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POSTAL DIRECTORY. 115
3r parcel. When the distance exceeds two miles, at least one-half of the
amount payable in respect of fee and charge for special conveyance must be
prepaid, and the deficiency, if any, will be demanded from the addressee.
Such letters or parcels should have the words " Express Delivery " boldly
marked above the address, and, in the case of a letter, the cover must in
addition be marked with a broad perpendicular line from top to bottom both
on front and back. They may be posted in the ordinary way.
Persons who desire at any time to receive their Letters or other Postal
Packets of any kind in advance of the ordinary delivery, may have them
delivered by special messenger on payment of the full Express Fee of 3d a mile
as for one packet, and Id for every 10, or less number, of additional packets
beyond the first.
Inland Parcel Post.
Parcels not exceeding 11 lbs. in iveight, 3 ft. 6 in. in length, or 6 ft. in length
and girth combined, are received at any Post Office for transmission between
places in the United Kingdom.
The rates of Postage are — for a Parcel —
Not exceeding 1 lb. in weight,
Bedi
ng 1 lb. in weij
2 lbs.
3 lbs.
4 lbs.
5 lbs.
6 lbs.
7 lbs.
8 lbs.
9 lbs.
10 lbs.
1 weight,
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.
3d.
Lght and not
exceeding 2 lbs.,
4id.
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3 lbs.,
6d.
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4 lbs..
7M.
9d.
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5 lbs..
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6 lbs..
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7 lbs..
- Is. Od.
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8 lbs..
- Is. IJd.
9 lbs..
- Is. 3d.
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10 lbs..
- Is. 4|d.
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nibs..
- Is. 6d.
Postage stamps to the required amount must be affixed by the sender, and
parcels must not be posted in a letter-box, but must be taken into a Post Office
and handed over the counter. A certificate of posting may be had on application.
Parcels containing fish, game, meat, eggs, &c., or razors, scissors, needles,
knives, forks, or other sharp instruments, are not accepted unless securely
packed so as to guard against risk of injury to other parcels. Liquids or semi-
liquids, such as jellies, pickles, paint, varnish, &c., are not accepted unless in
bottles or cans securely stoppered ; nor powders, unless well packed.
Parcels addressed to or sent from the Channel Islands are received under
the above conditions and rates, but such parcels are liable to Customs examina-
tion at the port of arrival, and the sender is required to make a declaration of
contents upon a special form provided for the purpose.
Parcels addressed to a Post Office to be called for, or to a person residing
beyond the free postal delivery, are kept three weeks. At the end of one
week, if the parcel bears on the outside the sender's name and address, a
notice of the fact that the parcel has not been delivered is sent to him.
Parcels addressed to a Post Office " to be called for," are liable to a demur-
rage charge at the rate of Id a day. No demurrage is charged on parcels ad-
dressed to persons outside the limits of free delivery, or to persons on board ship.
In order to facilitate the return of parcels which cannot be delivered, it is
most desirable that the name and address of the sender should appear on the
outside of every parcel.
Compensation for the Loss or Damage of Inland Parcels.
If a parcel is not registered, the Postmaster- General will accept liability up
to £2, without payment of any fee beyond the postage, provided that — (1) the
parcel is posted in the manner prescribed for the posting of parcels, and the