✨ Parcel Post 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. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. |
| Parcels not exceeding | Size. | ||||||
| 3lb. | 7lb. | 11lb. | Length, Breadth, or Depth. | Length and Girth combined. | £ Insured Value. | ||
| China (see Hong Kong) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China (French agencies)* | India | 4 3 | 5 0 | 5 7 | 2½ | 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 | 2½ | ... | 50 | |
| Colombo∥ | 4 8 | 5 4 | 6 0 | 2½ | ... | 50 | |
| China (Japanese offices in Manchuria) | India | 4 4 | 5 0 | 5 8 | 2½ | 4½ | 20 |
| London | 2 8 | 4 4 | 6 0 | 3½ | 6 | ... | |
| China (Portuguese Agency, Macao) | London | 2 8 | 4 4 | 6 0 | 3½ | 6 | 20 |
| India | 5 0 | 5 8 | 6 4 | 3½ | 6 | 50 | |
| Cochin China (see French Indo-China) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Colombia. Republic of (a) All places except those in the departments of Cauca and Narino (b) Departments of Cauca and Narino | London | 2 8 | 4 4 | 6 0 | 3½ | 6 | ... |
| London | 3 8 | 5 10 | 8 0 | ||||
| Comoro Islands (Mayotte, Grand Comoro, and Anjouan or Johanna) | London | 3 8 | 4 10 | 6 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 (see col.8) |
| India | 4 2 | 4 10 | 5 6 | 20 | |||
| Colombo | 5 0 | 5 8 | 6 4 | 20 |
*Canton, Chefoo, Fort Bayard, Hankow (or Hoihao), Pakhou, Pekin, Potao, Potoi, Quangtcheou, Shanghai, Taiping, Tchekam, Tchouking, Tientsin.
† Itschang, Kiautschou, Litsun Nanking, Peking, Syfang, Tschinkiang, Tsinanfu, Tsingtau, Weihgien.
‡ Amoy, Canton, Chefoo, Foochow, Hankow, Itschang, Kaumi, Kiaochow (town), Nanking; Peking, Shanghai, Swatau, Tientsin, Tschingschoufu, Tschinkiang, Tschoutsun, Tongku, Tsinanfu, Weihgien.
§ 2 ft. in any direction via India. 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.
∥ Amoy and Canton (no insurance), Tientsin, Tschinkiang, Tsingtau, Kiautschou, Pekin, Tongku, Weihgien. Parcels are also accepted at sender’s risk to all other places in China. They may be insured as far as one of the places mentioned above to which insurance is available.
Dec. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3627
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