FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2711, 13 September 1894, Page 4

FOREIGN PARCEL POST.

Pabckl Post Barwaur Naw Zsajlanc AND THK UNIT«D Kingdom.

The following : arei the regulation!* tinder which parcels wiUheaocepted'add:. transmitted, to the£United Kingdom ;«*■ : Parcels will only, be forwarded' bjr.A ; steamers of the New. Zealand ~ Shipping Company, Limited/md the Bhaw-Savuls* Albion Company, Limited. , A parcel for tranamiieion mnet notsx* ceed 111 b in weight, ,3ft din. in length, or 7 6ft in length and girth combined-. Parcels of the maximum sise and weight: will only be received at, or delivered - New Zealand poet offices at places So* ceasible by railway, steamer, or mailooaoh. . From places in New Zealand not eerved by railway, steamer,. or nudhcoadh^j (list' at page 67 of Postal Guide), only panela hot exceeding 61b in weight and. notmeasuring more than 2ft. in length or lft. in breadth or depth may be accepted , Parcels should bo securely and ; Bob' stantially packed and closed- by'.the sender. If wax is used,' it should be .of the special quality which resists tho heat of a hot climate. t

Parcels must not be posted in a posting* pox, bat shpald be presented at the post* office counter. ; Parcels will be liable to the Customs lavs, duties, and regulations, of the colony and the United Kingdom respectively. The sender of each parcel will be requirad to make a Customs declaration (on aiorm to be obtained at pared post offices),- . , describing the contents ana stating the value thereof, and also giving the name ,pf the place to .which the parcel is addressed and the sendees signature and residence. False declaration involved .forfeiture of parcels and renders sender liable to prosecution. , Where not repugnant to the foregoing roles the general regulations of the Inland Parcel Post will apply. ; Parcels are received., and forwarded', at; darner’s risk, and the Postmaster-Qeneral is not liable for any loss or fo|damage to any. parcel. On payment of a fee of 4d, the sender' din at time of poatingreceivo a certificate of posting., The certificate imposes ho 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 notion thereof, 9d extra. Postage most be i fully prepaid by means of- postage stamps affixed to the parcels: Insufficiently- prepaid parcels will not be adoepted. Parcels for transmission to the United Kingdom must be posted or delivered at ' tbe parcel post office at the port where the steamer takes her final departure- ah east eight hours before the dose -of the ordinary letter-mail. The hour for closing palrpetpost mail elsewhere will be duly notified by Postmasters. Each parcel should be plainly directed, and the direction should give nameandfoll address of person for whom the pared ia intended. The words Parcel Poet” signed be written on the upper left-hand corner, and also the naine and addresa of the sender.

No parcel containing dangerous articles, perishable articles, articles likely to injur* other parcels, liquids, unless securely packed m 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 bo sent to the United Kingdom by parcel post. A parcel must not contain a letter, neither must it ooutrii.anotha parcel addressed to a person other than the addressee of the last-named parcel 1 such an enclosure be discovered it wil be charged with a separata rate of postage