June 18. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1839

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warded by the mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch. Coin, bank-notes, bullion, gold, cheques, money-orders, and postal notes (except the last three in bankers’ packets) may not be sent to Australia except in letters, and such letters containing coin, bank-notes, bullion, or gold must be registered.

Prohibitions.

19. It is prohibited to send to any of the countries mentioned in the “List of Countries to which Postal Union Rates are charged” (at pages 34 to 41) any registered article marked on the outside with the declared value of the contents; and Postmasters must refuse to receive articles which are so marked.

20. It is forbidden to send coin, jewellery, or precious articles by letter-post to any of the same countries which are not marked (b).

21. Jewellery, &c., if addressed to countries which do not admit of their transmission by letter-post, and with which New Zealand has parcel exchanges, may be sent by parcel-post, except in cases in which they are specially prohibited; see special tables under heading “British, Intercolonial, and Foreign Parcel Post.”

22. The registration to some countries is incomplete. In such cases articles are as a rule registered to the port of arrival, and the continuation of the registration thence to destination is left at the discretion of the country of arrival.

Redirection.

23. Registered articles are redirected free of charge on the same conditions as ordinary letters.

REDIRECTION.

Conditions of Free Redirection.

1. Redirected letters, post and letter cards, commercial papers, printed papers, newspapers, and sample-packets are treated as if they were addressed direct from the first office of posting to their ultimate destination, no charge whatever being made for intermediate redirections. When letters are fully prepaid for their first destination they are charged on delivery only the actual difference between the postage from the first office of posting to the ultimate place of destination and the postage originally affixed to the letters. Thus, a 4 oz. letter prepaid 1d. and posted at Wellington for Auckland would be redirected free of charge thence to Dunedin, or, if not exceeding ½ oz. in weight, to any place named in the list on page 3. Telegrams readdressed for transmission by post are charged 1d.

Parcels treated differently.

2. Parcels are, when redirected, liable to an additional rate of postage for each redirection, except where the original and corrected addresses are both within a free delivery from the same post-office.

Redirection of Registered Letters.

3. Registered letters, &c., the redirection of which is desired after delivery, must not be dropped in the letter-box, but must be handed in at the office counter.

Notices of Removal.

4. Notices of removal and applications for the redirection of letters, &c., must in all cases be signed by the persons to whom the letters are addressed. The printed form of notice, which will be supplied on application at any post-office, should be used wherever practicable. Redirection orders by telegraph will be acted upon, but signatures thereto must be verified and must be full. Redirection orders hold good for six months only, unless in special cases.

5. As private boxes can be and are occasionally cleared during the sorting of mails, the Department cannot undertake to intercept and redirect correspondence delivered through private boxes, but will as far as possible endeavour to comply with such requests.

6. The Department cannot undertake to redirect a letter until it reaches the office to which it is addressed.