JULY 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1603

19

“Householder” circulars, see section 12 of “Printed Papers” regulations. For delivery of parcel by parcel-post, see regulations under “Parcel Post,” pages 111 to 115 in the Post and Telegraph Guide.

4. No person living within the town free delivery can claim to have his letters delivered at the office if a delivery by letter-carrier is about to take place; but letters which arrive by a mail, after which there is no immediate delivery by letter-carrier, may be obtained by any person on application at the office, so long as it is open for delivery of correspondence. In the evening offices are open for the despatch of telegraph business, but at those where letter-deliveries are made as well only letters are to be delivered which are addressed to the post-office or are intended for delivery over the counter. Letters for delivery by letter-carrier are not to be delivered at offices at such times.

5. Receipts must be given for all registered articles upon delivery thereof.

6. Letters addressed to the post-office, or to be kept till called for, may be obtained at the office, except where it is ascertained that it is the practice of persons living within the town delivery to have their letters so addressed, in which cases they will be sent out by letter-carrier. Letters for persons residing beyond any official delivery will be delivered on application at the office. It is not permitted to return any letter to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effect be written thereon (except under the provisions for special request, see “Special-request Letters”), as every letter must be delivered to the person to whom it is originally directed, and to him alone. Information must not be given by a postal officer respecting letters, &c., which pass through a post-office, except to the persons to whom they are addressed.

EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES.

1. There are express delivery services at the following offices:—

Ashburton, Hawera, Palmerston North,
Auckland, Hokitika, Port Chalmers,
Blenheim, Invercargill, Thames,
Bluff, Lyttelton, Timaru,
Christchurch, Masterton, Wanganui,
Dunedin, Napier, Wellington,
Feilding, Nelson, Westport,
Gisborne, New Plymouth, Whangarei.
Gore, Oamaru,
Greymouth, Onehunga,

For special messenger service see page 201-2 of the Post and Telegraph Guide.

2. All letters and parcels not exceeding 3 lb. in weight, posted at any post-office, intended for express delivery, must be boldly and legibly marked on the left-hand side “Express Delivery,” and two parallel lines drawn across the front and back of the letter or parcel, thus:—

+------------------+------------------+------------------+
| EXPRESS          |                  |                  |
| DELIVERY.        | John Burns,      |                  |
|                  | 502, Ghuznee     | Street,          |
|                  |                  | Wellington.      |
+------------------+------------------+------------------+

and the delivery fee affixed in stamps, in addition to the ordinary postage. “Expressed” articles will be received up to time for receiving late letters.

3. All articles not so marked, or not fully prepaid the postage and delivery fee, will be treated as a rule as ordinary correspondence, and delivered in the usual way. In certain cases, however, where the delivery fee has been paid and the distance apparently miscalculated, or the postage inadvertently omitted, the articles will be delivered and the deficiency collected from the addressee and affixed to the letter in postage-due stamps.

4. The delivery fee for each article is 6d. for the first mile, and 3d. for each additional mile up to two miles, or three miles in all, by the nearest practicable road. Any excess in charges required to be paid before delivery must be paid by the addressee.

5. Delivery will be made by telegraph message boy. The sender may, however, direct that delivery be made at the post-office, in which case the words “To be called for” must be written underneath the words “Express delivery.”