Conditions for Commonwealth and foreign parcels

(1) The maximum weight shall be 22 lbs. The limits of size for parcels to all destinations shall be– (a) 3' 6" for any one dimension and the sum of the length and the greatest circumference other than the length shall not be greater than 6' 6". (b) Minimum: To have a surface measuring not less than 3 1/2" by 6" with a tolerance of 1/10". (2) No parcel shall exceed the weight or dimensions permitted to be received by post in the country to which the parcel is addressed. (3) The prohibitions and conditions as to packing contained in the regulations relating to inland parcels shall apply to Commonwealth and foreign parcels and in addition– (a) no Commonwealth or foreign parcel shall contain coin or gold bullion exceeding $25.00 63 in value, or silver partly manufactured, exceeding $100.00 in value; (b) no Commonwealth and foreign parcel shall contain any letter or other document in the nature of a personal communication, except so far as may be permitted by the arrangement with reference to the transmission of parcels between this country and any country or place; (c) any article prohibited by the postal, customs or other laws or regulations of the country or place in which the article is posted or to which the article is addressed or through which it must pass; (d) perishable articles or anything liable to become offensive or injurious through decay during the time ordinarily occupied in transmission, unless enclosed in a hermetically sealed tin.