FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7069, 15 February 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

FAROE I. POST NEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM The following arc the regulations undo! which parcels will he accepted and trana mitte to the United Kingdom : Parcels will only be forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-SaviUo-Albion Company, Limited, A parcel for transmission must not exceed Ulh in weight, Bft Sin. in length, or Bft. in length aud girth combined. Parcels of the maximum size and weight will only bo received at, or delivered from, New Zealand post offices at places acoescibl* by railway, steamer or mail coach* From places in New Zealand not served 6/ railway steamer or mail-coach (list at page 67 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding 61b in weight and not measuring more than Bft. in length or Ift. in breadth or depth may be accepted. 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 must not bo posted in a postingbox, but should be presented at the postoffioj 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 s 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 of the place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s sig nature 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 tbe Inland Parcel Post will apply. Parcels are received and forwarded at owner’s rick, and the Postmaster-General is cot liable for any loss of or damage to anj 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 qn the department, and is merely intended agiavidence ofposting. For a parcel not exceeding ilb, in weight, Is 8d j 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 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 b Postmasters. Each parcel should be plainly directed, the direction 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 oases, 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 and other laws aud 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 tbe addressee of the last-named parcel. If such an onclosur be discovered, it will bo charged with separate rate of d 'stage