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South Canterbury Times, Issue 6385, 28 November 1890, Page 1

FOREIGN PARCEL POST. PARCEL POST BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM The following are the regulations undei which parcels will be accepted and trans mitted to the United Kingdom ! Parcels will only be forwarded by steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Com pany, Limited, and the Shaw-Savillo-Albion Company, Limited. A parcel for transmission must , not exceed 111 b in weight, Sft 6in. in length, or 6ft. in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum size and weight will only be received at, or delivered from. New Zealand post offices at places accessible by railway, steamer or mail coach. From places in New Zealand not served by railway steamer or mail-coach (list at page 67 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding 61b in weight and not measuring more than Sft. in length or Ift. in breadth or depth may be accepted. Parcels should be securely and substantially packed and closed by the sender. If wax is used, it should be of the special quality which resists the heat of a hot climate. Parcels must not be posted in a posting* box, but should be presented at the postoffice counter. 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 ob* tained at parcel post offices), describing the contents and stating the value thereof, .and also giving the name of the place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s sig* nature and residence. False declaration involves forfeiture of parcels and renders sende liable to prosecution. Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of the Inland Parcel Post will apply. Parcels are received and forwarded at owner’s risk, and the Postmaster-General is not liable for any loss of or damage to any parcel. 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, and is merely intended as evidence ofposting. For a parcel not exceeding Sib. in weight, Is fid ; for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fnlly - prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. Insufficiently-prepaid parcels will not be accepted. Parcels for transmission to the TJnitcd 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 mail elsewhere will be duly notified by Postmasters. Bach 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, and also the name and address of the sender, No parcel containing dangerous article;;, perishable articles, articles likely to injure other parcels, liquids, 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 of which have been falsely declared, will be dealt with in accordance with the Customs and other laws and . regulations. Tobacco cannot be sent to the United Kingdom by parcel post. A parcel must not contain a letter, neither must it contain another parcel addressed to a person other than the addressee of the first-named parcel. If such an enclosure be discovered, it will be charged with a separate rate of d 'stage

SSusiness Notices. gTI L L TBIDMPHASJI The following Medicines have been for many years highly approved of by the Public, and a Gold Medal awarded them at- th - Christchurch Exhibition, vhs., FOR HORSES: Colic or Gripe Drink Blister Ointment Embrocation Grease Ointment Condition Powders Hoof Oil Worm Powders, FOR DOGS: , Distemper Powders and Mange Ointment FOR HUMAN USE: SLBSINGER’S RHEUMATIC BALSAM The Greatest Discovery of the Age, and also best Cough Syrup, Every Article that bears my name and trade (S.S.) and Trade < > Mark (Y.S.) Is Guaranteed. Beware of Spurious Imitations, CAUTION. Whereas S. SLBSINGEB, the oldest' no most renowned Veterinary Practitioner i the Australian colonies—who has his unfailin remedies, and educated -the Public to treat their own Horses, Cattle or Dogs by offering nis medicines at a very low price (for the different diseases see circular) has, after obtaining a good sale for them, now to Caution the Public against Spurious 1m tions of his Remedies. Some unprincipled persons are tryin w push the sals of their abominable rubbislr opposition to the genuine article, and Mr Slesinger warns his customers not to be gulled or duped by such imposters or their agents. See that my name and Trade Mark is attached to every article as above. I will shortly give you the names ane number of those villains who are now trying to ruin me if they could by forcing the sale of spurious imitations. SAML. SLESINGER, Veterinary Surgeon, , Dunedin. CREAM OF SCOTCH WHISKEY. BREADALBANE. To be had of all Storekeepers, Hotel Keepers Grocers, and Wine Merchants. Agents—Wm. Secular & Co., Dunodir and Chr Utahn PAPJR FOR SAAB. Apply Office of this Pope» NERVOUS MEN, young and old, married or single, suffering from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, Loss of Manhood, Vital Power, and all diseases of the Genito Urinary Organs, may obtain, free, a valuable treatise by an eminent Surgeon, containing full in* formation regarding self'treatment, by ap« plying by letter to Bo* lOfil.; Q.P.0.,