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BRITISH, AUSTRALASIAN, AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST.—TABLE OF RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.—continued.
| Place of Destination. | Route. | Rates of Postage. | Limits of Size. | Insurance Fees payable to secure Compensation up to | Special Prohibitions. | Observations. | Place of Destination. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcels not exceeding | Length, Breadth, or Depth. | Length and Girth combined. | £12. | £24. | £36. | £48. | £50. | |||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3lb. | 7lb. | 11lb. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | ||||
| Corsica ... | London ... | s. d. 2 5 | s. d. 3 6 | s. d. 4 7 | Feet. 2 | Feet. ... (see col. 8) | £ 20 | s. d. 0 9 | s. d. 1 3 | ... | ... | Same as for France ... | Parcels somewhat exceeding 2ft. in length are admitted if their other dimensions are small. | Corsica. |
| Costa Rica ... | London ... | 2 8 | 4 4 | 6 0 | 3½ | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Letters, arms, ammunition, precious metals (whether in form of specie or bullion), tobacco | ... | Costa Rica. |
| Crete (Candia, Canea, Retimo), Austrian Agencies | London ... | 2 8 | 3 10 | 5 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 9 | 1 4 | ... | ... | Same as Greece | Parcels must be packed in some material stronger than paper or cardboard | Crete. |
| Curacao (see Dutch West Indies) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Curacao. |
| Cyprus | London ... | 1 8 | 3 4 | 5 0 | } 3½ | 6 { | 50 (see col. 8) | 0 8 | 1 2 | 1 8 | 2 2 | } Locust-eggs, salt, silver and copper coins | No compensation is given for the loss in Cyprus of parcels containing watches or jewellery, even if insured. Parcels are delivered at the following places: Famagusta, Head Quarters Camp, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Palemedia, Papho, Troodos | Cyprus. |
| Colombo ... | 3 8 | 5 0 | 6 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Dahomey (Kotonou, Dogba, Grand Popo, Ogoue, Porto Novo, Whydah) | London ... | 3 8 | 4 10 | 6 0 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Same as France | The service extends to Aborney, Aborney-Alavi, Agoué, Allada, Athiémé, Kotonou, Grand Popo, Whydah, Ouidah, and Porto Novo. Parcels for other places are accepted, but must be claimed at one of the offices mentioned above | Dahomey. |
| Damaraland (see German South-west Africa) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Damaraland. |
| Danish West Indies (St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix) | London ... | 2 8 | 4 4 | 6 0 | 3½ | 6 | 20 | 0 7 | 1 0 | ... | ... | Letters, arms, and ammunition (except with consent of the Government) | ... | Danish West Indies. |
| Dar-es-Salaam (see German East Africa) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Dar-es-Salaam. |
| Demerara (see British Guiana) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Demerara. |
| Denmark ... | London ... | 1 8 | 2 10 | 4 0 | 3½ | 6 | 50 | 0 7 | 1 0 | 1 5 | 1 10 | Letters, imitations of money, notes, stamps, or bills. Entrails of ruminants or pigs unless entirely dried in the air or salted, horns or hoofs unless entirely dried in the air, wools rinsed or only back washed, hay, straw, manure, milk, margarine, oleomargarine, margarine cheese, and butter are subject to restrictions required by the law | ... | Denmark. |
| Diego Suarez (see Madagascar) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Diego Suarez. |
DEC. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3237
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