prohibited article.

(2) any packet which has been duly delivered and accepted without

reserve.

(3) any damage or loss caused by the fault or negligence of the sender, such as failure to provide adequate packing, having regard to the nature of the contents.

(4) any damage to an exceptionally fragile article which from its nature

cannot reasonably be expected to travel safely by post, or

(5), when damage or loss arises from tempest, shipwreck, earthquake, war, or any other cause beyond control. Indirect loss or loss of profits is not taken into consideration.

No claim for compensation will be admitted if made more than a year after the packet was posted.

In any claim for damage or loss of contents, the packet should be retained for inspection as nearly as possible in the condition in which it was delivered.

The sender of a parcel may waive his claim in favour of the addressee.

No legal liability to pay compensation in respect of any packet for which an insurance fee has been paid attaches to the Postmaster General, either personally or in his official capacity.

CASH ON DELIVERY SERVICE.

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181. This arrangement for collecting from the recipient, for remittance to the sender by special Card Money Order, the value of articles sent by Parcel Post (insured or uninsured,) is in operation between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, Straits Settlements. Gibraltar and Macao. The amount to be collected under the Cash on Delivery System is called the "Trade Charge.' The Trade Charge on any one parcel may in no case exceed £40 or $200 (for Macao), and the Trade Charge may not be cancelled or reduced after the parcel is posted. Parcels on which Trade Charges are to be collected must be Posted at the General Post Office. If the insurance of a Cash on Delivery parcel is desired, the ordinary regulations for insurance must be observed.

182. The sender must furnish, on the cover of the parcel, or on a label affixed to the cover, his name and address and the word "Remboursement” followed by the amount in British currency of the Trade Charge. In the case of Macao the amount should be stated in local currency. These particulars may he furnished on the back of the parcel if there is not room for them to be shown clearly on the front. No crasure or alteration of the entry of the money is allowed. An incorrect entry must be completely obliterated and a fresh entry made.