✨ Postal Regulations
1640
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47
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439. Letters awaiting despatch to another office may, if practicable, be intercepted upon a request being made to that effect by the addressee, who must be satisfactorily identified.
440. Redirected letters must not be enclosed in new covers. They must be clearly redirected in red ink on the original covers, the old address being ruled through. Stamped covers, or stamps enclosed with redirection orders, must be returned to the applicants, with an intimation that it is contrary to rule to re-enclose redirected letters.
441. Returned letters from the Dead Letter Office, or any Chief Office, if in the authorised covers, may be redirected free of charge to any place in His Majesty’s dominions. If for other places, such letters must be surcharged full letter-postage.
442. Telegrams readdressed for transmission by post should be charged a single rate of postage only.
443. Letters believed to be wrongly addressed, or any obscurely addressed, may be forwarded to the supposed proper address as “try” letters; but such letters must be at once returned to the forwarding post-office unless delivery can be assured. Every opportunity should be taken to urge on the public the necessity for having correspondence fully and correctly addressed.
444. If letters, &c., for His Majesty’s ships cannot readily be delivered, the Secretary should be asked for instructions.
445. Every article reposted which is not believed to be legitimately readdressed must be specially brought under notice. Postmasters should invariably endeavour to satisfy themselves as to the reasons for such reposting, make prompt inquiry in cases of apparent irregularity, suitably indorse such articles, and report any case which appears to require special notice. Any letter which appears to have been opened before being redirected and reposted is to be charged with additional postage as an unpaid letter.
446. Articles prepaid in cash redirected to places beyond Australia and New Zealand may have the postage affixed in stamps by Chief Postmasters, who will claim the amount on Form Acct. 340, altered to suit the case. As the agreement between Australia and New Zealand covers delivery of circulars impressed with the “Paid” stamp, all that will be
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