✨ Postal Regulations and Mail Handling
JUNE 15.¹ THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1631
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398. Unpaid and insufficiently prepaid correspondence (except that from Australia, which is already fully surcharged on receipt) is charged on delivery double the deficiency marked by the despatching office. Unpaid or insufficiently prepaid registered letters are to be delivered to addressees without charge. For conversion of francs and centimes into shillings and pence, see Rule 370. When, after doubling the deficiency, the conversion into pence leaves a remainder below five centimes, it is not taken into account; for any remainder beyond five centimes, 1d. is to be charged.
399. Every article of correspondence which does not bear the stamp “T” is considered as fully prepaid and treated accordingly, unless there be an obvious error.
400. Redirected surcharged articles, other than those insufficiently prepaid, should only be charged actual deficiencies on delivery. Articles insufficiently prepaid for their first destination should be taxed double the deficiency.
401. Any unclaimed articles originating in New Zealand returned by a foreign country (such articles are generally labelled “Rebuts”) should be forwarded to the Inspector by the first dead-letter mail, even when the cover bears the address of the sender.
402. All letter-bills and registered-letter lists received from foreign offices and from the Marine Post Office must be forwarded, when completed, to the Inspector. Letter-bills and registered-letter lists originating in Australia are returned to offices of origin, except during statistical periods of May and November, when they should be sent to the Inspector.
403. All letter-bills and registered-letter lists received by the Mail Agent must be forwarded to the Inspector.
404. Particulars of mails received must be recorded in the Foreign Mail Register by the receiving office. When no weights are advised in the letter-bills the weight columns in the register should be left blank. The contents of mails received by direct steamers must be weighed, and entered under Article II. of the letter-bill.
405. Bags received from foreign offices must be returned empty to the nearest office of exchange of the country of origin. The only exception to this rule will be in connection with mails for the United Kingdom and Transvaal.
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