NEW ZEALAND INLAND PARCEL POST.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 364, 1 May 1889, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND INLAND PARCEL POST.

REGULATIONS. S 1. Posting and Labelling. — In order that a parcel may go by Parcel Post, it must be handed in at a Post Office counter or deliverywindow, and tlie postage due prepaid. The words " Parcel Post " should be written on the parcel, or on the label to be obtained from the Post Office for affixing to the parcel. 2. Kates 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 , 31bs 1 1 31bs „ 41bs 1 4 41bs „ 51bs 1 7 „ 51bs 61bs 1 10 61bs „ 71bs 2 1 „ 71bs „ Blbs 2 4 81bs „ 91bs 2 7 91bs „ lO.bs 2 10 lOlbs „ lllbs 3 1 No parcel exceeding lllbs in weight, or the dimensions hereafter specified, will be accepted ; and unpaid or insufficiently prepaid parcels will be refused. 3. Size. — The dimensions allowed for a parcel are : — ft. in. Greatest length 3 6 Greatest length and girth combined 6 0 For example : A parcel measuring 3ft Gin in length may measure as much as 2ft Gin in girth. A shorter parcel may te 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, on^y parcels hot exceeding 51bs in weight, and not measuring more than 2ft in length, and lft , in breadth or depth may be accepted, and j 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 i must be affixed by the sender or the person | handing in the parcel. '< 6. Not to be Posted in Posting-box. — j 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 iv 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 marts of an offensive or indecent character, or containing gunpowder, cartridges, lucifer matches, or anything explosive or liable to combustion, 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 may 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 an additional fee of 2d a receipt can be obtained and posted to the sender,

ENai/LSH PAECEL POST. Bate of Postage. — For a parcel not exceeding 21bs in weighf, Is 6d ; for every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. Insufficiently prepaid parcels will not be accepted. Limit of Weight and Dimensions. — A parcel for transmission must not exceed lllbs in ■weight. 3ft 6in length, or 6ft in length and ftirth combined.