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(1)
Anything
may be sent in a parcel excepting articles the transmission of
which is prohibited.
A parcel may contain a single written communication of
the nature of a letter or having the character of a personal
communication, addressed to the addressee of the parcel.
(2)
Save as provided in sub-clause (1) no written communication
must be enclosed in a parcel.
(3) If
a parcel is suspected to contain any written communication
other than that permitted by
sub-clause (1), it will be
forwarded to its destination marked “ For open
delivery”. If on being opened in the office of delivery in
the presence of the addressee or his authorized agent it is
found to contain
any written communication other than the one permitted by
sub-clause (1), each such written communication shall be
charged on delivery with double the letter postage. Any
postage paid on the parcel shall not be taken into account in
assessing this charge. If
the addressee fails attend as required or refuse to pay the
charge in full the parcel shall be returned to the sender from
whom the charge will not be recovered.
Weight
and Size
(1) The weight of
an un-registered parcel should not exceed 4 kilograms (4000
grams), the weight of a registered parcel should not exceed
(a) 10 kilograms if posted at or addressed to, a branch post
office, and
(b) 20 kilograms in other cases.
(2) The length of a
parcel should not exceed 1 metre and the length and girth
combined should not exceed 1.80 metres.
(3) No parcel
shall be such that, by reason of its shape, manner of packing
or any other feature, it cannot be carried by post without
serious inconvenience or risk.
Packing :-
(1) A parcel be
packed and enclosed in a
reasonably strong case wrapper, or cover fastened in a
manner calculated to preserve the contents from loss or damage
in the post, to prevent any tampering therewith, and to
protect other postal articles from being damaged in any way
thereby.
If a parcel contains cloth or woolen material it must be
packed in a strong wrapper with an outer covering of stout
card-board or cloth. It
is suggested to use a wooden
or a stout cardboard case according to the nature of the
article for packing a parcel.
(2) Liquid and
substances which liquefy easily must be dispatched in a double
receptacle. Between the first receptacle (bottle, talks, box
etc) and the second (which must be a box of metal or strong
wood) some space must be left to be filled with saw-dust, bran
or some other absorbing material in sufficient quantity to
absorb all the liquid contents in the event of breakage.
(3) Live-bees must
be enclosed in suitable cases and so packed as to prevent all
risk of injury to other postal articles in course of
transmission by post or to officers of the Post Office.
Human and other viscera :-
Human and other viscera may be transmitted by the
Inland post to Chemical Examiners for analysis.
Brains of rabid animals may also be transmitted by
post to authorized laboratories when sent by persons
holding veterinary or medical qualifications.
The following conditions apply in each case:-
(a) The
suspected viscus or other material to be sent for examination
must be enclosed in a glass bottle or jar, fitted with a
stopper or sound cork.
(b) Great
care must be taken that the stopper or cork of the bottle fits
tightly. This
precaution is especially necessary when alcohol is used as a
preservative, in such cases a ring of bees wax or candle-wax
must be placed round the lip of the bottle so as to cover the
shoulder of the stopper.
The stopper
must be carefully fastened down with bladder or leather and
sealed.
(c) The
glass bottle or jar must then be placed in a strong wooden
or tin box, which must be large enough to allow of a
layer of raw cotton at least eighteen millimeters thick, being
placed between the bottle or jar and the box.
(d) The
box itself must be encased in cloth, which must be securely
closed and sealed. The
seals must be at intervals not exceeding three inches along
each seam. All the
seals must be of the same kind of wax and must bear distinct
impressions of the same device.
The device must not be that of a current coin or merely
a series of straight curved or crossed lines.
Plague culture and Anthrax Spore vaccine :-
(1) Cultures
or other articles known or believed to contain the livings
germs of plague may be transmitted by the inland post, subject
to the following conditions:-
(a) Such
cultures or other articles aforesaid must not be accepted for
transmission, unless they are sent by a Commission Medical
officer, a Military Assistant Surgeon or a Medical Practioner
in possession of a qualification not lower than that of L.M.S.
of the University of Calcutta, Punjab, Chennai or Mumbai, or by
a person specially permitted by the Central Government
or a State Government to send such cultures or other
articles, not unless they are consigned to a Government
Laboratory or to a person specially permitted by the
Central Government or a State Government to receive such
cultures or other articles.
(b)
The
culture or other articles aforesaid must be securely packet in
a hermetically closed in of adequate strength, which must be
placed in a strong box of wood or with a layer of at least
eighteen millimeters or raw cotton-wool between the inner and
outer case.
(c) The
outer case must be enclosed
in stout cloth, which must be securely fastened and
sealed and labeled with such distinguishing inscription as
will suffice to make immediately manifest the nature of the
contents.
(d) The
sender must present the parcel at the post office accompanied
by a declaration as to the nature of its contents, and a
certificate signed by himself to the effect that he has
advised the addressee of its dispatch
and that such addressee, if the parcel should not be
addressed to a Government Laboratory, has been specially
permitted by the Central Government or a State Government
to receive such cultures or other articles.
