Oct. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1099

8. Coin, jewellery, &c., if addressed to countries which do not admit of their transmission by letter-post, and with which New Zealand has parcel exchanges, may be sent by parcel-post, except in cases in which they are specially prohibited.

9. The registration to some countries is incomplete. In such cases articles are as a rule registered to the port of arrival, and the continuation of the registration thence to destination is left at the discretion of the country of arrival.

10. Every letter, &c., to be registered should be presented at the counter, and a receipt obtained for it, and must on no account be dropped into the letter-box.

11. No letter-carrier, messenger, or other servant of the Post Office is allowed to carry a letter for any person to be registered.

12. Letters may be registered during ordinary office hours, and for despatch by any mail, up to within one hour before the closing of such mail.

13. No article addressed to initials, or to a fictitious name, can be registered.

14. Registered articles are re-directed free of charge on the same conditions as ordinary letters.

Coin, jewellery, &c., may be sent by parcel post to certain countries.

Registration to some countries incomplete.

Registered letter to be presented at the counter.

Letter-carrier not to carry letters to be registered.

Letters may be registered for despatch by any mail one hour before its closing.

Articles addressed to initials or fictitious name cannot be registered.

Registered letters re-directed free of charge.

Articles not allowed to be sent by Post.

Any indecent or obscene print, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book, or card, or any other indecent or obscene article, or any letter, newspaper, publication, packet, or card having thereon any words, marks, or designs of an indecent, obscene, libellous, or grossly offensive character; also any explosive, dangerous or noxious substance, any living creature, or anything likely to injure the contents of the mails or any officer of the Post Office.

Under the Inland Parcel-post, however, fish, meat, game, eggs, &c., razors, scissors, needles, knives, forks, or other sharp instruments, are permitted to be forwarded if so packed as to prevent all risk of injury to other parcels or to the officers of the Post Office. Liquids, or semi-liquids, such as paint, &c., glass in any form, are also received if so packed as to be secure from breakage.

The transmission by post of gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c., is prohibited in all countries mentioned at Table B, page 1101, which are not marked (b). Such articles may, however, be sent to such of the countries not so marked as have parcel-post exchanges with New Zealand, except in cases where the Parcel-post Regulations specially exclude their admission.

In Luxembourg the registration of packets containing gold, silver, jewellery, &c., is compulsory, and everything of value, except coin or bullion, is liable to duty.

In the undermentioned colonies, viz.,—

Bermuda, Hong Kong, Newfoundland,
Ceylon, Labuan, St. Vincent,
Falkland Islands, Lagos, Sierra Leone,
Gambia, Malta, and
Gibraltar, Montserrat, Straits Settlements,

articles of value are transmissible, and, with the exception of jewellery addressed to Ceylon, Newfoundland, and St. Vincent, are exempt from Customs duty. Their transmission is also permitted in

Cyprus, Grenada, and Jamaica;

but they are liable to Customs duty, with the exception of gold and specie in Cyprus, gold, silver, and diamonds in Grenada, and diamonds in Jamaica.

In the Dutch East Indies articles of value are admissible, except wrought gold and silver, but the packets containing them must be registered.

Special prohibitions in Italy and United States of America: Anything relating to foreign lotteries.

Letters for Italy or other countries sent forward on Italy, if containing gold or silver money, jewels or precious articles, registered or otherwise, are opened, the articles confiscated, and the letters sent on to destination.

In Spain and Victoria jewellery is dutiable, and liable to confiscation.

Russia.—Printed matter in the Russian language is prohibited; and even such trifling articles as photographs and Christmas cards are liable to duty, though a single photograph may be sent to Russia by post. All letters or packets containing prohibited or dutiable articles of any kind, however small the value, are confiscated in that country.