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INDIAN AND CEYLON PARCEL POST, Including ADEN and BRITISH BURMAH.

(WEEKLY SERVICE, VIA SOUTHAMPTON.)-Fortnightly only to Ceylon. THE Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. are authorised by the Director-General of the Post Office of India to receive Parcels for delivery at any post town or district throughout India and Ceylon at a uniform rate of Is. per pound, or fraction of a pound weight. This charge covers the conveyance from London to the address in India, &c., (but does not include Duty), and may either be prepaid or paid on delivery.

Parcels intended for this conveyance must be sent either to the Company's Office, 122, Leadenhall Street, E.C., or to their Branch Office, 25, Cockspur Street, S.W., London, by 4 o'clock p.m., MONDAY in each week, legibly addressed to their desti- nation in India, marked "To be forwarded by Indian Parcel Post." If sent to the Company's Office by post or other conveyance, the Indian address must be put on an inner cover. In all cases they must be accompanied by a letter of advice to the Com- pany, stating name and address of package, and value and contents, for Custom House clearance; and also distinctly stating whether carriage is to be prepaid or not. If for prepayment, a Cheque or Post Office Order for the amount must be enclosed in the letter, payable to Mr. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE BETHUNE, Secretary, or when sent to Cockspur Street, to Mr. FRANCIS HELME FIRTH, Agent. ticular attention is requested to these regulations in order to save any delay in the despatch of Parcels.

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Parcels conveyed under these regulations must not exceed 50 pounds in weight, and 2 feet by I foot by I foot in measurement, nor be more than £20 value, and if containing Jewellery, Gold and Silver ware, Watches, or Precious Stones, an additional rate will be charged. They should be entirely closed, and any articles liable to suffer from crushing must be in a strong wooden case not less than -inch thick (tin lining optional). Packages not in wood must have an outer covering of stout canvas if measuring one cubic foot and upwards.

Senders of Parcels from the Country will receive a receipt for them from the Company in due course, and, if required, the Company will effect Insurance against Sea and Land risks. The charge for Insurance, which must in all cases be prepaid, will be Is. up to £3, 2s. 6d. up to £10, and 5s. up to £20 value.

Packages of a fragile nature, or containing liquids or articles of a dangerous or damaging nature, will not be received.

REDUCED RATES FOR BOOKS.-Under the authority of the Director-General of the Post Office of India, the rate for the conveyance of Book packets (as defined by the British Postal Guide, page 8), from London to British India, has been reduced to Sixpence per lb, or fraction of a lb.

If any other article is found enclosed in the Book packet when examined by the Customs at Bombay, an extra rate of 2/- per lb. on the package will be charged to the addressee.

No letter must, under any circumstances, be enclosed in these parcels.

If a Receipt is required, a stamped and directed envelope must be enclosed in the Advice. If no Advice accompanies the Package, it will be liable to be charged at the 1/- rate. Remittances from the Country must be by Cheque, Post Office Order, or Penny Stamps. Stamps of a higher denomination cannot be received, and they must not be defaced, or affixed to the package. CAUTION TO SHIPPERS.-GOODS OF A DANGEROUS NATURE.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company hereby give notice that they will not receive on board their vessels any Goods of a dangerous or damaging nature. Shippers will be required to sign a Declaration for Parcels, Merchandise, Specie, &c., (form of which can be obtained at the Company's Offices) that the packages they may offer for shipment do not contain liquids, oils, spirits, or any articles of a dangerous or damaging character; and the attention of Shippers and Passengers is specially directed to the following clauses in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1873," relative to articles of this description:-

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If any person sends or attempts to send by, or not being the master or owner of the vessel carries or attempts to carry in any vessel, British or foreign, any dangerous goods; (that is to say,) aquafortis, vitriol, naphtha, benzine, gunpowder, lucifer matches, nitro-glycerine, petroleum, or any other goods of a dangerous nature, without distinctly marking their nature on the outside of the package containing the same, and giving written notice of the nature of such goods, and of "the name and address of the sender or carrier thereof to the master or owner of the vessel at or before the time of sending the same to be shipped or taking the same on board the vessel, he shall for every such offence incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds."

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If any person knowingly sends or attempts to send by, or carries or attempts to carry in any vessel, British or foreign, any dangerous goods or goods of a dangerous nature, under a false description, or falsely describes the sender or carrier thereof, he shall incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred pounds.'

"The master or owner of any vessel, British or foreign, may refuse to take on board any “ package or parcel which he suspects to contain goods of a dangerous nature, and may require it to “be opened to ascertain the fact.

A. M. BETHUNE, Secretary.

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