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95. Poisons (except under special licence).
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96.-General: Letters; specie; bullion gold-dust; nuggets; ostrich feathers, except when made up into stoles, boas, hats, &c.; eucalyptus, acacia and coniferous plants; peach stones. Importers of fire- arms (except shot guns, rook rifles and revolvers for the Union of South Africa must present a permit from the Colonial) Government concerned. Additional (except Rhodesia): Precious stones, whether loose or set in articles of jewellery; tobacco stalks; all stone fruits; bees; honey; old appliances, &c., for bee keeping. Eau de Cologne (Basutoland only). Äll plants, fruits, tubers, bulbs, etc., are liable to inspection and precautionary fumigation at the expense of the addressees, and to destruction if pest or disease is found. Importers of any of these articles or of cotton seed, beeswax, foundation comb or opium (which is admitted for medicinal purposes only) must present special permits from the proper South African Authority. In the case of plants permits are not generally issued for kinds procurable in the Union of South Africa. Potatoes are only admitted when accom- panied by a sworn declaration of origin and a prescribed Government certification. Additional (Rhodesia_only)–(a) Southern and Northern Rhodesia: stone fruit trees grown in any part of North America where either peach yellows or peach rosette exists; young rooted plants for budding or grafting purposes, except pear, plum, apricot, cherry, mango, apples (blight proof). Gum-opium, extract of opium, poppies or preparations of poppies are only admitted for medicinal purposes and on presentation by the importers of a permit from the proper Rhodesian authority. (b) Southern Rhodesia only: Importers of plants, which are subject to special conditions, must present a permit from the Government of Southern Rhodesia. Parcels irregularly imported are liable to detention or destruction. (c) Northern Rhodesia only: Seeds and plants must be accompanied by a certi- ficate of origin.
97.-Letters, coins, firearms and ammuni- tion, air-guns, reproductions of Spanish maps or plans, missals, breviaries, rosaries, relics, &c., pharmaceutical preparations or patent medicines of unknown composition of which the prescription has not been pub- lished, wax vestas and all kinds of matches, substances containing saccharine, unmanu- factured tobacco, tobacco-seed and juice, plants unless accompanied by a phylloxera certificate, to which, if in English, a French or Spanish version should be
appended, gold, silver (including articles mounted with these metals), jewellery, playing cards, &c. A parcel may not consist of two or more packages tied together. As regards plums, sardines, &c., sent via France, see France.
98.-Letters, spirits and bhang, firearms, parts of firearms and ammunition, except under permit; and, unless addressed to the Principal Medical Officer, Straits Settlements, opium, morphia, morphine, cocaine, hypodermic syringes and other instruments or parts of instruments for hypodermic injection, including hypoder- mic needles. Drugs should be fully described in the Customs Declaration; otherwise they are liable to be detained for examination.
99.-Letters; manufactured gold and silver not of a certain degree of fineness; some pharmaeutical products and arsenic, unless addressed to a State Pharmacy or to specially authorised persons; articles made abroad which bear the name of a place, property, manufactory or tradesman in Sweden, or any marking in Swedish to explain the nature of the goods must bear the word "Import" or the name and domi- cile of the foreign manufacturer, applied conspicuously and indelibly. Goods which do not comply with this regulation are confiscated.
100.-Letters, newspapers and post cards intended for distribution; Italian 1 and 2 franc pieces, glassware with Swiss Federal or Cantonal gauge marks; salt, unless with the permission of Cantonal authorities; alcohol, unless addressed to Federal authority, and other spirits, unless gross weight and percentage of alcohol are shown on the Customs Declaration ; earth compost, grapes addressed to places in the Canton Valais, grapes addressed to other parts of Switzerland (unless accompanied by a special permit from the Federal De- partment of Agriculture); vines and parts thereof, other plants and bulbs (unless ac- companied by a phylloxera certificate and special permit from the Federal Depart- ment of agriculture); birds of many kinds, meat prepared with colouring or preserva- tive matter; fresh sausages and similar mixtures, and all fresh meat except sirloins of beef, ox-tongues, and sweet- breads. Sausages made of dried meat must be made of meat only, without the addition of any other substance; preserved meat, in sealed receptacles, must be mark- ed with the description of the contents and the name or trade mark of the manu- facturer or vendor. All parcels containing meat must be accompanied by a certificate of origin and inspection of approved form. No frozen meat can be imported without