PARCELS FOR SOLDIERS.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13931, 13 July 1917, Page 3

PARCELS FOR SOLDIERS.

POSTAL REGULATIONS.

INFOBMATION FOR SENDERS,

The Postmnster-Genoral advises tuat the rates of postage on parcels addressed to soldiers and muses of British, Now Zealand, Australian, or other colonial or allied troops on activo service in England, Egypt, Flanders. Prance, and Mesopotamia or any other part of the world are as follows: Not exceeding 31b Is. Not exceeding 71b 2s. The maximum weight is 711). These rates also apply to parcels addressed to New Zealand sailors on board any warship manned by a New Zealand ■ crew., ' ~..,' The maximum weight for parcels to soldiers is 71b. PACKETS FOR MEMBERS OF N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. Packets weighing not moro than lib, addressed to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces on aetivo service abroad, are, accepted at tho rate of postage for samples (not exceeding 4oz Id, every additional 2oz or fraction thereof Jd), though cotnnining articles of a saleable value. On no account may the weight of lib be exceeded. Anything heavier must bo sent as a parcel. Correspondence, etc., for members of •Expeditionary forces iB exempt from war tax.