FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8777, 12 March 1897, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

PARCEL POST BET WEEN NEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Tho following are -the regulations under which parcels will be accepted and transmitted to the United Kingdom: Parcels will only be forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-Saville ilbion Company, Limited. 0 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 size 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 by railway, steamer or mail coach only parcels not exceeding 51b in weight and not measuring 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 not be posted in a posting box. but should 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 declaration (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), declaring the contents and stating the value thereof, and 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 parcels 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 in the event of damage or loss during transit, the Post-master-General shall in no ease be liable to pay, by way of compensation to the owner or otherwise, a greater sum than £2 sterling in respect of any parcel. On payment of a fee of 2d, 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 11b in weight, Is ; and for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 6d 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 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 by Postmasters. Each parcel should be plainly 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 dny contrabrand 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 en closure be discovered, it will be barged with a separate x'ate of postage