1918

422 HONGKOXG POSTAL GUIDE
195. -v-No legal liability to give compensation in respect of any parcel for which an
insurance fee has been paid attaches to the Postmaster General, either personally or in
his official capacity. The final decision upon all questions of compensation rests with
the Postal Administration of the country in which the loss or damage has taken place.
196. —The insurance system also applies to parcels from the places mentioned in
Rule 180, but parcels to or from other places abroad cannot be insured.
197. —Any insurance effected contrary to the foregoing Regulations is invalid.
“Cash on Delivery” Service
I. Nature of the System
198.—The Postmaster-General undertakes, on certain conditions, to collect from
-the addressee the value of an article sent by post and to remit it to the sender by
Money Order or Postal Order.
(a) The Service applies to parcels (uninsured or insured) only sent from Hong¬
kong to the United Kingdom, Straits Settlements, Gibraltar and
Macao and nice versa.
(h) The amount to be collected under the C. O. D. System is called the “ Trade
Charge.”
(c) The Trade Charge on any parcel may not exceed £20.
(d) A special fee of 10 cents is charged on every parcel bearing a Trade Charge
posted in the Colony; and, in addition, a fee will be charged in the
United Kingdom for the delivery service.
The delivery fees to be charged in the United Kingdom on such parcels when
received from Hongkong are as follows :— s. d.
' When the Trade Charge does not exceed t 5 0 4
„ „ exceed £ 5 but not £10... 0 6
„ „ „ £10 „ £15... 0 9
£15 „ £20... 1 0
T he fee due to the office of posting must be paid with the other postal charges ;
but the amount of the fee due to the office of delivery will be deducted,
with the commission on the Money Order or Postal Order by which the
remittance is made, from the amount paid by the addressee.
(e) The sender of a parcel on which a Trade Charge is to be collected will be
required to sign a declaration that the parcel is sent in fulfilment of
an order from the addressee.
(f) The sender may arrange under certain conditions for the Trade Charge
on a parcel to be reduced or cancelled. For this purpose the Cer¬
tificate of Posting must be produced at the office at which the packet
was posted, where full information can be obtained. A fee of 20 cents
will be charged in connection with applications for reducing or can¬
celling a Trade Charge.
II. Posting
1. Parcels on which Trade Charges are to be collected are accepted at the General
Post Office, Hongkong, only.
2. The Sender must
(a) Write on the cover of the parcel his name and permanent address, the
amount in British currency of the Trade Charge in figures and words,
and the name of the office on which the Money Order Postal Order or
is to be drawn.
These particulars may be written on the back of the parcel if there is not
room for them to be written clearly on the front.
Ko erasure or alteration of the entry of the money is allowed. An incorrect
entry must be completely obliterated and a fresh entry made.
(b) Fill up a Request Form (to be obtained at the Post Office) which includes the
prescribed declaration that the parcel is sent in fulfilment of an Order.