FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2706, 1 September 1894, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Pasou Post Bxtwuir :N*yr Ziitim AND IBM UnITCbKiNOOOM.:

The; following are the regulation!) under which parcels will be aooeptsd.and transmitted, to the , United Kingdom :ttParcels will onhr he forwar ateamera of the Nsw..Zealaad Shipping Company, Limited^dtheShaw-SaviUe-Albioh Company, Limited. A parcel for trahinuerion'mart not eat* ceed 111 b in weight*3ft 6in. in length, or 6ft ( in length ‘and 1 girth bombined. 1 ( Parcels of the maximum size and'weigh! will only be received delivered tola, New' 'Zealand poet offices’ at* pUberac* cessible by railway, steamer, ormail coach. ' From places in New Zealand not stared by railway, rteamer, 'or mail-eoMh^ 1 ' at page 6T of Postal ’Guide}, only parcels not 1 exceeding 61b . in weight '■ and hot measuring more than 2ft. in length br lft. in breadth or depth may be accepted. Parcels should be securely and subfstantially packed and dosed' by' the tender. If wax is used, 1 it should bb 'of the special quality whiohnsiststhe heat of a hot climated :

Parcel* must not bepostedin s postingbox, but shouldbepresented'at thepost>> office counter.

- Parcel* will be liable totlu»‘ Customs laws, duties, and regulations, of the colony and the United Kingdom respectively. The render of each paitelwill be reqnired to make a Customs declaration (on a form to be 'obtained at ' parcel- Dost ‘ offices)! describing the contents and stating the value thereof,- and also giving the name of-the place to which'the parcel is ad* dressed! and the 1 sender’s signature and residence. False - declaration 1 involved forfeiture of parcels and renders sen'deir liable to prosecution. Where not repugnant to the foregoing rules the genual regulations of tha Inland Parcel Poet 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 id, the sendee can at time of posting receive a certificate of-posting.. The Certificate imposes m liability on the department, and’is merely intended as evidence of posting.. For aparcel not exceeding 2lb in weight, Is 6d ; for eveiy additional, pound <• OK Faction thereof, 3d extra. Postage most 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 be posted or delivered, at the parcel post office at the port where the steanier takes her final departure at , east eight hours before the close of thd ' ordinary letter-mail. The hour for closing i parcel-post mail elsewhere will be duly notified by Postmasters. Each parcel should be plainly directed, ■and the direction should give nameandfull 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 and address of the sender.

No parcel containing dangerous articles, perishable articles, articles Ukely to injure i other parcels, liquids, unless securely packed m proper cases, or any contraband articles or substances will be accepted 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 unot be sent to the United Kingdom by parcel post. A parcel must not contain, a letter, neither must it contain anothe parcel addressed to a person other than the addressee of the last-named parcel I B uch an enclosure be discovered it wil be charged with a separata rate of postage