Organisation : Tamil Nadu Postal Circle
Facility : Parcel Mail Service
Applicable For : Tamil Nadu
Website : http://www.tamilnadupost.nic.in/msvc/parcelmail.htm
Parcel Mail Service :
(1) Anything may be sent in a parcel excepting articles the transmission of which is prohibited.
Related : Tamil Nadu Postal Rates : www.statusin.in/20447.html
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 the 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 it 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 tempering 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. Parcels containing articles or great value like container or a wooden or a stout cardboard case according to the nature of the article.
(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 precautions 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.