HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
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poses of inspection, with the exception of packets containing live bees, which must be inclosed in boxes so constructed as to allow the contents to be ascertained without open- ing. In order to secure the return of packets which cannot be delivered the names and addresses of the senders should be printed or written outside; thus, "From-of-
181.-There must be no writing or printing upon or in any sample packet for non- Union countries except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or number, the price of the articles, the weight or size, and the quantity to be disposed of, or such as may be necessary to indicate the place of origin or the nature of the merchandize. A sample packet for a country in the postal Union may contain, besides these particulars, any Printed Papers and, if the rate applicable to Commercial Papers be paid, it may also contain Commercial Papers.
MUST NOT BE of Saleable ValuE.
182.-Samples of saleable value must not be sent to the United Kingdom or any foreign country, or to any of the British Possessions which are comprised in the Postal Union. Packets of samples of eider down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats' hair thread, vanilla, or isinglass, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more than three ounces, and packets of tea if they weigh more than eight ounces. When addressed to France sample packets of tea must not contain more than twenty grammes (a little less than three-quarters of an ounce) of that article.
DANGEROUS AND PROHIBITED ARTICLES.
183. Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machinery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, provided that they are bona fide samples and are packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the mail bag and to the officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent by the Sample Post to places abroad. Explosives are absolutely prohibited.
No article liable to Customs duty can be sent as a pattern or sample.
PROHIBITED ARTICLES.
184. The transmission by Letter Post of coin, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery, &c., is prohibited in these countries of the postal Union marked thus in rule 152. Such articles may, however, be sent by Parcel Post except in cases in which they are specially prohibited (see rule 228).
The following restrictions and requirements apply to the undermentioned countries of the Postal Union, viz. :-
(a.) In Luxemburg the registration of such packets is compulsory, and every-
thing of value, except coin or bullion, is liable to duty. (b.) In the undermentioned Colonies, viz. :—
Falkland Islands,
Gambia,
Gibraltar,
Hongkong, Labuan, Lagos,
Malta, Montserrat, Newfoundland,
St Vincent, Sierra Leone, and Straits Settlements,
articles of value are transmissible, and, with the exception of jewellery addressed to Newfoundland and St. Vincent, are exempt from Customs duty. Their transmission is also permitted in
Bermuda and Cyprus,
but they are liable to Customs duty, with the exception of bullion, coin and diamonds, in Bermuda ; gold, bullion and specie in Cyprus ; gold, silver and diamonds in Grenada. (e) In France engravings, prints, drawings and chromo-lithographs are liable to Customs Duty, and cannot be sent by post to that country in quantities sufficiently large to have a saleable value, but small quantities can be sent as bona fide specimens.
(d) In the Dutch East Indies articles of value are admissible, except wrought
gold and silver, but the packets containing them must be registered. (e) Special prohibitions in Bulgaria, the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch East Indies, Italy, Norway, Queensland, Servia, Transvaal and United States of America -anything relating to foreign lotteries, and in Roumania bound books.
In Belgium.-Bronze, copper and nickel coin.
In Bermuda.-Jewellery, being dutiable.
(ƒ) In Ceylon.—Current coin and jewellery,
(9) In Grenada.-Current coin and articles liable to Customs duty.
(h) In Liberia.-Gold and silver articles.
(i) In New South Wales.-Opium and tobacco are prohibited.
(j) In the Transvaal --Gold, silver, jewellery, &c., are liable to Customs duty. (k) In New Zealand.—Cuttings of grape vines.
(1) In Western Australia:-Coin.
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