1911 — Page 58

RATES OF POSTAGE,-PARCEL POST,—Continued.

RATES OF POSTAGE ON PARCELS NOT EXCEEDING

LIMITE OF SIZE.

Declaration.

Length,

Breadth

or Depth

Customs Length

& Girth

Combd.

RODTE

DESTINATION.

ON TRANS- I 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 MISSION. Ib. lbs. lbs. lbs.

10

11

Via.

c. c.

lbs. Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. | Ibs. | lbs. | lbs.

c. c. c. 8 c. 8 c.

59

c. c. c. 8 c. ft. in. ft. in.

London,

1.15

KONTAKTETTEQN-**** German Pheket. |

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J

Germany..

Do.

14.85

:.

:

2.55 3 6 6 0

1.75 3 6

6 0

OBSERVATIONS.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

C 3

Malt and Malted Foods for 1 Bavaria must be accompanied by a Polette", i.e., a permit issued by the Customs authorities in Bavaria, which must be obtained by the sender beforehand. Parcel con- taining plants must be accom- panied by a statement, made by the sender, that he undertakes to bear the cost of examination by an expert, and authorizes the addressee or someone else resident in Ger- many to pay the fee on his behalf. Such parcels must be packed in boxes, baskets, or other closed re- ceptacles, but in such a manner that the contents can be easily Lexamined.

Letters, roots, mushroom, spawn, parts of the vine (except grapes), plants or fresh fruit of Japanese or American origin (except Ameri- can water plants), potatoes of American origin, loose playing cards, and incomplete packs of cards, salt meat in pieces weighing less than 4 kilos (8 lb. 13 oz), meat (except venison or flesh of water animals or birds, if in sound condition), whether fresh, frozen, cured, pickled, prepared with chemical pre- servatives or colouring matter, or in sealed cases, sausages, and mixtures of minced meat. Swine's flesh of American origin in any form (unless accompanied by a proper sanitary certificate), saccharin, and similar products, and preparations containing them.

( A 56 )

1

3.50 2 0 4 0 C4

Paroels must be packed in strong wooden boxes, in metal boxes, or in a leather cover- ing; parcels packed in paper or card board will not be accepted.

Arms, parts of firearms, ammunition, utensils of war, naval or military stores, unless special permission has been obtained; essences of gin, rum, brandy and whisky.

Do.

Gibraltar ..................... ALLIRII.......... Direct

0.60

1.20

***

1.80 9 6

6 0

A

Do.. TANTRA

Siberis.

Gold Couar Colony (including Ashanti aind she. Northern Territories)

:

:

...

London,

1.00

2.00

8.00 3 6 6 0

J

machines for

Insurance confined to parcels for Accra, Axim, Cape Coast, Kwitta, Coomassie, Obuasi, Sekondi, Tarkwa and Winnebah Parcels which bave to be transmit- ted overland to their destination from the port of disembarkation, are liable to a forward charge of one third the original postage which is collected from the addressces.

Firearms, ammunition,

making or filling cartridgen.