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POSTAL ])IRECTORY. 127
auritius, Natal, Jamaica, Straits Settlements, Australian Colonies, Fiji, New
iS ealand, and Trinidad, is forbidden. Invoices in open envelopes, giving par-
pj iculars of the goods contained in the parcel may, however, be enclosed.
la Parcels for Aden, Ascension, Egypt, India, Jeddah, St Helena, South Africa,
n fid Zanzibar, must not exceed £50 in value.
Parcels containing coin, watches, jewelry, or any article of gold or silver,
mnot be sent by Parcel Post to any Foreign Country or British Colony in-
.uded in the insurance system, unless they are insured for at least part of
leir value, and packed according to special regulations,
ji, Parcels should be securely packed, and must, if for Foreign Countries, be so
;e( jaled that they cannot be opened without the seals being broken.
atf Compensation for Loss or Damage.
The Postmaster-General will, subject to certain rules, give compensation for
he loss or damage of uninsured parcels sent by Parcel Post to various foreign
?li buntries (to amounts not exceeding 12s and 20s) when such loss or damage
"' akes place while the parcels are undei- his custody ; and in the case of parcels
)st or damaged while under the control of a Foreign or Colonial Administration,
he Postmaster -General will endeavour to obtain compensation for the senders.
Insurance of Colonial Parcels.
Parcels addressed to the following countries are accepted for Insurance at the
i ollowing rates: — To secure compensation up to £12, a fee of 5d ; £24 — Tjd ;
^' ;^6— lOd ; £48— Is O^d ; £50— Is 3d.
' Foreign Countries. — Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Beyrout, Cameroons, Constan-
inople, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Holland, Italy, Luxemburg, Montenegro, Norway,
toumania, Servia, !Sm.yrna, Sweden, Switzerland.
British Colonies and Possessions. — Aden, Antigua, Ascension, Bahamas, Barbados,
lermuda, British Guiana, British North Borneo, Ceylon, China (part of), Cyprus, Domi-
ica, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gibraltar, Grenada, India, Labuan, Lagos, Mombasa,
lontserrat, Nevis, Newfoundland, NigerCoast Protectorate, St Helena, St Kitts, StLucia,
t Vincent (West Indies), Straits Settlements, Tobago, Tortola, Trinidad, Zanzibar.
Parcels to Holland, Italy, or Montenegro cannot be insured for more than £40 ;
r to Beyrout, Constantinople, Roumania, Servia, or Smyrna, for more than £20.
Insured parcels must be substantially packed, and sealed with wax or lead.
Seals must be placed over each join or loose flap of the covering, and at the
nds of the string. The seals must all have distinct impressions of the same
levice, such device not consisting merely of straight or curved lines. Parcels
ontaining coin, Avatches, or jewelry must be enclosed in strong boxes sub-
tantially fastened.
Spoilt Stamps.
Applications for allowance on sjjoilt, or unused, postage stamps, embossed
nvelopes, post-cards, or newspaper wrappers, which have not passed through
'U [he post, should be made at the Stamp Office.
Post Office Savings Bank.
Deposits of one shilling, or of any number of shillings, may be made by
tny person at the Post Office Savings Banks to the extent of £50 in one year
nding 31st December, and £200 in all, including interest.
j) I Any person desirous of saving one shilling by means of penny contributions,
or deposit in the Post Office Savings Bank, may do so by purchasing with
very penny so saved a penny Stamp, and affixing it to a form to be obtained
t any Post Office. Instructions as to this form are printed thereon.
Government Insurances and Annuities.
Insurances may be effected for amounts not less than £5 and not more than
(lit'lilOO to persons between 14 and 65 years of age ; and Annuities may be
lire based for amounts not less than £1 and not more than £100 on one life.
children between 8 and 14 years of age can be insured for £5. Forms of
I roposals may be obtained at the Post Office.
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