New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 109

Page 3633

✨ Parcel Post Rates



POST.—TABLE OF RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.—continued.

Place of Destination. Route. Rates of Postage. s. Limits of Insurance Fees payable to secure Compensation up to Special Prohibitions. Observations. Place of Destination.
1. 2. Parcels not exceeding Size. 7. 8. 9.
3lb. 7lb. 11lb. Length, Breadth, or Depth. Length and Girth combined. Insured Value. £12. £24. £36. £48. £50
s. d. s. d. s. d. Feet. Feet. £ s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
German New Guinea (Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, Stephansort, Konstantinhafen, Herbertshoh, Berlinhafen) Colombo ... 4 6 5 4 0 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Letters, liquids, opium (except for medicinal purposes), firearms and munitions (except for personal use of persons not native, unless specially authorised by the Governor) German New Guinea.
German South-west Africa (Capcross, Gibeon, Gobanlis, Gross-barmen, Keetmanshoep, Lüderitzbucht, Okahandja, Omaruru, Otjimbingue, Outjo Rehoboth, Swakopmund Warmbad, & Windhoek, see col. 8) London ... 3 8 4 10 6 0 2 (see col. 8) 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... Letters, coin or bullion exceeding £5 in value German South-west Africa.
Germany (see col. 7) London ... 1 8 2 10 4 0 3½ 6 50 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3* Letters, roots, plants, parts of the vine (except grapes), loose playing cards, and incomplete packs of cards, salt meat in quantities weighing less than 4 kilos (8lb. 13oz.) and meat (except venison or flesh of water animals or birds, if in sound condition), whether fresh, frozen, cured, pickled, prepared with chemical preservatives or colouring matter, or in sealed cases, sausages and mixtures of minced meat, saccharine, and similar products, and preparations containing them
Parcels containing plants must be accompanied by a statement, made by the sender, that he undertakes to bear the cost of examination by an expert, and authorises the addressee or some one else resident in Germany to pay the fee on his behalf. Plants must be packed firmly in cases, baskets, or closed parcels, but so as to allow a close verification of the plants and the packing, coin or bullion exceeding £5 in value Malt and malted foods for Bavaria must be accompanied by a “Polette,” i.e., a permit issued by the Customs authorities in Bavaria, which must be obtained by the sender beforehand Germany.
Gibraltar Melbourne Not over 2lb. For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. ... 1 6 0 9 3½ 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... Arms and ammunition, parts of firearms, utensils of war, naval or military stores, essences of gin, rum, brandy, and whisky (unless special permission has been obtained), coin or bullion exceeding £5 in value Gibraltar.
London ... 1 8 3 4 5 0 3½ 6 50 0 7 1 0 1 5 1 10 2 3
  • For insurance of parcels over £50 see special table, page 39.

Dec. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3633 19



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🚂 British, Australasian, and Foreign Parcel Post Rates - Continued (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Parcel Post, Postage Rates, Insurance Fees, Prohibitions, Size Limits, Weight Limits, Destinations, German New Guinea, German South-west Africa, Germany, Gibraltar