FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7268, 22 July 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

. •.:* I VJK UN NSW SISAf.-AWD& THE UNITED KINGDOM

The following are the regulations unde} which parcels will be accepted and tirana cnitte tc the United Kingdom:— Parcels will only be forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Com* pany, Limited, and the S haw-SaviUe-Albion Company, Limited.

A parcel for transmission must not exceed >Ub in weight, Bft Sin. in length, or 6£t. in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum eize and weight will only bo received at, or delivered from New Zealand post offices at places accessible by railway, steamer or mail coach. BVom places in New Zealand not served 0/ railway steamer or mail-coech (list at page 67 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding 61b in weight and not measuring more than 2ft. in length or Ift. in breadth or maj be accepted. Parcels should bo 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 postingbox, but should be presented at the postoffioa counter.

Parcels will be liable to the Customs laws, duties, and regulations of the colony and th« United Kingdom respectively. The sender of each parcel will bo reauired to make s Customs declaration (on a form to be ob> tained at parcel post offices), describing the contents and stating the value thereof, and &lso giving the name of the place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s signature and residence. False declaration involves forfeiture of parcels and renders aende liable to prosecution.

Vi here not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of the Inland Parcel Post will appl-.

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 k merely intended as evidence ofpooting. For a parcel not exceeding 21b. in weight, Is 6d; for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must bo fnlly prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. Insufficiently-prepaid parcel; will not be accepted.

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 mail elsewhere will be duly notified b 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 articles, perishable articles, articles likely to injure other parcels, liquids, unless securely packed in proper oases, 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 bo dealt with in accordance with the Customs and other iaws 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 thr last-named parcel. If such an enolosur be discovered, it will be charged with separate rate of o 'stage.