✨ Postal Regulations
1678
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47
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661. Missent or misdirected parcels are not liable to additional postage by reason of their being missent or misdirected. They are to be marked above the address with the words “Missent to ——,” or “Misdirected to ——,” as the case may be date-stamped, and forwarded to the correct address. They are not to be entered on the counter record, but in other respects are to be treated as ordinary parcels.
662. When a foreign parcel is missent to the colony the receiving officer should not cancel the number of rates entered on the parcel-bill in respect of such parcel unless the parcel cannot be conveniently sent to destination. In sending such parcel to its destination it should be treated as any other parcel except that its address should not be entered in the counter record. If the parcel cannot be advantageously sent to destination it should be returned to the office of origin, and simply entered in the parcel-bill, the rate-columns being left blank, and the words “Missent from ——,” added in the column for remarks.
663. Parcels must not be sent from one office to another on trial unless doubtfully addressed. Parcels so sent should, if delivered, be charged the usual redirection fee, entered on the counter-record of the delivering office, and the words “Redirected from ——” noted in the column for remarks.
664. Inland parcels undelivered at a sub-office for one clear month must be sent to the chief post-office, accompanied by the Returned-parcel Bill, P.P. I., and should be entered at the chief office in the Returned-parcel Record.
665. When an inland parcel remains undelivered for seven days the Postmaster should make inquiry with the view of effecting delivery; and if not claimed in fourteen days a notice is to be forwarded to the sender by post, on Form P.P. G. The date on which this notice is sent must be distinctly written on the parcel at the time.
666. When a parcel posted at any place beyond New Zealand, except the United States of America, remains undelivered for one clear month the fact should be reported to the Inspector on Form C. & F. P.P. 9. All parcels originating in the United States of America or any of its dependencies with which New Zealand has parcel-post exchanges, if unclaimed, are to be returned to the office of origin without charge at the expiration of thirty days from their receipt at the office of destination.
667. Should the sender apply for the return of a parcel, enclosing the necessary postage, it must be treated as a newly posted parcel, and forwarded to him.
668. If no reply be received to the notice, or if there be reason to believe that application is made for the parcel by a person who is
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