POSTAL PARCELS INSURANCE.
From April 10 a system of insurance will be introduced for parcels addressed to places in New Zealand, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and the United Kingdom. " The maximum amount for wliich a parcel may be insured is £50, and the fees payable are : New Zealand, 4d for £10, and 2d for every additional £10 ; the Australian colonies mentioned above, 5d for £10, and 2£d for each additional £10 ; the United Kingdom, 6d for £10, and 3d for each additional £10. Insurance may also lw effected on parcels addressed to several European and other countries. Negotiations have also been in progress for some time for the introduction of a scheme by which, on a sender accepting the responsibility, parcels may be delivered free of Customs duties and other charges to the addressee ; but tbe inauguration of the system has been delayed, owing to tho want r.f unanimity on the part of some of the Australian colonies.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6452, 5 April 1899, Page 4
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161POSTAL PARCELS INSURANCE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 6452, 5 April 1899, Page 4
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