FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7424, 25 November 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

PAEOEL POST Bm NSW ZBALA2TO & TDM fJHXTSID KIFGDOM

The following are the regulations undo which parcels will ba accepted and trans mitte to the United Kingdom Parcels will only be forwarded fcj th® (steamers of the Blew Zealand Shipping Company, ..incited, and the Shaw-Saviile-Albion Company, I .limited. A parcel for transmission nmst not exceed 'lib in weight, Bft 6in. in le-nyth, or 6 ft, in vangtn and girth oomihi’od. Parcels of th* mnyim am sire nud frill only ho received nt, or delivered from Sew Zealand post ofaces &t places accesefbls by railway, steamer or mail coach.

Prom places in Hew Zealand not aerveu t>/ railway steamer or mail-coach, (list at page 61 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding 61b in weight and not measuring more than lift, 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 ba presented at the portoffioe 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 be reauirod to make a Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), describing th« contents and stating the value thereof, and also giving the name of the place to which the parcel is addressed nad the sender’s signature and residence. False declaration in velvet forfeiture of parcels and renders sonde liable to prosecution. Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of this Inland Pared 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 pored. 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 u merely intended [ as evidence ofpooting. | For a parcel not exceeding 21b. in weight, Is 6d j 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 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 tno steamer takes her final departure at least eight hours before the close of the ordinary letter-mail. The hour for dosing paroel-post mail elsewhere will be duly notified hf 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. Ho 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 ound 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 bo 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 enolosur be discovered, it will be charged with separate rate of o 'stage.