✨ Parcel Post Rates Table
Mar. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 561
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. | 4lb. | 5lb. | 6lb. | 7lb. | 8lb. | 9lb. | 10lb. | 11lb. | ||||
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | ||||
| British Central Africa* | ... | London ... | 2 7 | 4 1 | 6 1½ | 8 2 | 10 2½ | 12 3 | 14 3½ | — | — | — | {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft.} | Letters. |
| British Columbia. See Canada. | Ditto | Poisonous drugs. | ||||||||||||
| British East Africa (Golianti, Kismayu, Lamu, Melindi, Mombasa, Tangu, Wanga Witu) | London... | 1 8 | 2 6 | 3 4 | 4 2 | 5 0 | 5 10 | 6 8 | 7 6 | 8 4 | 9 2 10 0 | Ditto | {Spirits, opium, ganje, charas, bhang, cannabis indica, parts of dutiable articles (except by permission of the Governor).} | |
| British Guiana | ... | London ... | 1 11 | 2 7 | 3 9½ | 5 0 | 6 2½ | 7 5 | 8 7½ | 9 10 | 11 0½ | 12 3 13 5½ | Ditto | Letters, worn-out clothes and boots intended for sale, plants, vegetables, flowers, grapes, parts of the vine, copper and silver coins, arms and ammunition, lottery-tickets, cotton and geranium oil. Wax-candles, dyes, and poisonous drugs can only be imported under special conditions, to be ascertained in Bulgaria. |
| British Honduras | ... | London ... | 1 9 | 2 5 | 3 7½ | 4 10 | 6 0½ | 7 3 | 8 5½ | 9 8 | 10 10½ | 12 1 13 3½ | Ditto. | |
| British New Guinea. Same as Queensland. | 2ft. in any direction | Letters and plants. | ||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | ... | ... | London ... | 4 1 | 4 1 | 4 1 | 7 2 | 7 2 | 7 2 | 7 2 | — | — | {Oleomargarine, butterine, and similar substitutes for butter.} | |
| Burma. See India. | ||||||||||||||
| Berkshire. See India. | ||||||||||||||
| Ceylon. See India. | ||||||||||||||
| Cambodia. Same as Cochin China. | Ditto | Letters and plants. | ||||||||||||
| Cameroons and Togo | ... | London... | 3 11 | 3 11 | 3 11 | 7 0 | 7 0 | 7 0 | 7 0 | 9 11 | 9 11 | 9 11 | ||
| Canada | ... | ... | Vancouver | 0 10 | 1 8 | 2 6 | 3 4 | 4 2 | 5 0 | 5 10 | 6 8 | 7 6 | 8 4 | 9 2 |
| India. See Turkey. | ||||||||||||||
| Cape Coast. See Gold Coast Colony. | ||||||||||||||
| Cape Colony | ... | ... | 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.} |
| Cape Verde Islands | ... | ... | London ... | 4 1 | 4 1 | 4 1 | 7 0 | 7 0 | 7 0 | 7 0 | 9 11 | 9 11 | 9 11 | {Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft.} |
| Cayenne. See French Guiana. | ||||||||||||||
| Celebes. See Dutch East Indies. | ||||||||||||||
| Ceylon | ... | ... | Melbourne | 1 0 | 2 0 | 3 0 | 4 0 | 5 0 | 6 0 | 7 0 | 8 0 | 9 0 | 10 0 11 0 | {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft.} |
| Central Africa. See British Central Africa. | ||||||||||||||
| Chili | ... | ... | {Monte Vid. | 1 11 | 2 7 | 3 3 | 3 11 | 4 7 | 5 3 | 5 11 | 6 7 | 7 3 | 7 11 8 7 | {Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft.} |
| China. See Hongkong. | London... | 5 5 | 5 5 | 5 5 | 8 4 | 8 4 | 8 4 | 8 4 | 11 3 | 11 3 | 11 3 11 3 | |||
| Cochin China | ... | ... | London ... | 5 6 | 5 6 | 5 6 | 8 5 | 8 5 | 8 5 | 8 5 | 11 4 | 11 4 | 11 4 11 4 | Ditto |
| Colombia, Republic of | ... | ... | London ... | 4 2 | 4 2 | 4 2 | 8 7 | 8 7 | 8 7 | 8 7 | 12 8 | 12 8 | 12 8 12 8 | {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft.} |
| Conakry. See French Guiana. | ||||||||||||||
| Congo Free State. (Parcels for Lower Congo are subject to a charge of 1 franc, and parcels for Upper Congo to a charge of 10 francs, on delivery) | London ... | 4 3 | 4 3 | 4 3 | 7 2 | 7 2 | 7 2 | 7 2 | 10 1 | 10 1 | 10 1 10 1 | {Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft.} | ||
| Constantinople | ... | ... | London ... | 2 11 | 2 11 | 2 11 | 6 2 | 6 2 | 6 2 | 6 2 | 9 5 | 9 5 | 9 5 9 5 | {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft.} |
| Cook Islands. See Rarotonga. | ||||||||||||||
| Corea. Same as Japan. | ||||||||||||||
| Corsica | ... | ... | London ... | 3 5 | 3 5 | 3 5 | 6 4 | 6 4 | 6 4 | 6 4 | 9 3 | 9 3 | 9 3 9 3 | {Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft.} |
| Costa Rica | ... | ... | London ... | 4 0 | 4 0 | 4 0 | 8 0 | 8 0 | 8 0 | 8 0 | 12 2 | 12 2 | 12 2 12 2 | {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft.} |
| Curaçao. See Dutch West Indies. | ||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | ... | ... | London ... | 2 1 | 2 6 | 3 5½ | 4 5 | 5 4½ | 6 4 | 7 3½ | 8 3 | 9 2½ | 10 2 11 1½ | Ditto |
| Dahomey.† Same as French Congo. | ||||||||||||||
| Damaraland. See German South West Africa. | ||||||||||||||
| Dar-es-Salaam. See German East Africa. | ||||||||||||||
| Demerara. See British Guiana. | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | ... | ... | London ... | 3 1 | 3 1 | 3 1 | 6 2 | 6 2 | 6 2 | 6 2 | 9 1 | 9 1 | 9 1 9 1 | 2ft. in any direction |
- Embracing Abercorn, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chinde, Chiromo, Deep Bay, Fort Anderson, Fort Johnston, Fort Lister, Fort Liwonde, Fort Rosebery, Kalungwizi, Kronga, Mlanje, Mpimbi, Pangomani, Port Herald, Tanganyika, Zomba.
† Cotonou, Dogba, Grand Popo, Porto Voro, Whydah.
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