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APPENDIX.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DELIVERY OF REGISTERED POSTAL PACKETS.
The sender of an inland registered letter, parcel, or other registered
postal packet, may obtain an acknowledgment of its due delivery to the
addressee by paying in advance, at the time of posting, a fee of 2d in
addition to the postage and registration fee. The sender must enter in
the form provided for the purpose both his own name and address and
the name and address of the person to whom the packet is sent, and he
must also affix to the form a stamp of the value of 2d in payment of the
fee.
INLAND REGISTRATION AND COMPENSATION.
The Postmaster-General will (not in consequence of any legal
liability, but voluntarily, and as an act of grace), subject to certain rules
(which may be seen at any Post Office), give compensation up to a
maximum limit of ^50 for the loss and damage of Inland Registered
Postal Packets of all kinds upon prepayment of a fee in addition to the
postage. This fee either consists of or includes in each case the ordinary
registration fee of 2d ; and the scale of fees, and the respective limits of
compensation, are as follow : — -
Fee.
Limit of Compensation.
Fee.
Limit of Compensation.
2d.
£S-
yd.
^30.
3d-
£10.
8d.
^35-
4 d.
£*S-
9 d.
^40.
5 d.
£20.
iod.
£45.
6d.
£2S-
1 id.
^50.
EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES.
Postal Packets, Letters, and Parcels are delivered by Express
Messenger under the following Services, viz. : —
I.
Local Service. Express Throughout.
Under this Service Messages, Letters, Parcels, and other articles are
conveyed the oitire distance by Special Messenger.
Articles of a dangerous or offensive character are prohibited.
Scale of Charges,
a. For a letter, packet, or other article not exceeding I lb. in weight
the express fee is —
For every mile or part of a mile, . . . 3d
For a letter, packet, or other article over 1 lb. in weight, the
express fee is—
For every mile or part of a mile, . . . . 3d
For every lb. or part of a lb. after the first lb. . . i^d
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DELIVERY OF REGISTERED POSTAL PACKETS.
The sender of an inland registered letter, parcel, or other registered
postal packet, may obtain an acknowledgment of its due delivery to the
addressee by paying in advance, at the time of posting, a fee of 2d in
addition to the postage and registration fee. The sender must enter in
the form provided for the purpose both his own name and address and
the name and address of the person to whom the packet is sent, and he
must also affix to the form a stamp of the value of 2d in payment of the
fee.
INLAND REGISTRATION AND COMPENSATION.
The Postmaster-General will (not in consequence of any legal
liability, but voluntarily, and as an act of grace), subject to certain rules
(which may be seen at any Post Office), give compensation up to a
maximum limit of ^50 for the loss and damage of Inland Registered
Postal Packets of all kinds upon prepayment of a fee in addition to the
postage. This fee either consists of or includes in each case the ordinary
registration fee of 2d ; and the scale of fees, and the respective limits of
compensation, are as follow : — -
Fee.
Limit of Compensation.
Fee.
Limit of Compensation.
2d.
£S-
yd.
^30.
3d-
£10.
8d.
^35-
4 d.
£*S-
9 d.
^40.
5 d.
£20.
iod.
£45.
6d.
£2S-
1 id.
^50.
EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES.
Postal Packets, Letters, and Parcels are delivered by Express
Messenger under the following Services, viz. : —
I.
Local Service. Express Throughout.
Under this Service Messages, Letters, Parcels, and other articles are
conveyed the oitire distance by Special Messenger.
Articles of a dangerous or offensive character are prohibited.
Scale of Charges,
a. For a letter, packet, or other article not exceeding I lb. in weight
the express fee is —
For every mile or part of a mile, . . . 3d
For a letter, packet, or other article over 1 lb. in weight, the
express fee is—
For every mile or part of a mile, . . . . 3d
For every lb. or part of a lb. after the first lb. . . i^d
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| Scottish Post Office Directories > Towns > Greenock > Post-office Greenock directory > 1894-1895 > (414) |
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| Description | Post-Office Greenock directory for 1894-1895 |
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| Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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| Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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