Aug. 18.]\n\nTHE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.\n\n2701\n\n5. The following documents, provided they conform to the conditions, are regarded\nas commercial papers :—\n\n| Description of Document. | Conditions. |\n|---|---|\n| (a) Acceptances, bills of exchange, invoices, bills of lading (separately or enclosed with invoices), consignees' advice notes (marked "Consignee"), drafts, promissory notes, orders for goods (sent by commercial travellers), pay-sheets, ships' manifests, way-bills | Nothing may appear in writing in the documents save dates, the names and addresses of the parties, the particulars and prices of any goods, the amount or rate of discount, the date up to which discount may be allowed, or the particulars of any sums of money to which the document relates, and the mode of consignment of any such goods or money. References to discount may be made by means of a gummed label, a printed statement, or a rubber-stamp impression. Any other matter shall be wholly in print, or shall be stamped on the account by means of a rubber stamp, and shall relate exclusively to the subject-matter of the document, or the terms on which business is transacted by the person or firm issuing the document. |\n| (b) Accounts (receipted or unreceipted), formal receipts, invoices, premium renewal notices | The words “With thanks” may be added to receipted accounts, but anything, printed or written, in the nature of a request for payment will subject the account to letter rates of postage. Nothing to appear in writing or print which does not form part of the document as a legal instrument. |\n| (c) Affidavits, briefs, deeds, depositions, powers of attorney, recognizances | Any written or printed matter not forming part of the document itself must relate exclusively to its subject-matter. |\n| (h) Specifications (with and without plans), examination-papers(b), pupils' exercises with corrections, and comments bearing directly on the way in which the work was done, copy drawings which are pupils’ exercises, paintings, written music | Packets of examination-papers addressed to the Registrar, New Zealand University, are to be prepaid at parcel-post rates.|\n\n(B.) PRINTED PAPERS (INCLUDING BOOKS).\n\n11. The following is a list of the more prominent articles accepted as “Printed Papers ”:—\n\n| Description of Article. | Remarks. |\n|---|---|\n| (a) Books, magazines, &c. (stitched or bound), printed or engraved drawings, engravings, fashion plates, maps, printed music, notices of all kinds entirely printed, proxy forms (blank), balance sheets (wholly printed), papers impressed for the use of the blind, or cardboard drawing models stamped in relief, photographs and albums containing photographs, pictures, plans, valentines | A dedication, defined as a simple expression of regard, may be added to pamphlets, and all literary or artistic productions, whether printed, engraved, lithographed, or mimeographed; and the invoice relating to any such work enclosed. |\n| (c) Cards, invitation, notices of meetings pictorial or plain travellers’ Ships’ advices | The name of the person invited, and the date, object, and place of gathering may be added in manuscript. In notices of meeting of friendly and other societies the amount of any subscription due also may appear in writing. No additions in manuscript, however, may be made to such articles if addressed to places beyond New Zealand. For all places may not be used to make any communication of the nature of a letter. “Post-card” may appear on cards fulfilling the conditions of printed matter. “Tinselled” cards must be enclosed in covers. Their delivery to places other than New Zealand and Great Britain and Ireland cannot be guaranteed. Cards not to be larger than 5¾ in. by 4 in., and not to be smaller than 4 in. by 2½ in., merely advising customers of the intended visit of the traveller. The name of the traveller, the place, the temporary address, the hour, and the date of his visit, may be inserted in writing, and a list of prices current may be printed on the back of the card. The list of prices may be in writing, but no other matter, except as stated under the heading “When writing is permitted,” at page 59 of the Post and Telegraph Guide, March, 1927, whether printed or written, will be permitted. Cards may be folded, but when folded they must conform with the above measurements. The name of the ship, the hours and dates of arrival and of departure, and names of the ports of arrival and of departure may be added in writing. |\n