NEW ZEALAND INLAND PARCEL POST.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 358, 10 April 1889, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND INLAND PARCEL POST.

REGULATIONS, 1. Posting anc 1 Labelling. — In order that a paicel may go bv 3'aicel Po-t, it must be hrmded in at a. Post Oihee ountei or delivery■winclow, and the postage due prepaid. The woids "I'arcel PPet"o e t " fhould beViitten on the paicel, or on the label to be obtained from the Post OfFce foi affixing to the par. el, 2. Eates of) estate and flight. —The rates of postage foi a parcel are :—: — s. d. Jfot exceeding lib in weight 0 7 Exceeding ]lb., but not exceeding 21bs, 0 10 2lhs „ 31bs 1 1 Slbs „ 41bs 1 4 41bs „ 51bs 1 7 slbs „ Gibs 11Q filbs „ 7lbs 2 1 fibs „ 81bs 2 4 83b<? „ 91bs 2 7 <)lbs „ 10. bs 210 lOJbs „ lllbd S 1 JCo parcel exceeding lllbs in weight, or the (Mn i ens > ons i-ereaftcr speciPed, w.Il be ae- < eptpd ; and unpaid or insufficiently prepaid pnicels will be rein°e r l. 3. Size. — The dimensions allowed for aparcel aie : — ft. in. Greatest length 3 6 Gieiitest ler>g'h an-1 pivth combined 6 0 For example : A pan el measuring 3ft Gin in I' ngth n ay measure as much a? 2ft Gin in rirlh. A shorter par- el may be thicker ; thus, if it measuie only 3ft in 1- ngih, it may be 3ft in £iith rein d ite thiclo st part. The weights md climen>ionB given above apply only to parcel c for ji'.aci s served by railway, coach, or B^eaniVoat. 4. For Places not Sewed by Railway, Coach, or bter.rr.er. — To all places not, served l\y railway, coach, or steamer, on y parcels *.r>T exceeding 51bg in weight, and not me.T-ui-ii q m ore than 2ft in length, and lft in breach h cv depth mny be aecei ted, and, pnmr'ed they are not of sncli a ft agile natuie as to prevent thc-r Veiug sent with &afgty in the ordinary rnsiil bag5. Must be Prepaid. — The full postage must bp j'lepaid by ordinary postage btamp^, which r.uist be ailixeel by the scnclci or the person 1 anding in the parcel. £. Not to be Ported in Postino-box.— Pay.-els exceeding lib in we-ght aie 1 ot to be posted in the po-iing-box, but mn^tbc hunded over the counter, or at the dc-live < y-\\int l ow- of the Post Offer, to the proper officer, by whom the size, vegh', ;ir>d postage will Le checked, lefoie a parcel may be i'creptoQ. Parcels posted in the posi ; ng-b<2f, unless admissible and fully paid at Id c-ici'e vi i'l bo charged en delivery with a fine c r C^., in addiiion to nny deficient postp«c. "his al o applies to parcels posted in pillar uuil otlu r po&tingbr^es. 7. Prohibited Parcels. — Paieeh beaiing, or n ntaininp wiiti* q or iiiarVb ol an olirnsiveor irdecenf clian-c-ler, or contain ng gun; owdir, cr.rtnc'ges, lrcifer matches, oi- nnyihmg ixp'ogueorliab'e to ccmbu-tion, bl.iddois con tniningliqr.idjivenn malp,gios. e ly offensive or filthy naitcr, or ar;, snbsiancr liKd;. to cause injury tr> oth^r yair els 01 %o the oiliecis of the Post Office, nrr pv n h'J -itert . 8. Y. hut othei Pnrfcls may not contain, — parclh ni 'y not contain any le tier or comD'Pn'os'.iun of tie nature of a letter, money (c<->in orb nk nole°), or a packd oriaicrl infen^ed tor dclivciy at nn p. M ess othei than t)-at brn^e by tiie pan el if self. 12. Registered. — Paiccls mny be regiptered pndei ilie sa" c < onchti ns as lciteis; and foy an addilior.-l fee of 2d a re eipt can be obtained and ) os el to the se.ider,