Nov. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1321

TRANSMISSION OF PARCELS.

1. Parcels shall be forwarded fortnightly by the steamers
   of the New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), and the
   Shaw-Savill-Albion Company (Limited). The first despatch
   from New Zealand shall be on the 27th December proximo,
   by the “Rimutaka,” from Wellington.

“RECEIVING” AND “DESPATCHING” POST OFFICES.

2. The chief post offices at places in New Zealand at which
   the steamers make the first port of call, and finally depart,
   shall, for the time being, be the receiving and despatching
   post offices respectively, unless otherwise directed by the
   Postmaster-General. At the receiving post office the received
   parcel mails shall be opened, the parcels examined for the
   purpose of assessing the Customs duty, and notice sent to
   each addressee, advising the receipt of a parcel, the duty
   payable, and where parcel will be delivered.

The Postmaster at the receiving post office shall, by first
mail leaving after arrival of a parcel mail, forward to the
several chief post offices of the postal districts in which the
addressees reside all parcels intended for delivery in such
districts.

PREPAYMENT OF CUSTOMS AND OTHER DUTIES.

3. The Customs duty and other duties and charges (if any)
   must be paid before a parcel shall be delivered.

LIMIT OF WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS.

4. A parcel for transmission must not exceed 11lb. in
   weight, 3ft. 6in. in length, or 6ft. in length and girth com-
   bined.

WHERE RECEIVED AND DELIVERED.

5. Parcels of the maximum size and weight will only be
   received at, and delivered from, New Zealand post offices at
   places accessible by railway, steamer, or mail-coach.

FURTHER LIMITATION TO CERTAIN PLACES.

6. From and to places in New Zealand not served by rail-
   way, steamer, or mail-coach (list at page 67 of Postal Guide)
   only parcels not exceeding 5lb. in weight, and not measuring
   more than 2ft. in length or 1ft. in breadth or depth, will be
   accepted.

CUSTOMS DECLARATION.

7. Parcels will be liable to the Customs laws, duties, and
   regulations of the colony and the United Kingdom respec-
   tively. The sender of each parcel will be required 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 parcel, and renders
   sender liable to prosecution.

PARCEL CONTAINING GOLD.

8. On a parcel containing gold, originating in New Zealand,
   the export duty must be paid before the parcel will be
   accepted by the post office. Such parcels can only be
   received at money-order offices. At places where there are
   no customhouses the duty is to be paid to the Postmaster,
   and at other places paid either at the customhouse or at
   the post office.

POSTAL OFFICERS TO EXERCISE POWERS OF CUSTOMS
OFFICERS.

9. For the purposes of these regulations every officer of the
   Postal Department having the lawful custody of any parcel
   shall have and may exercise all the powers of a landing-
   waiter appointed under any of the Acts relating to the
   Customs.

RATES OF POSTAGE.

10. For a parcel not exceeding 2lb. in weight, 1s. 6d.; for
    every additional pound or fraction thereof, 9d. extra. Post-
    age must be fully prepaid by means of postage-stamps affixed
    to the parcels. Insufficiently-prepaid parcels will not be
    accepted.

PACKING OF PARCELS.

11. Parcels should be securely and substantially packed
    and closed by the sender. If wax is used, it should be of
    the special quality which resists the heat of a hot climate.

TIME OF POSTING.

12. Parcels for transmission to the United Kingdom must
    be posted or received at the parcel post office at the port
    where the steamer takes her final departure at least eight
    hours before the closing of the ordinary letter-mail.

ADDRESSING.

13. Each parcel should be plainly directed; the direction
    should give name and full address of the person for whom
    the parcel is intended. The words “Parcel Post” should
    be written on the upper left-hand corner, as also the name
    and address of the sender.

MODE OF POSTING.

14. Parcels must not be posted in a posting-box, but should
    be presented at the post-office counter.

CERTIFICATE OF POSTING.

15. 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 in-
    tended as evidence of posting.

NON-LIABILITY OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

16. Parcels are received and forwarded at the owner’s risk,
    and the Postmaster-General is not liable for any loss of or
    damage to any parcel.

FORBIDDEN ARTICLES.

17. 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 can-
    not 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
    first-named parcel. If such an enclosure be discovered, it
    will be charged with a separate rate of postage.

GENERAL.

18. Where not otherwise provided by the foregoing regula-
    tions, the general regulations of the New Zealand inland
    parcel post, as far as applicable, shall apply.

FORSTER GORING
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating License granted by the Karamea Licensing
Committee to James Simpson.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-
seventh day of November, 1888.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the two hundred and twenty-seventh
section of “The Licensing Act, 1881,” it is enacted
that if, through any accidental or unavoidable impediment,
misfeasance, or omission, anything required by the said Act
to be done is omitted to be done, or is not done within the
time fixed, the Governor in Council may take all such mea-
sures as may be necessary for removing such impediment or
rectifying such misfeasance or omission, and may validate
anything which may have been irregularly done in matter of
form, so that the intent and purpose of the said Act may
have effect: And whereas, at the annual meeting of the
Licensing Committee for the District of Karamea, held in
June last, James Simpson applied for a renewal of a license
for an accommodation-house at Karamea, and the applica-
tion was granted, and a certificate was thereupon issued for
such renewal: And whereas the said James Simpson,
through inadvertence, did not pay the necessary fee within
the required time, but did subsequently pay the said fee,
and thereupon the Treasurer of the Buller County Council
granted such license to the said James Simpson:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of all powers
enabling him in this behalf, and with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby
validate such certificate and the grant of the said license to
the said James Simpson.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for Trout- and Perch-fishing, Auckland Accli-
marisation District.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-
seventh day of November, 1888.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him
by “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excel-