New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 3

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✨ Postal Regulations and Routes



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

  1. To all countries beyond Her Majesty’s Dominions and Italy, Egypt, Guatemala,
    Nicaragua, and Salvador Christmas cards, &c., must be prepaid letter rates if any compli-
    mentary remarks appear upon them in writing.
  2. In Tasmania obliterated stamps are subject to Customs duty.
  3. In Portugal packets of bound books must be prominently marked on the outside,
    “To be submitted to Customs.”
  4. In Venezuela printed papers other than books relating to science, art or industry,
    catalogues and newspapers, are liable to Customs duty. They can therefore only be sent
    by letter or parcel post.
  5. In Queensland advertising pamphlets are charged Customs duty at the rate of
    25 per cent. on estimated bulk value of the pamphlets. Such duty must either be remitted
    with the goods or a local agent appointed who will pay the amount on demand.
  6. In Victoria advertising pamphlets, circulars, &c., sent through the post in large
    quantities, though not necessarily in bulk, are liable to Customs duty at 4d. per lb.
  7. In Egypt only one copy of any printed work to any one addressee is permitted to
    be imported free. Additional copies will be charged Customs duty, 8 per cent. ad valo rem

Table A.
AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.
I.—AUSTRALIA.
II.—SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.
(The islands not mentioned here will be found under Table B.)

Cook Islands
{ Rarotonga.
Hervey.
Mangaia.
Ducie Island.
Easter Island.
Fiji Islands.

New Hebrides.
Norfolk Island.
Pitcairn Island.
Samoan Islands (Navigators).
Solomon Islands.
Tonga Group (Friendly Islands).

Table B.
LIST OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO WHICH POSTAL UNION
RATES OF POSTAGE ARE CHARGED;† ALSO THEIR ROUTES OF
TRANSMISSION.

[Special attention is directed to annotations (a) and (b).]

(a) Denotes that the limit of weight of pattern and sample packets for these
countries is 12oz. (The maximum dimensions and weight for patterns and samples for
the United Kingdom, Australia, and other countries are stated at sections 18 and
19, page 26.)

(b) Denotes that gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c., may be sent to these
countries by registered letter-post. (Such articles, however, if addressed to any of the
other countries with which New Zealand has parcel-post exchanges can be sent by
parcel-post, except in cases in which they are specially prohibited. See “Parcel
Post.”)

For prohibited articles, see “Prohibitions.”

Country, &c. Route, via Country, &c. Route, via
Abyssinia .. Colombo. Austria-Hungary .. Colombo.
Accra .. London. Plymouth.
Aden .. Colombo. Azores .. Rio de Janeiro.
Addah .. London. S. Fr’isco–London.
Afghanistan* .. Colombo.
Africa, East .. Colombo. Bagamoyo b .. Colombo.
Africa, South, South- Melbourne. Bagdad .. Colombo.
east, and South- Bahamas .. New York.
west Colombo.
Africa, West .. London. Balearic Islands .. S. Fr’isco–London.
Ahgway .. London. Colombo.
Akassa .. London. Barbados .. Plymouth.
Albania .. S. Fr’isco–London. New York.
Colombo. Colombo.
Alexandretta .. Colombo. Bechuanaland (liable Melbourne.
S. Fr’isco–London. to additional charge
Algeria .. S. Fr’isco–London. on delivery)
Colombo. Belgiuma .. S. Fr’isco–London.
Ambrizette .. London. Plymouth.
Anam .. Colombo. Colombo.
Andorra .. S. Fr’isco–London. Benguela .. London.
Colombo. Belize .. New York.
Plymouth. Colombo.
Angola .. London. Benin .. London.
Annobon .. London. Bermuda b .. New York.
Anguilla .. New York. Colombo.
Colombo. Beyrout .. Colombo.
Antigua .. New York. S. Fr’isco–London.
Colombo. Bolivia .. San Francisco.
Arabia .. Colombo. Monte Video.
Argentine Republic .. Monte Video.
Asaba .. London. Bonny .. London.
Asia, Central .. Colombo. Borneo, Dutch and Torres Strait.
Ascension .. London. British Colombo.
Austria-Hungary .. S. Fr’isco–London.
  • The Postal Union rates prepay letters as far as the Indian frontier only. Correspondence
    for Afghanistan intended for free delivery should therefore be addressed to the care of some
    agent at Peshawur, who should be instructed to pay the extra postage charged by the Ameer of
    Cabul on correspondence passing through his territory. Mail-matter addressed to Afghanistan
    direct will be charged on delivery double the Afghan postage—i.e., 5 annas per “miscal,” or about
    6d. for one-seventh of an ounce.

† To the United Kingdom and many other places named in the list under “Letters and
Letter-cards,” the postage-rate on letters is 1d. for each ½ oz. or fraction thereof.



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