3226
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 109

transmission to Maori villages. Parcels addressed to countries beyond New Zealand must not contain any perishable articles, such as fish, game, &c. Soft ripe fruit cannot be carried safely by post unless it is so packed that the juice cannot exude. Secure packing is necessary to avoid damage to other parcels, and parcels insecurely packed run every risk of being refused transmission. Tin boxes with tightly fitting lids are suitable receptacles for fruit intended for the post. In addition to the foregoing, parcels are liable to the further prohibitions indicated in the last column of the table which follows.

13. The importation of any of the following articles into New Zealand by parcel-post is prohibited: Books or music being pirated copyrights of British authors, any indecent or obscene print, painting, lithograph, photograph, engraving, book, or card, or any other indecent or obscene article, or any letter, newspaper, publication, packet, or card having thereon any words, marks, or designs of an indecent, obscene, libellous, or grossly offensive character; matches of any kind; any explosive, dangerous, or noxious substance; any living creature, except live bees and harmless entomological specimens; coin—namely, false money or counterfeit sterling, coin of the realm or of any British possession not up to standard; spirits; tobacco, except (a) a present from a person abroad to a friend in New Zealand, or (b) a sample to sell from of new brands sought to be introduced into New Zealand on a Postmaster being satisfied as to the bonâ fide character of the representations made by the recipients; opium in any form suitable for smoking; vine-cuttings, and any found in the post as received from abroad will be handed over, with wrappings, to the Customs; rags of any kind; all clothing of every kind which has ceased to be in actual wear, and not forming part of the personal effects of any passenger or any other person on board a vessel arriving in New Zealand. The Customs Department has decided that in the case of parcels of second-hand clothing arriving by post, the contents of which are not discovered to be second-hand until after being opened, delivery is not to be made until the clothing has been properly fumigated under the direction of Post Office officials. Should any such parcels arrive, addressees must be given notice that parcels will be held to allow of fumigation being carried out. Playing-cards are admitted at the following New Zealand ports only; Auckland, Dunedin, Gisborne, Invercargill, Lyttelton, Napier, Nelson, Oamaru, Timaru, Wanganui, and Wellington.

Coin, Paper Money, and Letters.

14. For places beyond New Zealand parcels must not contain any letter or invoice, coin, bank-note, or draft, or anything marked for delivery at an address other than that borne by the parcel itself. For places within New Zealand parcels may contain invoices, coin, bank-notes, or drafts. A parcel containing coin, or a bank-note, or a draft must be registered and sealed; unsigned or cancelled bank-notes must be sealed, but need not be registered. For every letter enclosed in any parcel, and for each article directed to an address other than that on the parcel, the parcel is liable to a surcharge of double the postage which such enclosure would have cost if sent separately.

Bullion and Jewellery.

15. Parcels containing jewellery, watches, articles of manufactured gold or silver, and suchlike valuables should be insured and specially packed as hereinafter instructed in regulation 9, under the heading of “Insurance of Parcels.” Parcels of bullion may not exceed, for places within New Zealand, 6lb. in weight, and for places beyond, 3lb. If addressed to any place within New Zealand, parcels containing jewellery, &c., and bullion, may be registered in lieu of being insured, or, excepting bullion, may be insured and registered if desired; but their insurance or registration is not compulsory unless the contents are over 10s. in value. Parcels containing bullion cannot be insured. The transmission of parcels of jewellery, &c., and bullion to certain countries is prohibited. (See prohibitions, in the table of British, Australasian, and Foreign Parcel Post charges). Bullion for the Australian States cannot be sent by parcel-post, but may be forwarded by registered letter post, if weighing not more than 3lb. Packages containing gold mined in the North Island, if addressed to countries beyond New Zealand, can only be posted at Money Order Offices, and senders must pay thereon the gold export duty (2s. per ounce) in addition to the usual parcel-postage.