Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4153

PARCEL-POST.

1. Rates of Postage.

SCHEDULE.

Limits of Weight and Size.

2. (a.) Inland parcels not exceeding 28 lb. in weight shall be accepted for transmission to or from all places in New Zealand served by rail or steamer. The greatest length of such parcels shall not exceed 3 ft. 6 in. (except where otherwise provided), nor shall the greatest length and girth combined exceed 7 ft.

(b.) Parcels to or from places in New Zealand served only by wheeled conveyance, for places in the Australian States and for the United Kingdom, shall not exceed 3 ft. 6 in. in length (except where otherwise provided), nor shall the greatest length and girth combined exceed 6 ft. The weight shall not exceed 11 lb., except in the case of parcels addressed by Registrars of Electors and Returning Officers to “the Clerk of Writs, Wellington,” and inland parcels containing single trout, for which the limit of weight shall be 20 lb. The ordinary parcel rates shall apply to these exceptions.

(c.) Parcels to or from New Zealand offices not served by railway, wheeled conveyance, or steamer shall not exceed 5 lb. in weight, 2 ft. in length, and 1 ft. in breadth or depth; nor can parcels for those offices be accepted which are of too fragile a nature to permit of their safe transmission in mail-bags.

(d.) Wheels must not exceed 2 ft. in diameter. Motorcycle-tire covers without frame not exceeding 26 in. in diameter may be accepted for inland transmission.

Registration, Certificates of Posting, and Acknowledgments of Receipt.

3. Parcels for delivery in New Zealand and for the United States of America may be registered on the same conditions as letters. Parcels directed to places beyond New Zealand, except the United States of America, cannot be accepted for registration, but the sender may obtain a certificate of posting on payment of a fee of 3d. Such certificate will include as many parcels as the sender chooses to enter on a list to be handed in in duplicate with the parcels. For an additional fee of 2½d. for each parcel an acknowledgment of receipt (A.R.) by the addressee will be obtained in any of the Australian States and forwarded by post to the sender.

4. An acknowledgment of posting will be supplied at the office of posting to the sender of an inland parcel. If the sender of an inland parcel desires the personal receipt of the addressee, such receipt will be obtained by means of an acknowledgment-of-delivery form, to which must be attached the fee of 2½d. Neither certificate of posting nor registration involves any liability on the part of the Department beyond that named in the clause headed “His Majesty’s Liability.”

5. Before delivery of an inland parcel a receipt shall be obtained from the addressee.

His Majesty’s Liability.

6. In the event of any damage or loss occurring during transit, the compensation to be paid by His Majesty to the owner shall not exceed in any case a greater sum than two pounds sterling in respect of any uninsured parcel.

Express Transit Service.

7. On payment by the sender of a special fee of 6d. in addition to the postage, a parcel for delivery within New Zealand shall be forwarded to its destination by the first practicable letter-mail despatched after the time of posting. On arrival at the office of destination such express parcel may be called for at the post-office, otherwise it shall be delivered in the ordinary course.

Order Coupon for Supply of Fruit.

8. An order coupon may also be used for ordering fruit, up to 28 lb. in weight, which is to be conveyed by ordinary parcel post, provided that the fruit is packed in accordance with the regulations.

Mixed Freight and Postal Service.

9. Parcels of fruit will be delivered by parcel post, and the regulations respecting liquid-tight packing will not be insisted upon if the fruit is forwarded by fruitgrowers in the following manner:—

Several packages of fruit for delivery from the same post-office may be packed in one crate or case, together with a list showing particulars of the parcels enclosed, and consigned to the Postmaster of the delivering office, with one railage or steamer freight service payable on delivery. The crates or cases will be taken delivery of by the Postmaster at the railway-station or wharf. Each package must bear postage-stamps to the full charge at parcel-post rates, must be fully addressed, and must not exceed 28 lb. in weight. The total gross weight of the crate or case must not exceed 56 lb., and the total postage affixed to the enclosed parcels must amount to at least 2s. 6d. If desired, empty crates or cases will be returned by Postmasters at the risk and expense of owners.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.