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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 | Insurance Fees payable to secure Compensation up to | Special Prohibitions. | Observations. | Place of Destination. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size. | |||||||
| Parcels not exceeding | Length, Breadth, or Depth. | ||||||
| Length and Girth combined. | |||||||
| 3lb. | 7lb. | 11lb. | Feet. | Feet. | £ | ||
| 1 | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. |
| Senegal (including French Soudan, parcels for which are charged 6 to 12 francs on delivery) | London ... | s. d. 2 11 | s. d. 4 1 | s. d. 5 3 | 2 | 4 | £20 (see col. 8) |
| Parcels are accepted for any place in the French Soudan; but the addressees must arrange for them to be claimed at the nearest delivery office, and the name of that office must be included in the address | Senegal. | ||||||
| Servia | London ... | 2 5 | 3 7 | 4 9 | 3½ | 6 | 20 |
| Seychelles ... | London ... | 2 8 | 4 4 | 6 0 | 3½ | 6 | 20 |
| Colombo . | 4 0 | 5 4 | 6 8 | 3½ | 6 | ... | |
| India ... | 4 2 | 4 10 | 5 6 | 2 | 4½ | 20 | |
| Siam (Bangkok, Chiengmai, Lam-pang, Pack-nampoh (Nakon Sawan), and Raheng only)(see col. 8) | London ... | 2 8 | 4 4 | 6 0 | 3½ | 6 | ... |
| Parcels containing valuable articles of which insurance is compulsory cannot be forwarded via Colombo | Siam. | ||||||
| Colombo | 3 0 | 5 4 | 7 8 | 3½ | 6 | ... | |
| India ... | 4 2 | 4 10 | 5 6 | 2 | 4½ | ... | |
| Sicily (same as Italy) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sierra Leone | London ... | 1 8 | 3 4 | 5 0 | 3½ | 6 | 50 |
| Smyrna (British Post-office) | London ... | 1 8 | 2 10 | 4 0 | 3½ | 6 | 20 |
| Somaliland (British Protectorate), (Berbera, Bulhar, and Zaila only)(see also French Somali Coast) | India .. | 3 7 | 4 3 | 4 11 | |||
| Colombo | 3 2 | 5 2 | 7 3 | 3½ | 6 | ... | |
| London ... | 1 8 | 3 4 | 5 0 | ||||
| Soudan (see Egypt and Senegal) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Australia* | Melbourne | Not over 1 lb. For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11 lb. ... | 0 8 | 0 6 | 3½ | 6 | ... |
*No parcel of plants or portions thereof shall be introduced into South Australia from any country where the insect known as Phylloxera vastatrix is known to exist, unless accompanied by a declaration made by the grower before a Justice of the Peace, or British consular agent in the State or country of origin, to the following effect: (a) That the case contains no grape-vines or portions thereof; (b) that the plants were grown at a greater distance than fifty yards from any grape-vines or roots of vines; (c) that no phylloxera exists or has existed in the nursery or garden in which the plants have been growing; and (d) that the whole of the plants are free from the insect known as Phylloxera vastatrix
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NZ Gazette 1906, No 109
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British, Australasian, and Foreign Parcel Post - Table of Rates of Postage, etc.
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