FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2687, 19 July 1894, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Pabcel Post BetWEUn Niftf ZittAifc' and im United Kinodoil; The following ate the ng(dadl6&ii under which parcels will beacoeptodaiid' transmitted to the United Kingdom Parcels will only bdfortrßrded lbjr th steamers of the Nd# Zeilsfid Shipping Company, Limited,audtfie BbaW-&iiU£ Albion Company, Limited. A parcel for twsuuasldn iniiit itrt tt* ceed 111 bin 3ft6in. in ‘ 6ft in length ana girth combined. Parcels of the inaiimumsizeahd Weight will only be received at, or delivered mm. New Zealand post offices at plabdl' Ceesible by railway, steadier, or mail'cbiwh. From places in New Zealand dot aerthl by railway, steamer, or maU-obaoh, (list at page 67 of Postal Guide), qiily pakCela not exceeding 61b in weight and ndt measuring more than 2ft. in length cir Kt. in breadth or depth may be accepted. Parcels should be securely and dab* atsntially packed and closed by the sender. If wax is used, it should be of the special quality which resists the hast of a hot climate. Parcels must not be posted in apCetbg* box, but should be presented at the po& office counter. Parcels will be liable to the Ooalfthtfe laws, duties, and regulations, oftheodlony and the United Kingdom respectively. The sender of each parcel wiUberequired 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 and the sender’s signature and residence. False declaration involves forfeiture of parcels and renders sender liable to prosecution. Where not repugnant to the rules the general regulations oi 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.dkmage to any parcel. On payment of a fee of 4d, the sender can at time of posting receive s 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 6d; for every additional pound or raction thereof, 9d extra. Postage anal be fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. In-sufficiently-prepaid parcels WiU hot be accepted. Parcels for transmission to the United Kingdom must be posted l or delivered at the parcel post office at the jibrt where the steamer takes her final departure at east eight hours before the close of Urn 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 shdaldgiVenameandfali address of person for whom the parcel ia intended. The words ‘‘Parcel Post” should be written on the upper left-hand corner, and also the name mid address of the sender. No parcel containing dangerooa perishable articles, articles likely to injur* other parcels, liquids, unless securely packed in proper cases, or any contraband articles or substances will be 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 and regulations. Tobacco a nnot be sent 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 £ such an enclosure be discovered it will be charged with a separate rate of postage