FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2499, 6 May 1893, Page 1

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Parcel Post Between New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

The following are the regulationD under which parcels will be accepted and transmitted to the United Kingdom : Parcels will only be forwarded by the steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-Saville-Albion Compa- y, Limited. A parcel for transmission must not exceed 111 b in weight, 3ft 6in. in length, or 6ft in length and girth combined. Parcels of the maximum size and weight will only be received at, or delivered from, New Zealand post offices at places accessible by railway, steamer, or mail coach. From placeß in New Zealand not served by railway, ateamer, or mail-coach, (list at page 67 of Postal Guide), only parcels not exceeding 51b in weight and not measuring more than 2ft. in length or Ift, in breadth or depth may be accepted. Parcels should be securely and Bub« stantially packed and cloßed by the sender. If wax is used, it should be of the special quality which reaists the heat of a hot climate.

Parcels must not be posted in. a posting' box, but should be presented at the postoffice counter. Parcels will be liable to the Customs laws, duties, and regulations, of the colony and the United Kingdom respectively, Th. 9 sender of each parcel will be required 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 the name of the place to which the parcel is addressed aiid the sender's signature and reaiclwiee. False declaration involves .forfeiture of parcels and renders sender liable to prosecution.

Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the general regulations of the Inland Parcel Post will apply.

Parcels are received and iorwarded at owner's risk, and the Postmaster- General is not liable for any loss or fo damage to any parcel. On payment of a fee of 4d, the sender can at timo of posting receive a certificate of posting. The certificate imposes no liability on the department, and is merely intended as evidence of posting.

For a parcel not exceeding 21b in weight, Is Gd; for every additional pound olfaction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. In-sufficiently-prepaid parcels will not be accepted. Parcels for transmission to the United Kingdom must bo 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 by Postmasters. Each parcel should be plainly directed, andthe direction should give nameandfull address of person for whom the parcel is intended. The words "Parcel Post" should be written on the upper left-liand 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 bo 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 ar.d regulations. Tobacco cannot be, s«wit 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 the addressee of the last-named parcel If such an onclosuro be discovered! it wiß fee charged, with tt separate sate <kß j?osl>agi?' v