FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2502, 13 May 1893, Page 1

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Pabcel 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 bo forwarded by the steamers of the Kew Zealand Shipping Company, Limited., and the Shaw-Saviile-Albiou Oompa y, Limited A parcel for transmission must not exceed I.llb in weight, 3ft Gin. in length, or Gffc 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 places in New Zealand not served by railway, steamer, or mail-coach, (list at page 07 <>i Postal Guide) oniy parcels not exceeding 51b in weight and not measuring more than 2ft. in length or Ift. in breadth or dopth may be accepted. Parcels should bo securely and. substantially packed and closed by the sender. If wax is used, it should be of tho special quality which resists the heat of a hot climate. Parcels must not be posted in a postingbox, but should be presented at tho postoffice counter.

Pai eels will be liable to the Customs laws,, duties, and regulations, of the colony and tho U-aited Kingdom, respectively. The sender of each parcel wiii be required to m-ike h 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 and the sender's signature and residence. 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 forwarded 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 time 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 Od; for every additional pound or Taction thereof, Od extra. Postage must be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. In-sufficiently-prepaid parcels will not be accented.

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 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, and the direction should give name and full address of person for whom. Ihe parcel is intended. The words -'Parcel Post'* should be written on the upper left-hand corner, and also tho name and address of the sender.

Ho 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 articled, and parcels the contenty of which have been falsely declared, will be dealt with in accordance with the Customs and other laws and regulations. Tobacco cannot bo sent to the United Kingdom by parcel post. A parcel must not contain' a letter, neither must it corttuii, another parcel addressed to a person oilier than the addressee of the last-named pineal If such an enclosure bo discovered it will 1 be charged with » separate xafcu of postings