IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN LETTER POST
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Limitations of service and special conditions
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PROHIBITIONS: letters; arms, except under permit.
SEALING: parcels should be sealed with a distinctive device.
INSURANCE to Douala, Edén, Eséka and Yaoundé only.
DELIVERY charges are collected from the addressees, except at Douala.
PROHIBITIONS: letters; bank-notes; goods packed in hay, straw or other fodder; intoxicating liquors, except samples addressed to, or in the care of, a Government Liquor Commission; meat in any form; military rifles and converted military rifles; plumage, skins or other parts of wild birds; trade labels in metal; potatoes and nursery stock except under permit from the Canadian Department of Agriculture. (A special label provided by that Department must be attached by the sender to every parcel of potatoes or nursery stock, and a label bearing the name and address of the ultimate addressee must be enclosed in the parcel.) RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of drugs. MACKENZIE RIVER DISTRICT: parcels are normally forwarded to destination by air from Edmonton, and are liable to a surcharge on delivery. As a cheaper alternative during the summer season of navigation (about the middle of May to the middle of September) parcels may be addressed "c/o HUDSON'S BAY TRANSPORT CO., WATERWAYS, in addition to the usual address, and arrangements made with that company either by the sender or by the addressee, for onward conveyance by river transport. YUKON TERRITORY: during the winter season (approximately October to May inclusive) parcels can be sent only to Carcross and White Horse. Parcels for other places may be addressed to White Horse and the addressees may make the necessary arrangements for their transmission thence. INVOICE certified invoices in duplicate in the form prescribed by the Cana- dian Customs authorities must be submitted to those authorities by the addressee for parcels containing merchandise. These invoices must be forwarded by the sender separately from the parcels.
INSURANCE does not cover loss or damage of jewellery or articles of personal use partly composed of precious metal, or damage of fruit or vegetables; glass, crockery, or gramophone records or other articles of a fragile nature; greases, liquids or semi-liquids.
GIFTS from friends (except advertising matter, tobacco or alcoholic beverages) of which the value in any individual case does not exceed five dollars are admitted free of duty. Goods valued at not more than $16 (HK) would generally be admitted free of duty under this concession. Packets should bear the words CASUAL DONATION or words of similar purport. COMPENSATION is not payable for uninsured parcels.