FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7295, 26 August 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

I PARCEL tCST BB&iTAJBN NEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM

The following aro the regulations under which parcels will be accepted and trans mitts tc the United Kingdom : Parcels will only be forwarded by the steamers of the Now Zealand Shipping Con.pany, l imited, and the Shaw-Savilia-Albion Company, limited. A parcel for transmission nmst not exceea Tib in weight, Bft 6in. in length, or 6ft. in length and girth combined.

Parcels of the maximum size and weigh' 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 net served x>j railway steamer or mail-coach (list at page 67 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding 51b in weight and not measuring mere than Sft. in length or Ift. in breadth or 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 posteffioe 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 obtained at parcel post offices), describing the contents and stating the value thereof, and also giving the name of the plac* to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s signature and residence. False declaration involves forfeiture of parcels and renders sonde liable to prosecution

Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of the Inland Parcel Post will appl*. 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 receiv® a certificate of posting. The certificate imposes no liability on the department, and u merely intended as evidence ofposting. For a parcel not exceeding 21b. in weight, is 6d ; for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fnlly prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to fh® parcels. Insufficiently-prepaid parcels will not bo 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. 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, 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 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 last-named parcel. If such an ©nolosur be discovered, it will be charged with separate rate of p 'stags.