PRISONERS OF WAR.
LETTERS FOR THE TROOPS.
The Postmaster-General announces that letters for New Zealand prisoners of war interned abroad should be addressed according to the following example: Captain X. (or Private Y.) [Name of Unit] British Prisoner of War, Prisoners of War Information Bureau, Berlin.
Letters may be posted without prepayment, and no charge will be made for registration or insurance, if these services are desired.
Parcels will also be accepted without prepayment either for postage or for insurance. No letter may be enclosed in a parcel. Any letter, parcel, etc., received for delivery, and bearing a clear indication of having been sent by a prisoner of war will be delivered without charge. A parcel sent by a prisoner will also be redirected without charge.
Money orders for prisoners of war will be issued free of commission. The words "Prisoner of War" must bo written across the requisition form. The foregoing is in accordance with arrangements made by the British Post Office.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 252, 27 November 1914, Page 8
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