FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7072, 18 February 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

PABOBL POST BroJf-MJST HEW CTiAT.A-wn & THE UNITED KINGDOM

The following ar© the regulations undei which parcels will b® accepted and trans mifcta to the United Kingdom: — Parcels will only be forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-BaviUe-Albion Company, limited. A parcel for transmission mast not .exceed Ulb m weight, Bft Sin. in length, or 6ft. in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum euse and weight will only be received at, or delivered from, New Zealand post office* at places accessible by railway, steamer or mail coach. From places in New Zealand ao- served by railway steamer or mail-coach (Hat. at page 37 of Postal Guide) only parcels not exceeding Sib in weight and not measuring more than 2ft. in length or Ift. in breadth or ;~ t v/ be accepted. Parcels should be securely and substantial *y packed and closed by the sender, I£ wsja. ie used, it should be of the special quality wiateb resists the heat of a hot climate. Parcels must not be posted is s> posting box, but should be presented at the pcstcdiei counter. Parcels will bo liable to the Customs laws, duties, and regulations of the colony iat United Kingdom respectively. The of each parcel will be reouired to retie « Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), describing the contents and stating the value thereof, and also giving the came of the place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender's signature and residence. False declaration in volves forfeiture of parcels and renders e«?ids liable to prosecution. Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of tea Inland Pvfdsl Foot will apply. Parcels are received and forwarded at owner’s risk, and the Fostmastsr-General not liable for any loss cf or damage to an I parcel. I On payment of a fee of 4d, the sender ca| at time of posting receive a certificate a posting. The certificate imposes no liabilioS Xthe department, and is merely intended vidence ofposting. I

For a parcel not exceeding 21b. in weigh Is 3d | for every additional pound or fractii thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fnl prepaid by means of postage stamps affiij to the parcels. Insufficiently-prepaid parol will not be accepted. J Parcels for transmission to the Unj| Kingdom must be posted or delivered atfl parcel post office at the port where M steamer takes her final departure at M eight hours before the close of the ordflj letter-mail. The hour for closing paroein mail elsewhere will be duly notifieß Postmasters. h Each parcel should be plainly direH the directirn should give name and fulflß dress of the person for whom the intended. The words " Parcel Post ” be written on the upper left-hand oornelH also the name and address of the oendeflH No parcel containing dangerous ar|H perishable articles, articles likely to IB other parcels, liquids, unless securely pfl iin proper cases, or any contraband or substances will be accepted. PJM ; found to contain forbidden articles?® parcels the contents of which havenH falsely declared, will be dealt wfl| accordance With the Oustoms and fjgH laws and regulations. Tobacco canJH sent to the United Kingdom by parcqHH A parcel must not contain a letter, must it contain another parcel acfljH to a person other than the addreeßeeSHj last-named parcel. If such an eIHH be discovered, it will be charged separate rate of o 'stage