OVERSEA PARCELS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 91, 30 March 1911, Page 11

OVERSEA PARCELS.

FACILITIES FOR DELIVERY.

The sub-committee appointed by. the Napier Chamber of Commerce to interview the Chief Postmaster and the Collector of Customs, with a view to getting better facilities. ■for obtaining parcels arriving from I beyond New Zealand, waited onj these gentlemen a few days ago.> In reply to their request for mure; convenient hours for obtaining par- [ cels, they were informed that it j was not compulsory to call at thei Post Office during the hours at which the Customs officei- attended to assess duty. If addressees send] their invoices to the Chief Posti master on receipt of the Post I Office notice, or if they have not got invoices, they send word to him to that effect, they may then call at any hour between 9 a.m. < and 5 p.m. and obtain their par-

cels. provided that they allow one of the fixed times of attendances ■ of the Customs officer to intervene. Similarly, 'if country people forward their invoices to the Chief 1 Postmaster, Napier, or notify that they do not possess invoices, the parcels will be forwarded to the Post Office to which they are addressed, and the* addressees may'

obtain them there on paying the duty demanded. The above does not appear to be generally known, and if addressees will promptly forward invoices as suggested, they will have no difficulty in obtaining their parcels when called for later.