New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 109

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✨ Parcel Post Rates



BRITISH, AUSTRALASIAN, AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST.—TABLE OF RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.—continued.

Place of Destination. Route. Rates of Postage. Limits of Insurance Fees payable to secure Compensation up to Special Prohibitions. Observations. Place of Destination.
Parcels not exceeding Size.
3lb. 7lb. 11lb. Length, Breadth, or Depth. Length and Girth combined. £12. £24. £36. £48. £50.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Portugal (including the Azores) London ... s. d. 2 2 s. d. 3 4 s. d. 4 6 Feet. 3½ Feet. 6 £ 20 (see col.8) s. d. 0 7 s. d. 1 0 ... ... Letters, tobacco and tobacco seeds, parts of the vine (except grapes without leaves), plants, medicine (unless accompanied by the prescription), coin, unobliterated postage or other stamps or stamped paper; bank-notes, promissory notes, and all orders for the payment of money to the bearer can only be sent in insured parcels. A parcel may not consist of two or more packages tied together ... Portugal.
Portuguese East Africa (For British Concession, Chinde, see British Central Africa Protectorate. See col. 8 London ... 4 2 5 4 6 6 2 ... 20 (see col.8) 0 9 1 3 ... ... Same as Portugal (with the exception of tobacco, which is not prohibited) Parcels for British Concession, Chinde, are admitted at the rate for British Central Africa if addressed Chinde (British Concession). Insurance confined to parcels for Lorenzo Marques, Mozambique, Quilimane, Chinde and Inhambane Parcels may be accepted for any place, but delivery is confined to Angoche, Beira, Bella Vista (Maputo), Catembe, Chai-Chai, Chibuto, Chinde, Ibo, Inhambane, Macequece, Lorenzo Marques, Marroneu, Mozambique, Mossuril, Mutarara, Porto Amelia, Quilimane, Sena, Tete, Villa Luiza (Marracuene), and addressees of parcels for other places must claim them at one of these places Portuguese East Africa.
Portuguese India* India ... 2 8 3 4 4 0 2 (see col. 8) ... 20 (see col.8) 0 6 0 10 ... ... Same as Portugal (with the exception of tobacco, which is not prohibited) 2ft. in any direction: Parcels containing umbrellas, sticks, maps, plans, or similar articles will be accepted up to a maximum of 3ft. 3in. (1 metre) in length, provided they do not exceed 7½in. (20 centimetres) in breadth or thickness. Insurance confined to parcels for Nova-Goa Portuguese India.
Portuguese Timor (Dilly only) India ... 4 4 5 0 5 8 2 4 20 0 9 1 4 ... ... Same as Portugal (with the exception of tobacco, which is not prohibited) ... Portuguese Timor (Dilly only).
Portuguese West Africa (Provinces of Angola, Guinea, St. Thomas, and Prince) London ... 3 2 4 4 5 6 2 4 20 (see col.8) 0 8 1 2 ... ... Same as Portugal (with the exception of tobacco, which is not prohibited) Insurance confined to parcels for Benguela, Bissau, Brava, Bolama, Cabenda, Loanda, Mossamedes, Novo Redondo, St. Thomas Portuguese West Africa.
Queensland (including British New Guinea) Sydney Not over 11lb. For each additional lb. or fraction of a lb. up to 11lb. ... 0 5 0 6 3½ 6 ... ... ... ... ... {Coin or bullion, tobacco in any form (unless for the personal use of the addressee), opium, grapes, vine-cuttings, coffee plants or seeds, eggs, potatoes} ... Queensland.
  • Aldana, Angediva, Bicholim, Calvalle, Canacona, Cansalim, Chandor, Chinchinine, Collem, Damao, Damao (place), Diu, Majorda, Mapuca, Margao, Mormugao, Nagar-Aveley, Nova Goa, Pernam Piedade, Pondá, Provorine, Quepem, Saligao, Sandorvem, Sangnem, Sanquelim, Santo-Estevam, Siolim, Tivim, Valpoy, Vetha-Goa.


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

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Parcel post, postage rates, insurance fees, prohibitions, size limits, weight limits, destinations, Portugal, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese India, Portuguese Timor, Portuguese West Africa, Queensland