GIFTS OF SUGAR

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 109, 5 November 1917, Page 8

GIFTS OF SUGAR

RESTRICTIONS - NOT TO APPLY TO . PARCELS FOR SOLDIERS.

(II IILEGIUPH.—PKESS ASSOCIATIOM.i

CHRISTCHUECH,' This Day. • Sir' Joseph Ward has received a cable message from _ the High Commissioner, stating that his efforts in arranging for parcels of sugar to be sent to the troops have been successful. The sugar import restrictions will not be applied to gifts and parcels sent by parcel post to individual members or bodies of overseatroops in England or France.

Several weeks ago it was announced by the Postmaster-General that the importation of sugar into the United Kingdom, except under license, had been prohibited, and that no exception would be made in favour of NeSw, Zealand, the rule being that no licenses." were granted to private persons. Consequently ( cays Auckland Star) no. parcels containing sugar would be accepted for transmission to the United Kingdom. . ; More recently an Auckland resident who has been sending parcels of sugar at regular intervals to a sister in England, wrote to the Postal Department for further information, and has just received the following reply:—"l beg to inform you that this Department has recently received advice from the United Kingdom Post Office of the seizure by the Customs authorities of various parcels from New Zealand containing sugar: In view of the likely event of any:euch.parcel sent by you being confiscated, I should advise you to write to the addressee asking that application be made for its delivery, under the circumstances' that you were unaware of the. prohibition, and that the Post Office had issued no notice on the subject. I understand such applications have been considered. This Department has nothing to do with the matter. If the wrapper, including stamps, of a parcel of sugar marked by competent authority as seized by the British Government, the'contents being confiscated, is submitted to this office, the Postmaster-General will be asked to consider the question of the refund of postage—P. V. 'JVaters, First Assistant Secretary." . ,: ' .