FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7079, 27 February 1893, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

PARCEL POST BWWMIS HEW ZEALAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM The following are the regulations under which parcels will be accepted and trails. mitfce tc the United Kingdom Parcels will only be forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-SaviUe-Albion Company, Limited. A parcel for transmission must not exceed Ulb m weight, Bft 6in. in length, or 6ft. in v©ngth and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum sue and 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 Now 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 pocked and dlosed by the sender. If wax is used, it should be of the special quality which resists the beat of a hot climate.

Parcels must not be posted in a postingbox, but should be presented at the postoffioi counter.

Parcels will be liable to the Customs lows, duties, and regulations of the colony and the United Kingdom respectively. The sender of each parcel will be reauired to make a Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at parcel post offices), describing the contents and stating the value thereof, and also giving tbe name of the place to which the parcel is addressed and the sender’s sig nature and residence. False declaration in volvos forfeiture of parcels and renders sende liable to prosecution. Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of tba Inland Parcel Post will apply. Parcels are received and forwarded at owner’s risk, and the Postmaster-General is not liable for any loss of or damage to anv 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 as&svidenee ofposting. For a parcel not exceeding 21b. in weight, Is 6d 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 I eight hours before the close of the ordinary letter-mail. The hour for closing parcel-post mail elsewhere will be duly notified bFostmasters.

Each parcel should be plainly directed, the direction should give name and fall address of the person for whom the parcel ia 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 be dealt with in accordance with the 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 the last-named parcel. If such an enclosur / be discovered, it will be charged with separate rate of d 'stage