FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2528, 13 July 1893, Page 1

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Pakcel Post Between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The following aro the regulation n under which parcels will ho accepted and transmitted to the United Kingdom : Parcels will only bo forwarded by the steamers of tho Mow Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, and the Shaw-Saville-Albion Company, Limited. A parcel for transmission must not exceed 111 b in weight, 3ft Gin. 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, steumor, or mail coach. From places in New Zealand not served by railway, steamer, 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 bo 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 the postoffice counter. Parcels will be liable to the Customs laws, duties, and regulations, of the colony and the United Kingdom respectively, The sender of each parcel will be required to make a Customs declaration (on ft 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 wJ».ich tho parcel is addressed and, t> e sender's signature and residence. False declaration involves 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 Cd; for every additional pound or raction thereof, 9d extra. Postage must bo fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. In-sufficiently-prepaid parcels will not be accepted. Parcels for transmission to tho 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, audthe direction should givo name and full address of person for whom tho parcel ia intended. The words " Parcel Post" should be written on tho upper loft-hand com or. and also the nanio and address of the sender. No pared containing dangerous articles, perishable articles, articles likely to injure other parcels, liquids, unless securely packed in proper cases, orauy contraband ariioloH or su balances will bo accepted] Parcel rt found to contain i'orbiddui* articles, and parcels the content!? of whieU have been falsely declared, will bo dealt with in accordance with tho Customs and other laws' and regulations. Tobacco cannot be sent to the Unijed Kingdom by parcel post. A parcel must not contain a letter, neither must it contain another parcel addressed to a person other ilum the addressee ef the last-named pareui 1 jiiucli an enclosure be discovered it will bo charged, with a eeuarate ry,te of.pogtayi?