PARCEL POST BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Kumara Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 3940, 29 June 1889, Page 4

PARCEL POST BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The following are the regulations i" nrider which parcels will be accepted and transmitted to the United King dom: — Parcels will only be forwarded by the Steamers of the New Zealand fehip phag Company, Limited, and the Sh>w Saviil-Albion Company, Limited. The fiist despatch from New Zealand will be on the 27th December inst., by the Rimutaka, iVom Wellington; IJMIT OF WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS. A parcel for transmission must not exceed 111 b in weight, 3ft 6in in length, or Bft. in length and girth combined. WHERE RECEIVED AND DELIVERED. Parcels of the maximum size and weight will only be received at and delivered from New Zealand post offices at places accessible by railway, steamer, or mail coach. WrTHER LIMITATION TO CERTAIN PLACES. From places in New Zealand not served by railway, steamer, or mail-coach (list at page 67 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding 51b in weight, and net measuring more than 2ft in length or Ift in breadth or depth, may be accepted. CUSTOMS DECLARATION. Parcels will be liable to the Customs laws, duties, and regulations of the colony and the United Kingdom respectively. The sender of each parcel will be required to make a Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at any parcel post office), 'describing the contents and stating the value thereof, and also giving,' the name "of the place to which the parcel is addressed and' sender's signature and residence. False declaration involves forfeiture of parcel and renders sender liable to prosecation, r':; RATE OP POSTAGE. J For a parcel not exceeding 21b in weight, Is 6d ; for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. Insnfciehtly prepaid parcels will not be accepted. PACKING OF PARCELS. Parcels should be securely and substantially packed and closed by the sender. 'lf wax-i(j used, it should be of the special quality which resists the heat of a hot climate. TIME OF POSTING. Parcels for transmission to the United Kingdom .must be posted or • delivered at the'.parcel post office at the port where the 'Steamer takes her final departure at least eight hours before the close of the ordinary letter mail. The hour for closing parcel post mails elsewhere will be duly >' notified by postmasters. ADDRESSING. Each parcel should be plainly directed : the direction should give name and full address of the person for whom the parcel is intended. The words "parcel post'' •should be written on the upper left hand corner, as also the name and' address of the sender. MODE OF POSTING. Parcels must not be posted in a postingbox, but should be presented at the postoffice counter. - • CERTIFICATE OF POSTING. On payment of a fee of 4d, the sender " can-,at time of posting receive a certificate of posting. The certificate imposes no liability on the department, anal is merely intended as evidence of posting. NON-LIABILITY OF THE POSTMASTERGENERAL. Parcels are received and forwarded at r owner's risk, and the Postmaster-General i, is not liable for any loss of or damage to £ any parcel. V . FORBIDDEN ARTICLES. v - No parcel containing dangerous articles, perishable articles, articles likely to injure other parcels, liquid (unless securely packed in proper cases,), or any contraband articles or substances will be - accepted. Parcels found to contain forbidden articles and parcels the contents ifti which have been falsely declared will sbe dealt with in accordance with the and other laws and regulations. be/sent to the United fr\K«gdointbyfparcels post. A parcel m ust f'not,contaitf a. letter, neither must it con-j-tain another parcel addressed to a person ||other than the addressee of the first-named jjjjfparcel. If such ah enclosure be discovered, fit will be charged with a separate rate of sfc GENERAL. STv Where not repugnant to the - foregoing If rules, the. general regulations- of the llrnland Parcel Post will apply. fit '' *** W ' Grav ' Secretary. IlbsGeneral Post Office, Wellington, K( 14th November, 1888.