NEW ZEALAND INLAND PARCEL POST.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 363, 27 April 1889, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND INLAND PARCEL POST.

REGULATION'S. 1. Posting and Labelling.— ln order that ar parcel may go by Parcel Post, it must bfe handed in at a Post Office counter or deliverywindow, and the postage due prepaid. The words " Parcel Post " should be written on the parcel, or on the label to bo obtained from the Post Office for affixing to the parcel. 2. Rates of postage and weight.— The rates of postage for a parcel are :—: — s. d. Not exceeding lib in weight 0 7 Exceeding lib., but not exceeding 2lbs, 0 10 21bs , • 3lbs 1 1 31bs „ 41bs 1 4 „ 41bs „ 51b3 1 7 „ slbs 61bs 1 10 Gibs „ 71bs 2 1 71bs „ Blbs 2 4 81bs „ 9lbs 2 7 „ 91bs „ lOibs 210 lOlbs „ lllba 3 1 No parcel exceeding lllbs in weight, or the | dimensions hereafter specified, will be ac- I cepted ; and unpaid or insufficiently prepaid j parcels will be refused. j 3. Size. — The dimensions allowed for a j parcel are : — j ft. in. i Greatest length 3 6 Greatest length and girth combined^ 6 0 For example : A parcel measuring 3ft Gin in length may measure as much aB 2ft 6in in girth. A shorter parcel may be thicker ; thus, if it measure only 3ft in length, it may be 3ft in girth round its thickest part. The weights and dimensions given above apply only to parcels for places served by railway, coach, or steamboat. 4. For Places not Served by Railway, Coach, or Steamer. — To all places not served | by railway, coach, or steamer, only parcels \ not exceeding 51b3 in weight, and nob measuring more than 2ft in length, and Ift in breadth or depth may be accepted, and provided they are not of such a fragile nature as to prevent their being sent with safety in the ordinary mail bag. 5. Must be Prepaid.— The full postage must be prepaid by ordinary postage stamps, which must be affixed by the sender or the person handing in the parcel. \ 6. Not to be Posted in Posting-box. — Parcels exceeding lib in weight are not to be posted in the posting-box, but must be handed over the counter, or at the delivery-window of the Post Office, to the proper officer, by whom the size, weight, and postage will be checked before a parcel may be accepted. Parcels posted in the posting-box, unless admissible and fully paid at letter rate, will be charged on delivery' with a fine of 6d., in addition to any deficient postage. This also applies to parcels posted in pillar aud other postingboxes. 7. Prohibited Parcels. — Parcels bearing, or containing writing or marks of an offensive or indecent character, or containing gunpowder, cartridges, lucifer matches, or anything explosive or liable to combu-tion, bladders containing liquid, live animals, grossly offensive or filthy matter, or any substance likely to cause injury to other parcels or to the officers of the Post Office, are prohibited. 8. "What other Parcels may not contain, — parcels muy not contain any letter or communication of the nature of a letter, money (coin or bank notes), or a packet or parcel intended for delivery at an address other than that borne by the parcel itself. 12. Registered. — Parcels may be registered nndei the same conditions as letters ; and for .-in additional fee of 2d a leceipt can be obtained and posted to the sender, rrr-iiTi-rai»««M»«!»«t*i«e»n— »<t^— mi— M3— oc— a— — —■ CARDS, Circulars (on note or letter paper) in plain and fancy typeCarters' Receipts printed, bound, and per fora tod at the News Office