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address of the sender on the cover, but in such a position as not to be mistaken for
the address of the parcel. The officer to whom it is handed will check the size, weight,
and postage affixed before accepting the parcel. Parcels must not be posted in posting-
boxes; infringements of this rule render inland parcels liable to a fine of 6d. on
delivery, and foreign parcels to detention.
5. Postmasters are forbidden to hand a parcel back to the sender, except as provided
in the regulation headed “Undelivered and Unclaimed Parcels.”

Customs Declaration.

6. The sender of a parcel addressed to any place beyond New Zealand must make
   a Customs declaration (on a form to be obtained at any Post Office) describing the
   contents and stating the value, and also giving the name of the office of destination
   and the sender’s signature and place of residence. A false declaration involves the
   forfeiture of the parcel, and renders the sender liable to prosecution under the Customs
   laws.

Limits of Weight and Size.

7. Parcels not exceeding 11lb. in weight, 3ft. 6in. in length, or 6ft. in length and
   girth combined, are accepted for transmission to all places within New Zealand
   excepting those not served by railway, coach, or steamboat (see next regulation),
   to the Australian States, and to the United Kingdom. Thus a parcel measuring 3ft. 6in.
   in length can be 2ft. 6in. in girth, while one of 3ft. in length may be 3ft. in girth, &c.
   The limits of weight and size of parcels for other countries will be found in the Rate-
   table which follows. Wheels must not exceed 2ft. in diameter. Parcels weighing
   up to 20 lb. each, addressed to the Clerk of Writs, Wellington, may be accepted from
   Registrars of Electors and Returning Officers.
8. Parcels for or from New Zealand offices not served by coach, railway, or steamer
   must not exceed 5lb. in weight, 2ft. in length, and 1ft. in breadth or depth; nor can
   parcels for those offices be accepted which are of too fragile a nature to permit of their
   safe transmission in mail-bags.
9. Fishing-rods in packages up to a maximum length of 4ft. 6in. may be accepted.
   Their transmission is allowed only between New Zealand offices served by railway,
   coach, or steamboat.

How to Pack.

10. The public will greatly facilitate the work of the Post Office and help towards the
    safe delivery of parcels by taking care that parcels are in all cases compactly, strongly,
    and securely packed, especially those with fragile or perishable contents. It should be
    borne in mind that a parcel must be frequently handled before it reaches its destina-
    tion, and, although every care will be taken by the officers through whose hands it
    passes, it will be impossible to avoid occasional damage if the packing is defective.
11. Parcels containing perishable articles, such as game, fish, eggs, &c., may be ac-
    cepted for inland transmission. Razors, scissors, needles, knives, forks, or other sharp
    instruments, liquids, or semi-liquids, such as paints, &c., bottles, or glass in any form,
    may be forwarded both inland and to such of the countries beyond New Zealand as
    do not specially prohibit their introduction (see prohibitions in the table which
    follows). All such articles must, however, be securely packed, so as to prevent all risk
    or injury to other parcels or the officers of the Post Office.

Prohibitions.

12. Parcels bearing or containing writing or marks of an offensive or indecent
    character, or containing gunpowder, cartridges, matches of any kind, or anything ex-
    plosive or liable to sudden combustion, bladders containing liquid, live animals, offensive
    or filthy matter, or any substance likely to cause injury to other parcels or to the officers
    of the Post Office, rags of any kind, also all clothing of every kind which has ceased to
    be in actual wear and does not form part of the personal effects of any passenger or any
    other person on board a vessel arriving in New Zealand, are not accepted for trans-
    mission. Bottles or packages of liquid, as clinical specimens for examination or
    analysis, cannot be admitted into the post for transmission to the United Kingdom.
    Parcels or packages containing intoxicating liquor cannot be admitted into the post for