FOREIGN PARCEL POST

Temuka Leader, Issue 3258, 17 March 1898, Page 3

FOREIGN PARCEL POST

Parcel Post Between New Zealane and the United Kingdom. The following ate the regulationd 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-Albion Company, Limited. A parcel for transmission must not exceed 111 bin weight, 3ft Gin. in length, or 6ft in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum size aud 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, (list at page 67 of Postal Guide), only parcels not exceeding 51b in weight aud not measuring more than 2ft. in length or Ift. in breadth or depth may bo accepted. Parcels should be securely and substantially packed and closed by tin? 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 postoffice counter. Parcels will bo 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 for .n to be obtained at parcel post describing the contents aud 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 aud renders sender 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 owner’s risk, and the Postmn n-General is not liable for auy loss c ■ damage to any parcel. 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, aud is merely intended as evidence of posting. For a parcel not exceeding 21b in weight, Is 6d; for every additional pound or faction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. In-sufficiently-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 whore the steamer takes her final departure at east eight hours before the close of the ordinary letter-mail. The hour for closing parcel-post mail elsewhere will bo duly notified by Postmasters. Each parcel should be plainly directed, and the direction should give name and full address of 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 contraband articles or substances will be accepted Parcels found to contain forbidden articles, and parcels the contents of which have been falsely declared, will bo dealt with in accordance with the Customs aud other laws and regulations. Tobacco eannot be tent to the United Kingdom by parcel post. A parcel must not contain a lettei, neither must it contain another parcel addressed to 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