From the time the Imperial Customs came under the (so-called) French control, a great deal of complaint hus been made regarding the sending. and delivery of parcels, both as to the unnecessary trouble connected with the registration and final delivery, and in regard to unwarranted charges." A case recently occurred in which a registered letter had been opened, a part of the money abstracted, resealed, and sent on. It was impossible to obtstin any' redress, and registration appears to be a farce.
resident of Tientsin recently received a parcel, on which 20 cents' postage was paid in Shanghai. It contained articles which, ifdutiable had paid duty, and in addition, the importer id full' mail charges for delivery by post. 'The requirements made of the reviver under these new regulations are ridiculous and annoying in thie extreme, such as personal appearance, or personal authorisation with full signature, &., and the payment of extra sums above' the assessed, and what may be called the just postage; e. g. in the case of this small parcel, "Delivery dues 10 cents: Customs charges 10. cents," "It is difficult to characterise this as other than an imposition.
Rocky Point, 11th August.
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