FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8137, 22 January 1895, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

PARCEL. POST BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The following are the- regulations under wCich parcels will be accepted and transmitted tq the. United Kingdom: Parcels will only be. forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company,. Limited, and the dhaw-Saville Albion Company, Limited. A parcel for - transmission must not exceed 111 b in weight, 3ft 6in in length, or 6ft in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum 1 size and weight will -only -be -received at, or delivered from, New Zealand post o—ees at places accessible by railway, steamer or mail coach. From places in New Zealand not served by railway, steamer or mail eoach only parcels not exceeding 31b in weight and not measureing more than 2ft in length or Ift in breadth or depth may be accepted. (A list of these offices , will be found-in the postal guide.) 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 should notbeposted in a posting box., but : Bioipld.be presented at the post office 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 declara- ' tion (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), declaring: the contents and stating the. value thereof, arid also giving the name of the place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s signature and residence False declaration involves forfeiture of paroels and ..renders senders 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 the owner’s risk, and the, PostmasterGeneral is not liable for ariy loss or damage to any parcel. On payment of a fee of 3d, 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 of posting. For a parcel not exceeding 21b in weight, Is 6d ; ■ for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fully 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 ar 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. Each parcel shouldbeplainly directed, the directions 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 cases, or any contrabraud : articles or substances will be accepted. Parcels found to contain forbidden articles, and parcels the contents of whifib have been falsely declared, will be dealt with iri accordance with the- Customs arid other laws and regulations. Tobapco, cannot be sent to the United Kingdom by parcel post, A parcel inuSt not contain a letter,--neither must it contain another parcel addressed tot a person other than the addressee of the last named parcel. If such an enclosure be discovered, it will be charged with a separate rate of postage.