FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7065, 10 February 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

PABOSL POST BIStfEEN NEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM The following are the regulations unde: which parcels will be accepted and trans mitte to the United Kingdom . Parcel® will only be forwarded by { he steamer® of the Hew Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-SaviUe-Alb ion Company, Limited. A parcel for transmission must not exceed Ulb in weight, Bft Bin. in length, or 6ft. in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum sue and weigh: 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 61b in weight and not measuring more than Sft. in length or Ift. in breadth or depth may be accepted. Parcels should be securely and substantially packed and closed by the sender. 1! wax is used, it should be of the special quality which resists the heat of a hot olimato. Parcels must not be posted in a postingbox, but should be presented at the poatoffio 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 reouired to make e Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), describing the contents and stating the value thereof, and also giving the name ot the place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s signature and residence. False declaration in volves forfeiture of parcels and renders sende liable to prosecution. Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of the Inland Parcel Post will apply. Parcels _ are receded and forwarded at owner's risk, and the Postmaster-General is not liable for any loss of or 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 <m the department, and is merely intended Mpvidence ofposting. For a parcel not exceeding lib, in weight, Is 6d ; for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fnlly prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. Insufficiently-prepaid will not be accepted. Parcels for transmission to I Kingdom must be posted or parcel post office at steamer takes her ' eight hours before letter-mail. The mail elsewhere Postmasters. Each parcel the direction sHoma dress of the person intended. The wordflH^^^^H^^^^J be written on the also the name and No parcel perishable other parcels, or snbstanoeiJH^H[^^^HH^^^H found to parcels falsely aooordan{||||9H«H^H^^BH^|Hfl laws sent a to