✨ Postal Regulations
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47
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At the office of despatch “expressed” articles are to be placed in a separate bundle, with a coloured label marked “Express” tied outside; the number of articles in the bundle must be marked on the slip and the letter-bill, and the bundle placed with the letter-bill. Fragile parcels must, of course, be sent in hampers, and advised on the letter-bill as “In hamper.”
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The officer who opens the mail must take out the “express” bundle, have the contents immediately dealt with by date-stamping, entering the address on form P.P.N., and handing the articles for delivery either to the telegraph messenger (who should be rung for immediately it is known that a mail contains “express” articles), or to the delivery clerk for delivery at the counter, as the case may be.
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Gummed labels bearing the word “Express,” for affixing to the addressed side of “expressed” articles, may be handed to the public, or affixed by officers when such articles are handed in over the counter or discovered in the posting-box.
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The special messenger service will, at Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Napier, and Wellington, be dealt with by the Officer in Charge of the telegraph-office, who should make arrangements for prompt despatch of a messenger whenever required. At the Exchanges at other offices, Chief Postmasters or Postmasters will act in the same manner.
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The form provided for use in connection with the special messenger service is self-explanatory. The butt thereof must, prior to the despatch of the messenger, be filled up, with the exception of the fee payable, which cannot be determined until the return of the messenger.
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At the end of each quarter or half-year, as the case may be, the butts must be detached and sorted into numerical sequence of the telephone subscribers’ connections. A total must then be made of the fees due by each subscriber, and the amount thereof included in the account rendered for rental, &c. To facilitate the determination of the fees payable, a map of the borough or town, if available, should be marked with concentric circles embracing the various distances, the charge, of course, being determined in each case on the basis of the shortest possible route to the objective point. The butts of the forms must be retained for one month after completion of the period for which the account is rendered, provided that payment of the fees has been duly made. In any case of non-payment the relative forms must be retained for further reference.
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Shipping Notices and Mail Regulations
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal regulations, Express mail, Mail handling, Messenger service, Postal fees
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Special Messenger Service Regulations
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostal regulations, Express delivery, Messenger service, Telephone subscribers