✨ Parcel Post Regulations
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3
BRITISH, INTERCOLONIAL, AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST.
| Colony or Country. | Route. | Rate of Postage. | Maximum Dimensions. | Special Prohibitions, in addition to those specified under the Conditions of Transmission. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accra.\nAddah.\nAxim.\nAden. Same as India.\nAdrianople. See Turkey.\nAlgeria ... ... ... ... | Via\nLondon ... | s. d.\n(Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 9\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb ... 4 2\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb.... 5 7 | {Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4ft. | {Letters, foreign bronze coins, and ammunition of war, medicines (the components of which are stated), parts of the vine, plant bulbs. |
| Amboyna. See Dutch East Indies.\nAndaman Islands. Same as India.\nAnnam ... ... ... ... | London ... | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 5 0\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 6 6\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb.... 8 0 | Ditto | Letters, gold, silver, jewellery, &c. |
| Antigua. See Leeward Islands.\nApia. See Samoa.\nArgentine Republic ... ... | {MonteVid.\nLondon ... | (Not exceeding 1lb. ... ... 2 2\nFor each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. ... ... 0 8\nNot over 3lb. ... ... 3 4\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 5 7\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb.... 7 10 | Ditto | {Letters, vine-plants, articles of gold or silver, or of exceptional value |
| Ascension ... ... ... ... | London ... | (Not exceeding 3lb. ... ... 2 0\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 4 0\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb.... 6 0 | {Greatest length, 3ft. 6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. | Gold, unless manufactured, ostrich feathers, intoxicating liquors of descriptions. |
| Asmara. See Eritrea.\nAssab. See Eritrea.\nAssinie. Same as French Congo.\nAustria-Hungary (not including Bosnia and Herzegovina) | London ... | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 6\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb ... 4 0\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb.... 5 6 | {2ft. in any direction. Parcels longer than 2ft. are accepted if they are neither broad nor deep | {Letters, potatoes, foreign lottery tickets, plants with roots. Goods articles below the proper standard (Addressees of parcels of medicines except chemists, must obtain special license from the local authority.) |
| Azores ... ... ... ... | London ... | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 3 5\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 4 10\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb.... 6 3 | 2 ft. in any direction | Prohibitions same as Portugal. |
| Bagamoyo. See German East Africa.\nBaghdad. Same as India.\nBahamas ... ... ... ... | London ... | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 0\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb.... 4 0\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 0 | {Greatest length, 3ft. 6 in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft. | —— |
| Bahrain. Same as India.\nBali. See Dutch East Indies.\nBandar Abas. Same as India.\nBanka. See Dutch East Indies.\nBanks Groups (near New Hebrides) ... | Sydney ... | (Not exceeding 11lb. ... ... 0 9\nFor each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. ... ... 0 7 | Ditto | Same as New South Wales. |
| Barbados ... ... ... ... | London ... | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 0\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb.... 4 0\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 0 | Ditto. | —— |
| Basutoland. See Cape Colony.\nBatavia. See Dutch East Indies.\nBechuanaland. Same as Cape Colony.\nBechuanaland Protectorate.* Same as Rhodesia. | ||||
| Belgium ... ... ... ... | London ... | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 3\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb.... 3 8\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 5 2½ | {2 ft. in any direction. Parcels slightly longer than 2 ft. are admitted if their other dimensions are small | Letters, plants, fresh meat, raw shoddy, air-guns, poignards, bayonets, sword-sticks, pistols, revolvers of small calibre, foreign bronze, copper, or nickel coins. |
| Belize. See British Honduras.\nBenito. Same as French Congo.\nBerbera. Same as India.\nBermuda ... ... ... ... | London ... | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 0\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb.... 4 0\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 0 | {Greatest length, 3 ft. 6 in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft. | —— |
| Beyrout ... ... ... ... | London-Port Said | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 0\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb.... 4 0\nOver 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 0 | Ditto | {Letters, leaf-tobacco, salt, plants, foreign coins, lottery-tickets, and firearms.\nBooks, magazines, and newspapers should not be sent by parcel-post |
| Billiton. See Dutch East Indies.\nBolivia† ... ... ... ... | London ... | (Not over 3lb. ... ... 5 2\nOver 3lb. but not over 7lb.... 6 7 | {Greatest length, 2 ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4 ft. | Letters and arms. |
| Borneo, British. See North Borneo and Sarawak.\nBorneo, Dutch. See Dutch East Indies. |
- Embracing Gaberones, Kanya, Lobatsi, Macloutsie, Mochuli, Molepolole, Palapye (Palachwe), Palla Romoutsa. † Delivery confined to principal places on
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