258 THE MICROSCOPICAL NEWS. 
THE PARCELS (2OsSis 
bas INLAND PARCELS Post being now in operation, and as it 
will obviously be a great convenience to microscopists for the 
exchange of slides, raw material, and apparatus, we give here an 
account of the same :— 
In order that a packet may go by Parcels Post, it must be 
tendered for transmission as a parcel, and should bear the words 
“PARCELS Post,” which should be clearly written in the left hand 
top corner. 
CONDITIONS AND ReGuLations.—The following are the principal: 
The size allowed for an inland postal parcel will be— 
Greatest length). ere) at Ope eee 3ft. 6in. 
Greatest length and girth combined... ... 6ft. oin. 
For example : 
A parcel measuring 3ft. 6in. in its longest dimension may 
measure as much as 2ft. 6in. in girth, z.e., round its’ thickest part ; 
or a shorter parcel may be thicker; thus, if it measure no more 
than 3ft. in length, it may measure as much as 3ft. in girth, ze, 
round its thickest part. 
The most convenient mode of measuring will be by means of a 
tape Oft. long, having the length of 3ft. 6in. marked thereon. So 
much of the tape as is not used in measuring the length will be 
the measure of the maximum girth permissible. 
The rates of postage will be—for a parcel :-— 
Notiexceeding alb: in"weight .-. i... ee 3d. 
Exceeding 1lb. and not exceeding 3lb. ... ... 6d. 
99 lb. bb) bh) 5lb. wee wae gd. 
” 5lb. ” ” 71b. wits tee glass od. 
LVo parcel will be accepted which weighs more than 7lb., or is not 
sufficiently paid. The postage must, in all cases, be paid in 
advance, and by ordinary postage stamps, which must be affixed 
by the sender before tendering a parcel for transmission by Parcels 
Post at a post office. 
PostInG OF PARCELS,—Parcels must not be posted in a letter 
box, but must be taken into a post office and handed over the 
counter. Care must be taken that every parcel bears a clear 
address. If a parcel be posted in a letter box it will not be 
forwarded by Parcels Post, but will be treated as a letter, or as a 
book packet if it can pass under book post regulations. The 
address of a parcel must be clearly written either on the outer 
wrapper or on a separate address label securely fastened to the 
parcel ; and the necessary stamp or stamps, to pre-pay the postage, 
