New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 83

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✨ Post Office Insurance Fees



SEPT. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1811

SCHEDULE.

INSURANCE FEES.

Parcels for delivery in Fees payable to secure Compensation up to
£12. £24. £36. £48. £50.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
New Zealand (inland) 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 10 1 0
Aden§ 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Antigua 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Algeria 0 9 1 3* .. .. ..
Ascension 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Austria 0 8 1 1 1 6 2 0 2 6
Azores 0 8 1 2* .. .. ..
Bahamas 0 8 1 2 1 8 2 2 2 8
Barbados 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Belgium 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Bermuda 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Beyrout 0 8 1 2* .. .. ..
Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 8 1 2 1 8 2 2 2 8
British East Africa 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
British Guiana 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
British North Borneo† 0 8 1 2 1 8 2 2 2 8
Cameroons¶ 0 9 1 3 1 9 2 4 2 11
Ceylon 0 6 0 9 1 0 1 3 1 6
Ceylon, via London 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Chili 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
China.. (Same as Hongkong.)
China (German offices)§ 0 9 1 3 1 9 2 4 2 11
Constantinople 0 7 1 0* .. .. ..
Corsica 0 9 1 3* .. .. ..
Cyprus 0 8 1 2 1 8 2 2
Danish West Indies 0 7 1 0* .. .. ..
Denmark 0 8 1 1 1 6 2 0 2 6
Dominica 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Egypt§ 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Falkland Islands 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Finland 0 9 1 3 1 9 2 4 2 11
France (excluding Corsica) 0 7 1 0* .. .. ..
Gambia 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Germany 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Gibraltar§ 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Grenada 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Holland 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10† ..
Hongkong§ 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
India, direct 0 8 1 1 1 6 1 11 2 4
India, via London 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Italy, via London-Belgium 0 8 1 1 1 7 2 0† ..
Italy, via London-France 0 8 1 1* .. .. ..
Lagos 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Labuan 0 8 1 2 1 8 2 2 2 8
Luxemburg 0 7 0 11 1 4 1 8 2 1
Madeira 0 7 1 0* .. .. ..
Malta§ 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Mauritius§ 0 8 1 2 1 8 2 2 2 8
Mombasa 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Montenegro 0 9 1 4 1 11 2 6† ..
Montserrat 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Nevis 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Newfoundland 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Nigeria 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Norway 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Portugal 0 7 1 0* .. .. ..
Roumania 0 8 1 2* .. .. ..
Russia 0 8 1 1 1 6 2 0 2 6
St. Helena 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
St. Kitts 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
St. Lucia 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
St. Vincent 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Salonica 0 9 1 4* .. .. ..
Sarawak§ 0 8 1 2 1 8 2 2 2 8
Servia 0 8 1 2* .. .. ..
Sierra Leone 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Smyrna 0 7 1 0* .. .. ..
Straits Settlements§ 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Sweden 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Switzerland, via London-Belgium 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Switzerland, via London-France 0 8 1 1* .. .. ..
Tobago 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Tortola 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Trinidad 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Tripoli (Africa) 0 9 1 3* .. .. ..
Tunis 0 9 1 3* .. .. ..
Turkey (Austrian offices) 0 9 1 4* .. .. ..
United Kingdom 0 6 0 9 1 0 1 3 1 6
Zanzibar 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
Parcels for delivery in Fees payable to secure Compensation up to
£10. £20. £30. £40. £50.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
New South Wales 0 5 0 7½ 0 10 1 0½ 1 3
South Australia 0 5 0 7½ 0 10 1 0½ 1 3
Tasmania 0 5 0 7½ 0 10 1 0½ 1 3
Victoria 0 5 0 7½ 0 10 1 0½ 1 3
  • Maximum insurable value, £20. † Maximum insurable value, £40. ‡ Parcels for British North Borneo can be insured as far as Sandakan only. § Parcels for these places may only be sent via London. || No compensation is given for the loss in Cyprus of parcels containing watches or jewellery, even if insured. ¶ Insurance confined to parcels for the towns of Cameroon and Victoria.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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🚂 Transport & Communications
2 September 1901
Post Office Act, Parcels, Insurance fees, Compensation, Postmaster-General
  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council