New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 100

Page 2989

✨ Parcel-Post Rates and Prohibitions

BRITISH, AUSTRALASIAN, AND FOREIGN PARCEL

Place of Destination.	Route.	Rates of Postage.	Limits of	Insurance Fees payable to secure Compensation up to
1.	2.	3.	4.	6.
		Parcels not exceeding	Size.
		3 lb.	7 lb.	11 lb.
CUBA ..	London (service suspended)	s. d. 2 10	s. d. 4 3	s. d. 5 3
C Y P R U S (see col. 7)	London	1 8	3 4	5 0
	Colombo	3 8	5 0	6 4
DAHOMEY (see col. 7)	London	2 10	3 10	4 10
DANISH WEST INDIES (see col. 7)	London	2 8	4 4	6 0
DENMARK ..	London	1 8	2 8	3 7
DOMINICA ..	(See Leeward Islands).	..	..	..
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (see col. 7)	London	3 8	5 4	7 0

*For insurance of parcels over

POST.—TABLE OF RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.—continued.

Special Prohibitions and Observations.

7.	8.
Prohibitions.—Tobacco-seeds, dead animals and insects, unless thoroughly dried ; bullion exceeding £5 in value, oilskins and similar goods. Observations.—Parcels containing umbrellas or similar articles may be sent up to a limit of 3 ft. 6 in. in length, and 6 ft. in length and girth combined. Parcels may be accepted for any place in Cuba ; but if the post-office of the place of destination is not authorized to deal with parcels, the addressees must claim them at the nearest delivery-office.	Cuba.
Prohibitions.—Hashish, locust-eggs, salt (other than table or rock salt), coin, oilskins and similar goods. Observations.—Delivery of parcels is confined to certain places. Addressees of parcels addressed to places at which delivery is not undertaken must accept parcels at nearest delivery-office.	Cyprus.
Prohibitions.—Arms and ammunition can only be imported by special permission of the local authorities. Other prohibitions, see France. Observations.—The service extends to Abomey, Abomey-Calavi, Adjohon, Agoué, Allada, Athiémé, Bassi'a, Bohicon, Bopa, Cotonou, Djougou, Grand Popo, Guéné, Kandi, Kétou, Kouandé, Nikki, Whydah (Ouidah), Paouignan, Parhoué, Parkou, Porto Novo, Sakété, Savalou, Savé, Zagnanado, Zivie. Parcels for other places are also accepted, but must be claimed at one of the places specified above. Parcels addressed to places other than Cotonou are liable to a charge for delivery. Insurance is confined to parcels addressed to Abomey, Abomey-Calavi, Adjohon, Agoué, Allada, Athiémé, Cotonou, Grand Popo, Nikki, Whydah (Ouidah), Paouignan, Porto Novo, Savalou, Savé, and Zagnanado.	Dahomey.
Prohibitions.—Arms and ammunition (except with consent of the Government), bullion exceeding £5 in value, oilskins and similar goods. Observations.—The Danish West Indies comprise the islands of St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix.	Danish West Indies.
Prohibitions.—Bullion exceeding £5 in value, imitation money, notes, standard trade-marks, stamps, or bills; potatoes from North America; almanacs not issued in Denmark; entrails of ruminants or pigs (unless entirely dried in the air or salted), horns or hoofs (unless entirely dried in the air), wools rinsed or only back washed, hay, straw, manure, milk, and sacks used to enclose chaff; oilskins, and similar goods; margarine, oleomargarine, and similar substances. Margarine cheese and butter are subject to restrictions required by the law.	Denmark.
	Dominica.
Prohibitions.—Daggers, swordsticks, sword-umbrellas, percussion caps and firearms, bullion exceeding £5 in value, oilskins and similar goods. Observations.—Dominican Republic includes Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, Monte Christy, Samana, Sanchez, San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, La Vega, San Francisco de Macoris. No compensation is paid in respect of loss or damage of parcels or their contents. Customs declarations must be prepared with great care. The nature and the value of the contents must be indicated in detail, and the quantity and number of articles enclosed must be stated. Generic terms of description must not be used.	Dominican Republic.