✨ Postal Regulations
JULY 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1601
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Parcels treated differently.
- Parcels are, when redirected, liable to an additional rate of postage for each redirection, except where the original and corrected addresses are both within a free delivery from the same post-office.
Redirection of Registered Letters.
- Registered letters, &c., the redirection of which is desired after delivery, must not be dropped in the letter-box, but must be handed in at the office counter.
Notices of Removal.
- Notices of removal and applications for the redirection of letters, &c., must in all cases be signed by the persons to whom the letters are addressed. The printed form of notice, which will be supplied on application at any post-office, should be used wherever practicable. Redirection orders by telegraph will be acted upon, but signatures thereto must be verified and must be full. Redirection orders cannot be allowed to remain in force longer than six months.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
- On the first day of each month a list is exhibited at each post-office in New Zealand of the addresses of all letters received from places beyond New Zealand that have remained unclaimed at such post-office for periods varying according to the countries of origin or according to the address of the letters as in the following table, and such of these letters as remain unclaimed at the end of the specified further period are then forwarded to the Dead Letter Office, to be returned unopened to the countries where they originated.
LETTERS
| — | Remaining Unclaimed for a Period from Date of Receipt of | Are then advertised and returned to the Dead Letter Office after having been retained from Date of Receipt for |
|---|---|---|
| Addressed to the Post-office, or “To be called for,” or to a person residing beyond the letter-carriers’ deliveries:— From New Zealand .. .. | 1 month .. .. | 6 weeks. .. |
| From Australia .. .. | 3 weeks .. .. | 2 months. |
| From other countries beyond New Zealand | 1 month .. .. | |
| Addressed to a specified house for a person who nevertheless cannot be found; or addressed to a person who has gone away without leaving an address:— From New Zealand .. .. | 1 week .. .. | 1 month. .. |
| From Australia .. .. | 2 weeks .. .. | 6 weeks. |
| From other places beyond New Zealand | 3 weeks .. .. |
Unclaimed letters originating in New Zealand are not advertised, but at the end of the specified periods are forwarded (excepting special-request letters) to the Dead Letter Office, Wellington, there to be opened and returned to the writers.
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Letters addressed to ships at seaports are kept three months.
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Under section 22 of “The Post Office Act, 1900,”—
(1.) Every postal packet addressed to any person at any premises licensed under “The Licensing Act, 1881,” or at any shipping office, or public or private lodginghouse, and delivered to or received by the licensee of such premises, or the person apparently in charge of such office or lodginghouse, or any one acting as the agent or servant of any such licensee or person, shall be deemed to be under the control of the Postmaster-General until delivered to the person to whom the same is addressed.
(2.) If the same is not so delivered within two months after the receipt thereof by or on behalf of such licensee or other person as aforesaid, and if instructions to the contrary are not received from the person to whom the same is addressed, the licensee or other person as aforesaid shall return the same to the nearest post-office, with the reasons therefor.
(3.) Every such postal packet shall be transmitted to the Dead Letter Office, and shall be there dealt with as undelivered.
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NZ Gazette 1905, No 62
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Redirection of Registered Postal Articles
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRedirection, Parcels, Additional Postage, Free Delivery, Same Post-Office
🚂 Redirection of Registered Letters
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRegistered Letters, Redirection, Office Counter, Letter-Box
🚂 Notices of Removal and Redirection Applications
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsNotices of Removal, Redirection Applications, Signed by Addressee, Printed Form, Telegraph Orders, Six Months Limit
🚂 Handling of Unclaimed Letters
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsUnclaimed Letters, Monthly List, Post-Office Display, Dead Letter Office, Return to Origin, New Zealand Origin
🚂 Retention Periods for Unclaimed Letters by Origin and Address Type
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRetention Periods, Unclaimed Letters, New Zealand, Australia, Other Countries, Letter-Carriers’ Deliveries, To Be Called For, No Address Left
🚂 Legal Provisions for Postal Packets to Licensed Premises and Lodginghouses
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal Packets, Licensed Premises, Licensing Act 1881, Shipping Office, Lodginghouse, Postmaster-General Control, Two Months Delivery, Return to Post-Office, Dead Letter Office