FOODSTUFF GIFTS
TO BRITISH FRIENDS ONLY TEA IS PROHIBITED (P.A.) WELLINGTON," this day. Some doubt still appears to exist regarding the forwarding of food parcels to civilians in the United Kingdom, said the Postmaster-General, Mr. Webb, to-day. The position is that bona-fide unsolicited gifts of foodstuffs, except tea, may be sent, subject to three conditions: (a) That the parcels do not exceed a gross weight of 51b each; (b) that the weight of any one foodstuff contained in the parcel does not exceed 21b; (c) that parcels are not sent more frequently than once monthly. As regards rationed commodities, Mr. Webb stated that tea was the only foodstuff which so far had been notified to the Post Office as being prohibited from export by parcel post. Butter and sugar are still allowed to be sent to civilians in the United Kingdom, subject to a weight restriction of 21b of each commodity in any one parcel.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 294, 11 December 1943, Page 6
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