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APPENDIX. 327
Town Sub-Offices and Pillar Boxes.
Letters are collected from the Town Sub-Offices and Pillar Boxes at 5.45 and 9.30 a.m., 12, 3,
5.15, 7, 8, and 9.30 [p.m. No collection on Sundays.
Delivery of Letters.
Town — 7 a.m., 11.15 a.m., 1.45 p.m , 4 p.m., 6. SO p.m. Sunday, at Office, from 9 to 10 a.m.
Rural- Limvood.7a.m.,4p m.; Foxbav, 7 a.m., 4 p.m.; Rtl.ston, 7 a.m., 4 p.m.; Glenfield, 7 a.m.,
4 p.m.; Nethercraigs, 4 p.m.; Crookston. 7 a.m., 4 p.m.
Money Order Office.
Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Money Orders issued and paid, and Savings Bank business trans-
acted, at the ToM'n Sub-Offices, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Postal Order business, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Parcel Post.
Parcels are despatched to Glasgow, North & South of Scotland, at 8.15 and 10.30 a.m.; 1, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7.15, 8.40. and 9 p.m : Greenock and the '"oast 1, 2, 5.15, 6, and 9 p.m.; England, all
parts, 5, 6, and 7.15 p.m.; London, 5, 6, and 7.15 p.m. Deliveries same as letters. 1
Rates of Postage.
On Inland Letters— Not exceeding 4oz., One Penny ; and for each additional 2oz., One
Halfpenny.
No Inland Letter must exceed 24 inches in length, 12 inches in breadth, and J2 inches in depth.
Parcel Post.
1. In order that a packet may go by Parcel Post, it must be tendered at a Post Office for
transmission as a parcel. The words " Parcel Post " should be written or printed on the left-
hand (side, immediately above the a idress.
2. The Piates of Postage for Parcels addressed to any part of the United Kingdom are: —
For a Parcel notexce ing 1 lb. in weight, 31
,, ,, exceecing I lb., but not exceeding 2 lbs 4 1
- ,, ,, „ 2 lbs., ,, ,, 31b 5d
,, ,, ,, 3 lbs., ,, ,, 51bs 6d
,, ,, ,. 5 lbs., ,, ,, 7 lbs 7d
,, ,, ,, 7 lbs.. ,, ,, 81bs 8d
„ ,, ,, 8 lbs., ,, ,, 91bs 9d
91I.S., ,, ,, lOlbs... lOd
lOlbs., ., ., lllbs lid
3. The dimen''ioiis allowed for an Inbnid P.i.stal Parcel ave-Greate-t letigrb, 3 ft. 6 in.;
greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft. For exauii-le — A Parcel mcaiuring 3 fr. 6 in. in length
may measure as much as 2 ft. 6 in. in girth. A shorter Parcel may be thicker ; thus, if it mea-
sure no more than 3 ft. in length, it may measure as much as 3 fr. in girth — z.e.. round its
thickest part.
4. The full postage must be prepaid, by means of ordinary postage stamps, which must be
affixed by the sender.
5. Parcels must not be ported in a letrer-box, but must be handed over the counter of a Post
Office to.the proper offic-r, by whom the size, weight, and postage of each parcel will be tested
before it is accepted. Any packet or jiarcel marked "Parcel Post," and posted contrary to this
regulation, will, unless admissible and fully prepaid at the letter or book post rate, be charged
on delivery with a fine of Id. in addition to any deficit-nt postage at the parcel rate.
Pfohibited Parcels.
6. Parcels bearing or containing writing or marks of an ofifensive or indecent character ; or
.containing gunpowder, cartiidyes, lucifer matches, or other combustible material, live animals,
offensive or filthy matter, or any substance likely to cause injury to other parcels, or to the
Officers of the Post Office, may not be sent thrcmgh the post.
7. Parcels may not contain any letter or packet mtended for delivery at an addre-s other than
that borne by the parcel itself.
Parcels requiring Special Precautions.
8. Parcels containing ripe fruit or eggs, fish, meat, or other animal matter ; or knives and
other sharp instruments; can only be sent if so packed as to prevent all risk of injury to other
parcels. Liquid matter must be sent in bottles, cases, or cans securely stoppered, and bottles
and other glass articles must be so packed as to be secure from breakage.
Parcels addressed to a Post Office to be called for.
9. Parcels may be addressed to and obtained at Post Offices under the same regulation
generally, as letters.
10. Parcels addressed to a Post Office to be called for will be kept (unless containing perish-
able articles) for three weeks.