✨ Parcel Post Rates and Conditions
APRIL 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 493
BRITISH, INTERCOLONIAL, AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST—continued.
| Colony or Country. | Route. | RATE OF POSTAGE. Not exceeding— | Maximum Dimensions. | Special Prohibitions, in addition to those specified under the Conditions of Transmission. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1lb. | 2lb. | 3lb. | ||
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | ||
| Gambia ... ... | Via London... | 1 10 | 2 7 | 3 10½ |
| Germany ... ... | { London-Hamburg | |||
| London-Belgium | 2 8 | |||
| 3 0 | 2 8 | |||
| 3 0 | 5 2 | |||
| 5 6 | 5 9 | |||
| 5 11 | 5 9 | |||
| 5 11 | 5 9 | |||
| 5 11 | 5 9 | |||
| 5 11 | — | |||
| — | — | |||
| — | — | |||
| — | — | |||
| — | } 2ft. in any direction | (Letters, plants with roots, all parts of the vine plant, potatoes, books of a social democratic, or socialistic tendency. | ||
| Gibraltar ... ... | London... | 1 9 | 2 1 | 2 11½ |
| Grand Bassam. Same as French Congo. | ||||
| Greece ... ... | { London-Hamburg |
London-Marseilles
London-Cologne | 4 2
4 6 | 4 2
4 6 | 6 8
7 0 | 7 2
7 5 | 7 2
7 5 | 7 2
7 5 | 7 2
7 5 | —
— | —
— | —
— | —
— | } (Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft. | (Letters, tobacco, plants or parts of plants, fresh meat, bones, horns, fresh skins, the hair or fat of animals. |
| Grenada ... ... | London... | 1 9 | 2 5 | 3 7½ | 4 10 | 6 0½ | 7 3 | 8 5½ | 9 8 | 10 10½ | 12 1 | 13 3½ | (Greatest length, 3ft. 6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. | Unmanufactured tobacco. |
| Guadeloupe... ... | London-France | 4 10 | 4 10 | 7 4 | 7 9 | 7 9 | 7 9 | 7 9 | — | — | — | — | (Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft. | Letters, gold, silver, jewellery, &c. |
| Heligoland. See Germany. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Herzegovina. Same as Bosnia. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Holland ... ... | London... | 2 8 | 2 8 | 5 2 | 5 10 | 5 10 | 5 10 | 5 10 | 8 11 | 8 11 | 8 11 | 8 11 | (2ft. in any direction. Parcels slightly longer than 2ft. are admissible if their other dimensions are small | (Letters, fresh meat, pork, bacon, sausages, hides, living plants, and fat of animals. |
| Hongkong (including Amoy, Canton, Foochow, Hankow, Hoihou, Macao, Ningpo, Shanghai, Swatow) | London... | 1 11 | 2 5 | 3 5½ | 4 6 | 5 6½ | 6 7 | 7 7½ | 8 8 | 9 8½ | 10 9 | 11 9½ | (Greatest length, 3ft. 6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. | (Opium. Parcels are also accepted, but at sender’s risk, for other places in China and Corea. |
| Iceland. Same as Denmark. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| India (including Andaman Islands and Burmah); also the following places on the Persian Gulf and in Turkish Arabia: Baghdad, Bahrain, Bandar Abas, Bushire, Busrah, Guadur, Jask, Lingi, and Muscat | London... | 2 1 | 2 9 | 3 11½ | 5 2 | 6 4½ | 7 7 | 8 9½ | 10 0 | 11 2½ | 12 5 | 13 7½ | (Greatest length, 3ft. 6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. | Opium. |
| Ireland. See United Kingdom. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy ... ... | { London-France
London-Belgium | 3 9
4 0½ | 3 9
4 0½ | 6 3
6 6½ | 6 3
6 11½ | 6 3
6 11½ | 6 3
6 11½ | 6 3
6 11½ | —
— | —
— | —
— | —
— | } (Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft. | (Letters, tobacco, salt, pork in any form, bacon, plants or living parts of plants (except cut flowers and fruit from 1st November to 31st May), vegetable manure, game from 1st January to 1st September, playing-cards addressed to S. Marino, arms or chemical compounds without the express previous permission of the Italian authorities, saccharine and its products, fresh meat, parcels addressed to persons condemned to hard labour or to soldiers in military prisons, copper coins not current in Italy, and (via France) articles of gold or silver, jewellery, and objects of art. |
| Jamaica ... ... | London... | 1 10 | 2 7 | 3 10½ | 5 2 | 6 5½ | 7 9 | 9 0½ | 10 4 | 11 7½ | 12 11 | 14 2½ | (Greatest length, 3ft. 6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. | Letters. |
| Janina. See Turkey. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Java—Batavia, Samarang, and Sverabaya
Places on the Netherlands Indian Railway | London-Holland
Ditto ... | 3 8
4 1 | 3 8
4 1 | 6 2
6 7 | 7 5
7 10 | 7 5
7 10 | 7 5
7 10 | 7 5
7 10 | 11 2
11 9 | 11 2
11 9 | 11 2
11 9 | 11 2
11 9 | (Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft.
Ditto | (Letters, opium, firearms, or parts of firearms. |
| Jerusalem. See Turkey. (Parcels must be claimed at the Custom-house, Jaffa.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keren. See Eritrea. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kotonou. Same as French Congo. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Labuan ... ... | London-Singapore | 2 0 | 2 8 | 3 10½ | 5 1 | 6 3½ | 7 6 | 8 8½ | 9 11 | 11 1½ | 12 4 | 13 6½ | (Greatest length, 3ft. 6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft.
Ditto. | —— |
| Lagos, Africa ... ... | London... | 1 10 | 2 7 | 3 10½ | 5 2 | 6 5½ | 7 9 | 9 0½ | 10 4 | 11 7½ | 12 11 | 14 2½ | Ditto. | —— |
| Lagos, Turkey. See Turkey. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lamu ... ... | London-Gibraltar | 2 1 | 2 9 | 3 11½ | 5 2 | 6 4½ | 7 7 | 8 9½ | 10 0 | 11 2½ | 12 5 | 13 7½ | Ditto. | —— |
| Leeward Islands (West Indies) | London... | 1 8 | 2 3 | 3 4½ | 4 6 | 5 7½ | 6 9 | 7 10½ | 9 0 | 10 1½ | 11 3 | 12 4½ | Ditto. | —— |
| Lindi ... ... | London-Cologne | 5 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 10 | 8 10 | 8 10 | 8 10 | — | — | — | — | (Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined 4ft. | Letters. |
| Libreville. Same as French Congo. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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