FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7075, 22 February 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

PARCEL POST BBS WA EH HEW | EBAIAFD & THE UNITED KINGDOM j The following are the regulations unda; which parcels will be accepted and trans mifcte tc the United Kingdom : Parcels will only bo forwarded by fhc steamers of the Hew Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the ahaw-Saviiia-Albvou Company, Limited. A parcel for transmission must not exceed Ulb in weight, Sft 6in. in length, or 6ft. in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum sue and weight will only bo received at, or delivered from. Hew 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 Bft. in length or Ift. in breadth or 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 olimate. Parcels must not be posted in a postingbox, but should be presented at the poatofßo* counter. Parcels will be liable to the Customs laws, duties, and regulations of the colony and the United Kingdom respectively. Tbe sender of each parcel will be required to make a Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), describing, thr contents and stating tbe value thereof, and also giving the name ot 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. Whore 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 tbe Postmaster-General is not liable for any loss of or damage to an? parcel. 1 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, and is merely intended afflmdence ofpooting. For a parcel not exceeding lib. in weight, le fid | 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 bf 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. Ho 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 be dealt with in accordance with tbe Customs and other laws and 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 thr last-named parcel. If such an enoloeur be discovered, it will be charged with separate rate of v 'stage