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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
|No. 47
97
| An Article | Time at which to be returned. | Reason to be assigned in Red Ink, on the Address Side. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. For a person deceased, unless deliverable to a proper representative | At once | Deceased. |
| 2. Posted without an address, or illegibly addressed | At once | Not addressed. |
| 3. Posted without the name of either a chief office or sub-office on the address, unless for a person known to be living within the delivery of the office where posted, or for a well-known person or place in some other delivery | At once | Insufficient address. |
| 4. Addressed so as to apply equally to two or more persons or firms, and to leave it a matter of real doubt to whom to be delivered | At once | Insufficient address. |
| 5. Absolutely refused ... ... ... | At once | Refused. |
| 6. Addressed to a street or place when there is in the town no street or place of that name, or similar name, unless there be no reasonable doubt as to the person for whom the article is intended | At once | No such street or place in [Office stamp]. |
| 7. Addressed to the post-office, or “To be called for,” or to a person residing outside the letter-carriers’ deliveries — |
Inland ... ... ...
From Australia ... ...
From other countries beyond New Zealand | { One month
Six weeks
Two months } | Unclaimed; or, Not called for. || 8. Addressed to a specified house for a person who, nevertheless, cannot be found; or addressed to a person who has gone away without leaving an address—
Inland ... ... ...
From Australia ... ...
From other countries beyond New Zealand | { One week
One month
Six weeks } | Not to be found; or, Gone, no address. |
| 9. At seaports, when addressed to a ship. (Unless it be well known, or ascertained by inquiry of the agent, that, owing to disaster or other cause, the ship cannot arrive within three months, in which case it should be returned at once) | Three clear months | Ship sailed, not known where; or Sailed for ——, &c. |
| 10. Addressed to the British Consul ... | At once, to Secretary. | |
| 11. Posted from Government House, Wellington, or bearing the Government House frank | At once. | |
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