1842
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

22

DELIVERY.

1. To facilitate the delivery of letters a letter-box should be affixed to every house-door. Any person whose residence lies 50 yards or more from the street should provide a letter-box at his gate, in order to expedite delivery.

2. Deliveries from office counters, &c., are made from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on week-days, but certain post-offices specially authorised by the Postmaster-General may be closed during the periods of sorting and despatching mails.

3. Letter-carriers and messengers are prohibited from distributing any letters, newspapers, &c., except such as have passed through a post-office. They are not allowed to deliver in the street or elsewhere except at houses or places of business, even to addressees; nor are they allowed to deliver under doors. They are not permitted to receive any payment beyond the postage for the delivery or collection of any letter or newspaper, or to deviate from the route laid down for them. The prohibition, however, from receiving payment in addition to the postage does not extend to Christmas gratuities. For delivery of “Householder” circulars, see section 11 of “Printed Papers” regulations. For delivery of parcel by parcel-post, see regulations under “Parcel Post,” appearing in the Post and Telegraph Guide.

4. No person living within the town free delivery can claim to have his letters delivered at the office if a delivery by letter-carrier is about to take place; but letters which arrive by a mail, after which there is no immediate delivery by letter-carrier, may be obtained by any person on application at the office, so long as it is open for delivery of correspondence. In the evening offices are open for the despatch of telegraph business, but at those where letter-deliveries are made as well only letters are to be delivered which are addressed to the post-office or are intended for delivery over the counter. Letters for delivery by letter-carrier are not to be delivered at offices at such times.

5. Receipts must be given for all registered articles upon delivery thereof.

6. Letters addressed to the post-office, or to be kept till called for, may be obtained at the office, except where it is ascertained that it is the practice of persons living within the town delivery to have their letters so addressed, in which cases they will be sent out by letter-carrier. Letters for persons residing beyond any official delivery will be delivered on application at the office. It is not permitted to return any letter to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effect be written thereon (except under the provisions for special request, see “Special-request Letters”), as every letter must be delivered to the person to whom it is originally directed, and to him alone. Information must not be given by a postal officer respecting letters, &c., which pass through a post-office, except to the persons to whom they are addressed.

EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES.

1. There are express delivery services at the following offices:—
   Ashburton, Gisborne, Masterton, Port Chalmers,
   Auckland, Gore, Napier, Thames,
   Blenheim, Greymouth, Nelson, Timaru,
   Bluff, Hawera, New Plymouth, Wanganui,
   Christchurch, Hokitika, Oamaru, Wellington,
   Dunedin, Invercargill, Onehunga, Westport,
   Feilding, Lyttelton, Palmerston North, Whangarei.

2. All letters and parcels not exceeding 3 lb. in weight, posted at any post-office, intended for express delivery, must be boldly and legibly marked on the left-hand side “Express Delivery,” and two parallel lines drawn across the front and back of the letter or parcel, thus:—

+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| EXPRESS | John Burns, | |
| DELIVERY. | 502, Ghuznee | Street, |
| | | Wellington. |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+

and the delivery fee affixed in stamps, in addition to the ordinary postage. “Expressed” articles will be received up to time for receiving late letters.