New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 3

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✨ Parcel Post Rates and Conditions



Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 43

BRITISH, INTERCOLONIAL, AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST—continued.

Colony or Country. Route. Rate of Postage. Maximum Dimensions. Special Prohibitions, in addition to those specified under the Conditions of Transmission.
Bosnia-Herzegovina ... ... ... Vid London-Germany {Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 9} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 4 3} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 5 9} 2 ft. in any direction {Letters, potatoes, pork, bacon, foreign lottery-tickets, and plants.}
British Central Africa* ... ... London ... {Not over 1lb. ... ... 2 6} {Over 1lb. but not over 2lb. ... 4 0} {Over 2lb. but not over 3lb. ... 5 6} {Over 3lb. but not over 4 lb. ... 8 0} {Over 4lb. but not over 5lb. ... 9 6} {Over 5lb. but not over 6lb. ... 11 0} {Over 6lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 12 6} Greatest length, 3ft. 6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft. Letters.
British Columbia. See Canada.
British East Africa (Golbanti, Kilindi, Kismayu, Lanu, Melindi, Mombasa, Muani, Ndii, Takungu, Wanga, Witu) London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 0} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 4 0} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb ... 6 0} Ditto Poisonous drugs.
British Guiana ... ... ... London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 0} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 4 0} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb ... 6 0} Ditto {Spirits, opium, ganje, charas, bhang, cannabis indica, parts of dutiable articles (except by permission of the Governor).}
British Honduras ... ... ... London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 0} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 4 0} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb ... 6 0} Ditto. {Letters, worn-out clothes and boots intended for sale, plants (unless accompanied by a certificate of origin), vegetables, flowers, leaves, roots, bulbs, grapes, parts of the vine, meat, foreign copper and silver coins, arms and ammunition, lottery-tickets, advertisements, cotton and geranium oil. Wax-candles, fishing-nets, saccharine, treacle, medicines, and poisonous drugs can only be imported under special conditions, to be ascertained in Bulgaria.}
British New Guinea. Same as Queensland.
Bulgaria ... ... ... London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 3 6} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 5 0} 2 ft. in any direction Letters and plants.
Burma. } See India.
Ceylon. }
Cambodia. Same as Cochin China.
Cameroons and Togo ... ... ... London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 3 3} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 4 9} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 3} Ditto Oleomargarine, butterine, and similar substitutes for butter.
Canada ... ... ... Sydney ... {Not over 1lb. ... ... 1 0} {For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. ... ... 1 0} {Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest depth or width, 1ft.} Diamonds, specie, bullion, gold (in dust or nuggets), ostrich-feathers.
Cape Coast. See Gold Coast Colony.
Cape Colony ... ... ... Direct, or vid Australia {Not over 1lb. ... ... 1 0} {For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. ... ... 1 0} {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6ft.}
Cape to Bechuanaland Protectorate, Mashonaland, Matabeleland, &c., see Rhodesia.)
Cape Vere Islands ... ... ... London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 3 5} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 4 10} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 3} {Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4 ft.} Letters.
Cayenne. See French Guiana.
Celebes. See Dutch East Indies.
Ceylon ... ... ... Melbourne {Not over 1lb. ... ... 1 0} {For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. ... ... 1 0} {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft.} Arms and ammunition by way of merchandise, parts (sent separately) of articles which are liable to Customs duty.
Central Africa. See British Central Africa.
Chili ... ... ... {Monte Vid. {Not exceeding 1lb. ... ... 1 11} {For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11 lb. ... ... 0 8} {London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 4 9} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 6 2} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 7 7} Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4 ft. Letters, plants, arms and implements of war, and articles injurious to health.
China. See Hongkong.
Cochin China ... ... ... London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 5 0} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 6 6} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 8 0} Ditto Letters, gold, silver, jewellery, &c.
Colombia, Republic of ... ... ... London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 3 0} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 5 0} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 7 0} {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft.} Letters, arms, and ammunition.
Comoro Islands.† See Mayotte.
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 ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 3 6} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 5 0} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 6} {Greatest length, 2ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4 ft.} Letters.
Constantinople ... ... ... London ... {Not over 3lb. ... ... 2 0} {Over 3lb. but not over 7lb.... ... 4 0} {Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 0} {Greatest length, 3ft.6in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft.} Firearms, leaf-tobacco, salt, letters, plants, foreign silver coins, and lottery-tickets. Magazines and newspapers should not be sent by parcel-post.
Cook Islands. See Rarotonga.
Corea. Same as Japan.
  • Embracing Abercorn, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chinde, Chiromo, Deep Bay, Fort Anderson, Fort Johnston, Fort Lister, Fort Liwonde, Fort Rosebery, Kalungwizi, Konga, Mlanje Mpimbi, Pangomani, Port Herald, Tanganyika, Zomba.
    † Grand Comoro, Johanna, or Anjouan, and Mayotte.

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