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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsica ... | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 2 9 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 4 2 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 5 7 |
2 ft. in any direction | {Same as for France, with the addition of articles of gold, silver, jewellery, &c. |
| Costa Rica | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 3 4 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 5 10 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 8 6 |
{Greatest length, 3ft. 6 in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft.} | Letters, arms, ammunition. |
| Crete.* See Turkey. | ||||
| Curaçao. See Dutch West Indies. | ||||
| Cyprus ... | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 2 0 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 4 0 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 0 |
Ditto | {Locust-eggs, salt, silver and copper coins. |
| Dahomey.† Same as French Congo. | ||||
| Damaraland. See German South West Africa. | ||||
| Danish West Indies | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 3 0 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 5 0 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 7 0 |
Ditto | Letters. |
| Dar-es-Salaam. See German East Africa. | ||||
| Demerara. See British Guiana. | ||||
| Denmark | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 2 6 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 4 0 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 5 6 |
2 ft. in any direction | {Letters, foreign lottery-tickets and prospectuses, imitations of money notes, or bills, potatoes, almanacs. |
| Diego Suarez. See Madagascar. | ||||
| Dominica. See Leeward Islands. | ||||
| Dutch East Indies, comprising a large number of places situated in Bali, Banka, Billiton, Dutch Borneo, Celebes, Java, Madura, Moluccas, Rhio, Sumatra (part), and Timor (part) | Brisbane | {Not over 1lb. ... 1 8½ } For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. ... 0 8 |
{2 ft. in length, or 4 ft. in length and girth combined} | Letters, opium, arms, salt (except fine table-salt), coffee-plants or -seeds. |
| Dutch Guiana (Paramaribo and Nieuw-Nickerie) Dutch West Indies (Curaçao, St. Eustatius, and St. Martin) |
London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 3 0 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 5 0 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 7 0 |
Ditto | Letters. |
| Egypt ... | Sydney ... | {Not over 1lb. ... 1 3 } 2lb. ... 1 7 3lb. ... 3 2 4lb. ... 3 6 5lb. ... 3 10 6lb. ... 4 2 7lb. ... 4 6 8lb. ... 6 1 9lb. ... 6 5 10lb. ... 6 9 11lb. ... 7 1 |
Greatest length, 3ft. 6 in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft. | {Letters, materials for the composition of gunpowder, salt, poison (unless addressed to chemists or druggists), books of the Mussulman religion, foreign silver and copper coins. |
| London-Gibraltar | {Not over 3lb. ... 2 0 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 4 0 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 6 0 |
{Greatest length, 2 ft.; greatest length and girth combined 4 ft.} | Same as Italy. | |
| England. See United Kingdom. | ||||
| Eritrea, Red Sea (Adi-Ugri, Asmara, Assab, Keren, Massowah, and Kinda)† | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 4 0 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 5 6 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 7 0 |
{Greatest length, 3ft. 6 in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft.} | |
| Falkland Islands | 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. 6 in.; greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft.} | |
| Faröe Islands. Same as Denmark. | ||||
| Fiji | Auckland | {Not over 1lb. ... 0 8 } For each additional lb. or fraction of lb. up to 11lb. ... 0 6 |
Ditto | Letters. |
| Finland. Same as Russia. | ||||
| Formosa. Same as Japan. | ||||
| France (not including Algeria or Corsica, which see) | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 2 4 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 3 9 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 5 2 |
{2 ft. in any direction. Slender parcels, such as umbrellas, &c., may be accepted up to 3 ft. 6 in. in length.} | {Letters, secret and forbidden arms, ammunition, game out of season (grouse not included), fresh meat (except fillets and sirloins of beef), foreign bronze coin, tobacco (unless addressed to the “Régie,” or in limited quantities for personal use of addressee), essence of tobacco, playing-cards, shrubs, young trees, parts of the vine. Medicine is subject to special restrictions. Gold must be at least 18 carat, and silver must be up to the French standard. Jewellery is assayed and hall-marked at the expense of the addressee. |
| French Congo (Libreville, Loango, &c.) | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 4 0 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 5 6 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 7 0 |
{Greatest length, 2 ft.; greatest length and girth combined, 4 ft.} | Letters, arms, gold, silver, jewellery, &c. |
| French Guiana... | London ... | {Not over 3lb. ... 4 0 } Over 3lb. but not over 7lb. ... 5 6 Over 7lb. but not over 11lb. ... 7 0 |
Ditto | Letters, gold, silver, jewellery, &c. |
- Parcels for British soldiers and sailors in Crete should be prepaid at the postage for Malta.
† Cotonou, Dcgba, Grand Popo, Ogoné, Porto novo, Whydah.
‡ Parcels for Adi-Ugri, Asmara, Keren, and Kinda must be claimed at Massowah, or the addressees must pay for conveyance from that place to destination.
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