✨ Postal Rates Table
BRITISH, AUSTRALASIAN, AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST.—TABLE OF RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.—continued.
| Place of Destination. | Route. | Rates of Postage. | Limits of | Insurance Fees payable to secure Compensation up to | Special Prohibitions. | Observations. | Place of Destination. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. |
| Parcels not exceeding | Size. | ||||||
| 3lb. | 7lb. | 11lb. | Length, Breadth, or Depth. | Length and Girth combined. | Insured Value. | ||
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | Feet. | Feet. | £ | ||
| Cayenne (see French Guiana) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| C a y m a n Islands (see Jamaica) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Celebes (see Dutch East Indies) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ceylon | Melbourne | 2 0 | 3 0 | 4 0 | 3½ | 6 | 50 |
| Central Africa (see British Central Africa) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chili | Monte Video | Not over 1lb. | 1 11 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. | 0 8 | ||||||
| London | 2 8 | 4 4 | 6 0 | ... | ... | 50 | |
| China (see Hong Kong) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China (French agencies)† | India | 4 3 | 5 0 | 5 7 | 2§ | 4 | 20 (see col.8) |
| China (German Agencies) | London† | 3 8 | 4 10 | 6 0 | 3½ | 6 | 50 |
| India† | 5 0 | 5 8 | 6 4 | 2§ | ... | 50 | |
| Colombo | 4 8 | 5 4 | 6 0 | 2§ | ... | 50 | |
| China (Japanese offices) Hangchow, Newchwang, N a n k i n g, Shasi, and Soochow | India | 4 4 | 5 0 | 5 8 | 2§ | 4½ | 20 |
- Canton, Chefoo, Fort Bayard, Hankow (or Hoihao), Pakhou, Pekin, Potaо, Potoi, Quangtcheou, Shanghai, Taiping, Tchekam, Tchouking, Tientsin.
† Itschang, Kiaochow, Kaumi, Litsun Nanking, Peking, Tientsin, Tongku, Tschinkiаng, Tsinanfu, Tsingtau, W ihsien.
‡ Amoy, Canton, Chefoo, Foochow, Hankow, Itschang, Kaumi, Kiaochow (town), Nanking Peking, Shanghai, Swatau, Tientsin, Tschingtschoufu, Tschinkiаng, Tschoutsun, Tongku, Tsinanfu, Weihgien.
§ 2 ft. in any direction. Parcels containing umbrellas, sticks, maps plans, or similar articles will be accepted up to a maximum of 3ft. 3in. in length, provided they do not exceed 7½ in. in breadth or thickness.
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British, Australasian, and Foreign Parcel Post - Table of Rates of Postage, etc.
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NZ Gazette 1906, No 109