FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7288, 16 August 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

U'.MiOa. fr'OSl BEt if AMS NEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM

The following are the regulations undai which paresis will be accepted and trans mitte tc the United Kingdom ;

Parcel* will only be forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-Saville-Albion Company, Limited. A parcel for transmission nmat not exceed Ulb in weight, Bft 6in, in length, or 6ft. in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum sue 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 h/ railway steamer or mail-coach (list at page 67 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding 61b in weight and not measuring mere than 2ft. in length or Ift. in breadth or depHi 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 postingbox, but should be presented at the postoffioi 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 reauired to make a Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), describing the contents and stating the value thereof, and also giving the name oi tbe place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s signature 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 roceiv« a certificate of posting. The certificate imposes no liability on the department, and u merely intended as evidence ofposting. For a parcel not exceeding Sib. in weight, is 0d ; 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 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 bo 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 io intended. The words “ Parcel Post ” should be written on the upper left-hand corner, and also the name and address of tbe 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 bo accepted. Parcel*! found to contain forbidden articles, and parcels the contents of which have been falsely declared, will be dealt with in accordance with the Customs aud other laws and regulations. Tobacco cannot b© sent to tho 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