FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2709, 8 September 1894, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

PaKCBL Poat JHfW ■:;;.■■ ; which beaopepfaq, ~ j Patoou will only ,be.^3witt^; J hjv A• : steamers 'of the. N^ ; .v^raSg.:.; ceedlllbin weight, 3ft6m"m Cr 6ft in length ma girth oombinecL •'"'-.-"■*",' • , (Parcels of the maximum sise and weight iwjdl only be jreoeived aj,pr deliTeKedlfrom, Zealand post offioss at places accessible byrailway, steamer, or mail epaahu <, pla^.m.New.Ze^ ,af page 67 ; of Postal Ouule), p|tl]r panejb npt exceeding 61b. i& w^ht ;a aiiul aoi measuring more.than 2ft injlfogth or.;lfs» ■ ■ in breadth or depth NM sender. If ,?wax u used, itshpura the special quality whicb resists thafcsat of a hot climate. , '",;,. '„' .' r -',Vr vivfemW {Parcels musinot be posted piapoatingbox, bat should be presented at the po*>> office oounter. ~/," ~',; : . ,C '*':<■■ ~ (Panels wiU be liable t» the Ctaatome lain, datiee, and the United, Iji ingdom . reapectJireiy. Tpe pender of each parcel, will to, make a Cu^^mi6UKdaratip« l (on.a,fprm ; to} be obtained 'at ; PPfrt pffioai), describing the oontenta, andj^ting,the value thereof, and also .giving the,, naane ' of,the plaxse to which tne paroal,,is,adand the residence., declaration ihvolirae forfeiture of parcels. and reuden aender liable to prosecution. , ; . ;o : \ H ]\- J \i i , ~ |Where not tq the focvgoing rules the general, Mgulftioiu of the Inland Parcel Post will apply.,, ; : , :; . . : parcels are received and lorwaKded * owner's risk, and the Pbetmaster-Gtaneral is.|iot liable for any lom or fo;damage to any parcel. -.'..■..-■ ',;' ;; ...;, ; , ■•■•> On payment of a fee of,4d, taraahder Sat, tune of posting:,recjaive;a.ear£ftcate posting. V The oanaficate, imposes T no ilityon the department, and is merely mwnded as evidence, of posting.,.; -;:■• . y . I'or a parcel not exceeding Is |6d; for every additional pQui\d i( pr notion thereof, 9d extra. ?©**•*• r.npfc be j fully prepaid by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcels. In-sufficiently-prepaid parcels will, not be accepted. : . .. (i .-.',.'.. (-.<■,< viparcels for transmissipn to the United Kingdom must be posted or detivanpd ft the, parcel post office at the port, .>jrhete . the, steamer, takes her final departure:j',at 'east eight hours before the close of the ordinary letter-mail. The hour for closing i parjcel-post mail elsewhere will be duly notified by Postmasters. . ,/.;,,;.. £ parcel should be plainly directed, direction should give nameandfall of person for whom the paroel is intended. The words ''Parcel Poet,'* should be written on the upper, left-handl corner, and also the name and address pf 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 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 coiitisi * anothe parcel addressed to a perst u other than the addressee of the last-named parcel I such an enclosure be discovered it wil

be charged with a separate rate of postage