Aug. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2703

16. Fatty substances such as ointments, soft-soap, resin, &c., which are not easily liquefied, and which are less likely to injure other postal packets, shall be enclosed in an inner cover (box, bag of linen, parchment, &c.), which must itself be placed in a second box of wood, metal, strong corrugated cardboard, or stout thick leather.

17. Dry non-colouring powders shall be securely packed in boxes of metal, wood, or cardboard, which must themselves be enclosed in bags of linen or parchment. Dyes such as aniline, &c., shall be enclosed in stout tin boxes, placed inside wooden boxes with sawdust between the two covers.

18. Strychnine is admitted in powder form only. It shall be enclosed in a glass bottle, which must be packed in a wooden case not less than ¼ in. thick in the thinnest part, made from a solid piece of wood bored out to the size of the bottle, and fitted with a secure wooden lid. Strychnine may be sent only by registered packet-post, and the cover of the packet must be marked “Poison.”

19. Packets containing any of the above-mentioned articles insecurely packed come within the category of articles “likely to injure any postal packet or any person,” and are therefore prohibited from being sent by post. The senders of such packets are liable to penalties under the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, whether the packets are sent by letter or by parcel-post.

Limits of Size and Weight.

21. Packets addressed to places within New Zealand, Australia, or Great Britain and Ireland shall not exceed 2 ft. in length, or 1 ft. in width or depth.

22. Pattern and sample packets sent to any other place shall not exceed 1 ft. 6 in. in length, 8 in. in width, 4 in. in depth, and 1 lb. in weight, unless they are in the form of a roll, for which the maximum dimensions shall be 1 ft. 6 in. in length and 6 in. in diameter.

23. The maximum weight for places within New Zealand and in Great Britain and Ireland and for places against which the limitation is shown in column 6 of the Table of British and Foreign Places, pages 10-40 of the Post and Telegraph Guide, March, 1927, shall be 5 lb., all other places 1 lb.

MAGAZINES.

5. When a registered magazine and a registered newspaper are enclosed in the same wrapper printed-paper rates of postage shall be charged.

NEWSPAPERS.

Rates of Postage.

1. Newspapers printed and published in New Zealand addressed to places in Great Britain and Ireland and weighing over 8 oz. which it is desired to have sent by the San Francisco or Vancouver route shall be specially superscribed and prepaid at the rate of ½d. for each 2 oz. or fraction thereof.

The postage rate on newspapers for countries other than those for which a different rate has been specially prescribed, also for newspapers not printed and published in New Zealand addressed to Great Britain and Ireland, &c., shall be ½d. for each 2 oz. or fraction thereof.

4. Newspapers for Great Britain posted wholly unpaid, and newspapers for other places beyond New Zealand posted partly or wholly unpaid, shall be detained and sent to the Dead Letter Office. Insufficiently prepaid newspapers for Great Britain are forwarded to destination surcharged double deficient postage at printed-paper rates. Unpaid and insufficiently prepaid newspapers for delivery within New Zealand are forwarded to destination charged double deficient postage at newspaper rates.

Conditions of Transmission.

6. If the title or the place of publication of a registered newspaper is changed, the newspaper shall be re-registered.

7. A newspaper is a publication consisting wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto or to other current topics, with or without advertisements, and whether printed for sale or gratuitous distribution. It shall be printed and published in New Zealand, and shall be published in numbers at intervals of not more than thirty days. The full title and date of publication shall be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subsequent page.

8. A supplement to a newspaper shall be deemed to be part of such newspaper for the purpose of the regulations, and shall consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, printed on a sheet or sheets of paper, or consisting wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs, or any other sort of picture illustrative of articles in the newspaper. The supplement shall in every case be printed in New Zealand and published with the newspaper, and shall have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page, or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side. Insets, advertising-sheets, posters, or handbills will not be allowed to pass as supplements.

9. When a registered newspaper is enclosed in the same cover as a registered magazine, printed-paper rates of postage shall be charged.

Must not contain Enclosure or Writing.

14. A newspaper for any place within New Zealand shall not contain any enclosure other than the supplement or supplements proper to the newspaper. Any other printed enclosure contained therein will render the addressee liable to pay double deficient postage at printed-paper rates. A contents-bill, being actually an index to the newspapers with which it is posted under one wrapper, may be regarded as an integral portion of a newspaper, notwithstanding it may not be marked as a supplement or be dated. An advice-note relating to a package of newspapers shall be sent as a commercial paper.

Posted in Quantity unstamped.

21. Newspapers may be posted by newspaper-proprietors or distributing agents unstamped, subject to the observance of the following conditions:—

(1.) Application, addressed to the Chief Postmaster, for authority to post newspapers unstamped shall be forwarded by the publisher or distributing agent of the newspaper in respect of which the concession is applied for. Such authority shall apply to newspapers addressed to places within New Zealand only. The postage on newspapers for places beyond New Zealand shall be affixed in stamps prior to the newspapers being