The certificate, moreover, must show on its face that
the sender is a person authorized within the meaning of
condition (a) to send such cultures or other articles.
(2) Bottles of
anthrax spore vaccine may also be transmitted by post by
laboratories permitted by the Central or State Governments to
dispatch or receive such articles and on conditions prescribed
in (b), (c) and (d) above.
Tuberculosis Sputum :-
Infectious tuberculosis sputum
may be transmitted by post subject to the following
conditions:-
(1) That
sputa samples and other tuberculosis material is specially
permitted by the government to receive such materials.
(2) That the
material is contained in spill proof glass metal or
wax paper containers which are securely packed in a tin
or wooden box of adequate strength with a layer of raw cotton
wood of ¾” to an inch thickness between the box and the
containers. The
box should be properly sealed.
(3) The box
must be enclosed in a stout cloth bag which should be properly
fastened, sealed and labeled with such distinguishing
inscriptions as to make the nature of the contents manifest.
Strong Smelling Articles :-
Strong smelling articles (e.g. asafoetida) must be
enclosed in a hermetically sealed case of tin or other metal.
(1) Celluloid
inflammable films raw or manufactured celluloid shall be
packed in a double receptacle, such articles shall
first be closed, in the case of celluloid or articles
made wholly or partly of celluloid, in a box of tin, cardboard
or wood, the
vacant space being completely filled to prevent any movement
of the contents. This
box shall then be wrapped completely all round with padding
material in sufficient quantity and placed inside a wooden
box, made of planks not less than 10 mm (3/8 of an inch)
thickness, the sides of which shall be dovetailed, the base
and the lid being solidly screwed to the sides, any
intervening space being completely filled with additional
packing material so as to hold the inner receptacle tightly in
position and to prevent any rattle.
A white label bearing in heavy black characters the
affixed to the address side of the parcel.
(2) In the
case of non-inflammable or “Safety” cinematograph films, a
white label bearing the words “Safety films – non-
inflammable” in plain black letters must be affixed to the
outside of each parcel. The
provision relating to packing of inflammable films etc
prescribed in sub-clause (1) above will not apply to the
packing of non-inflammable films.
Osmic Acid:-
Osmic acid (Osmium tetroxide) may be transmitted by the Inland
Post subject to the following conditions :-
(a)
The acid must be securely packed in a hermetically
sealed stout glass capsule which should be embedded in the
centre of a tin case filled with sand in such a manner as to
leave a layer of sand of not less than
4.3 centimetres between any part of the glass capsule
and the inside of the tin case.
(b) The
outside of the tin case be labeled in red letters one quarter
of an inch high “ OSMIC ACID DANGEROUS TO HANDLE”.
(c)
The
tin case must be soldered down and placed in an outer box of
wood of reasonable strength with a layer of at least 2.5
centimetres of raw cotton wool between the inner tin case and
the outer wooden box.
(d)
The
outside of the wooden box should also be labeled in red
letters “ OSMIC ACID”.
(e) The
quantity of the acid enclosed in a capsule must not exceed two
grammes and not more than one capsule should be included in a
parcel.
Perfumes :-
Perfumes though a spititous preparation having in some
cases a flash point of 35.6 C (96 F) or below and a greater
strength than 60 U.P. may be transmitted by the Inland Post
subject to the following conditions:-
(a)
The
perfume must be filled in a glass bottle which should be
plugged and capsuled. The
glass bottle should then be packed in a cardboard box with
cushion inside.
(b)
The
cardboard box must be wrapped with strong paper placed in an
outer wooden box with corrugated paper and shavings.
(c)
The outsider of the wooden box should also be labeled
in red letters “Perfumes-keep away from fire”.
Manner of Prepaying Postage :-
The postage on a parcel, and also the registration fee if
the parcel is to be registered
must be prepaid fully. Postage stamps must be affixed
to , or impressions of stamping machine taken in the cover of
the parcel or and official label which can be obtained free at
the post office. In cases where postage stamps are used the
sender or his messenger must affix the stamps himself postal
official being
strictly forbidden to affix them.
Should an official label be used it must be pasted to
the parcel, and if the sender does not do this himself he is
recommended to see it done in his presence before he leaves
the post office.
NOTE:- If wax- cloth is used as an outer covering for
protection and sufficient strong paper has not been securely
fastened outside the wax-cloth (See clause 15), it is
advisable that the postage stamps should always be affixed to
an official label.
Manner of Posting :-
(1) Every parcel
(including service parcels) intended for transmission by post
must be presented at the window of the post office.
Any parcel found in a letter box
will be treated and charged as a registered parcel.
(2) If a parcel
containing any of the articles mentioned in sub-clauses (2)
and (3) of clause 147 and clauses 148 to 152 is not packed in
the manner prescribed therein it will not be forwarded.
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