Directory_and_Chronicle_1911 — Page 559

DBSERVATIONS,

Declaration

Customs

Combel. !

[THID P

Length, Breadth

orDepth

Leugth,

RATES OF POSTAGE-PARCEL POST.--Continued

Raths of Portagu on Parcels not EXCERDING

LIMITS OFSIZE

OF

TRANSMISSION.

1 lb. 2 lbs. 13 lbs.

Tha. ¦ 5 Ihw. † 6 lbs. 17 lbs. 18 lbs.

le

Ibs. '10 lbs. ¡11 lbs.

560

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

Germany

Do.

Via

London

German Packet;

Gibraltar

Siberia

Do.

in. tt. in.

C1

1.15

| 1. $5

2.55) 3 6

6 0

1.75 3

6 0 C3

Direct

0.60.

1.20

Gold Coast Colony

(including Ashanti

London

1.00.

and the Northern

Territories).

+

3.50 2 04

1.80 20

2.00

3,40 3 6

A

Malt and Malted Poods forBavaria musti |be accompanied by a [“Polette” i.e., a permitj Issued by the Customs fauthorities in Bavaria, (which must be obtain.

ed by the sender be. forehand, Celluloid in a crude state must be packed in strong įwooden boxes, and art- icles composed wholly for partly of celluloid, in stout cardboard. [The_nature of the goods must be indicat. ed on the parcel and on, the relative Despatch Nore. Parcel contain- ing plants must be accompanied by state- ment, made by the 'sender, that he under- takes to bear the coat| ¦or examination by an jexpert, and authorizes

the addressee or some -| one else resident in Germany to pay the ¡fee on

hia behalf. Such parcels must be

Letters, roots, mushroom spawn, parts of the vine (except grapes), plants or fresh fruit of Japanese or American | origin (except American 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 preservatives 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, packed in boxes, bask-saccharin and similar products jets, or other closed re- and preparations containing] ceptacles, but in such (them.

Inanner that the con- ¡tents can be easily ex-| amined.

Parcels must 1 packed in Etrong wooden boxer, ID metal boxes, or in aj leather covering; par- rele packed in paper or Card board will not „be accepted.

Insurance confined, Ito parcels for Accra, Kwitta, Sekondi, Tarl Aim. Cape Coast, kws and Winnehah Parcels which have tol be transmitted over- land to their destina- tion from the port of (dissembarkation, Are Table to H forward! leharge of one third: (the original postage. which IN collected from the sldressers,

Arms, parts of firearms, am-] munition, utensils of war, na- val or mintary stores, unless special permission has been obtained; essences of giu, rum, brandy and whisky.

Firearms, ammunition, wach- ines for making or filling cart- ridges.

DESTINATION.

ROUTE