New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 100

Page 2982

✨ Parcel-Post Rates and Regulations

BRITISH, AUSTRALASIAN, AND FOREIGN PARCEL

Place of Destination.	Route.	Rates of Postage.			Limits of			Insurance Fees payable to secure Compensation up to
		3.			Size.			6.
		Parcels not exceeding			4.
		3 lb.	7 lb.	11 lb.	Length, or Breadth, or Depth.	Length and Girth combined.	Insured Value	£12.	£24.	£36.	£48.	£60.
1.	2.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	Feet.	Feet.	£	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
ABYSSINIA ..	London	5 2	5 10	6 6	2	4	..	..	..	..	..	..
ADEN (including Perim)	(See India).	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
AFGHANISTAN (see col. 7)	..	Same as India			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
ALASKA ..	..	Same as United States of America.			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
ALGERIA ..	London	2 0	3 0	4 0	2 (see col. 7)	4	200	0 9	1 3	1 9	2 4	2 11*
ANDAMAN ISLANDS	(See India).	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
ANTIGUA ..	(See Leeward Islands).	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Monte Video	Not over 1 lb.	2 0		2	4	..	..	..	..	..	..
		" 2 lb.	2 2
		" 3 lb.	2 4
		" 4 lb.	2 10
		" 5 lb.	3 0
		" 6 lb.	3 2
		" 7 lb.	3 4
		" 8 lb.	3 10
		" 9 lb.	4 0
		" 10 lb.	4 2
		" 11 lb.	4 4
	London	2 8	4 4	6 0	2 (see col. 7)	6	..	..	..	..	..	..
ASCENSION ..	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

POST.—TABLE OF RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.

Special Prohibitions and Observations.	Place of Destination.
7.	8.
Prohibitions.—Articles of gold or silver, and other precious articles; coin, bullion exceeding £5 in value; arms and ammunition (except with the authority of the Abyssinian Government); tobacco in any form, except in parcels addressed to the “Régié coïntéressée des tabacs de l’Empire Ethiopien,” or to members of the Diplomatic Corps. Observations.—The service extends to Adis-Ababa, Diré-Dawa, and Harrar only. Parcels are liable to a charge for delivery. All parcels must be very strongly packed, and those of which the contents are liable to be affected by damp should be enclosed in two separate waterproof covers.	Abyssinia.
	Aden.
Prohibitions.—Opium and other drugs, arms, &c., as specified under India. Observations.—Parcels must be addressed to the care of an agent of the sender at Peshawur, who must arrange for their onward transmission and prepay the postage to the Ameer’s agent. They must be securely packed and sealed. No responsibility is taken after delivery to the sender’s agent at Peshawur.	Afghanistan.
	Alaska.
Prohibitions.—Same as France; also secret arms (daggers, &c., and pistols under 298 mm. in length, revolvers under 150 mm.); other arms, sporting-guns, their parts, ammunition, &c., unless a permit is obtained by the addressee. The importation of cotton-seed and plants (except the vine and all parts of the vine, prohibited) is subject to restriction. Observations.—Every package of plums, preserved vegetables, or sardines must bear the name of the country of origin in raised or sunken letters. The cover of the parcel must also bear the name. Parcels are liable to a charge for delivery. The importation of gold and silver articles is subject to the same restrictions as for France.	Algeria.
	Andaman Islands.
	Antigua.
Prohibitions.—Daggers, stilettos, and blades of all kinds except in scissors or pen-knives, iron hits (with or without points). In addition, via London, bullion exceeding £5 in value. Observations.—Arms, ammunition, seeds, and living plants or parts thereof can be imported only by special authority of the Argentine Government. The importation of all plants, fruits, and vegetables is subject to special restrictions. Parcels for the Argentine Republic are subject to a fiscal charge under the National Stamp Act. Via London: Parcels which do not measure more than 8 in. in depth or breadth may be as much as 3 ft. 3 in. in length.	Argentine.
Prohibitions.—Bullion exceeding £5 in value, oilskins, and similar goods. Observations.—No parcel may exceed £50 in value.	Ascension.