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a special permit be obtained from the Governor. All parcels containing seeds or plants should be accompanied by documentary evidence (such as certificates of origin) that the contents do not come from any of the countries mentioned. Opium and its preparations can only be imported if addressed to licensed dealers.
15.-Letters (except one for the ad- dressee); spirits; opium, ganje, charas, bhang, cannabis indica; parts of dutiable articles (except by permission of the Governor).
16.-Letters; tobacco packed with other goods; tobacco sweetened with the leaves. of trees or plants other than the tobacco plant; saccharine, and other substances of a like nature or use, such as saxin, &c, or mixtures of the same; rags, shoddy, dis- used clothing and bedding; coin or bullion (unless clearly intended for purposes of ornament).
17.-Letters; tobacco; opium and foreign
coin.
18. Same as Straits Settlements.
19.-Letters; arms and ammunition of war; worn clothes and boots intended for sale; foreign copper or silver coins; lottery tickets; playing cards; geranium oil; cotton oil and essence of vinegar, except for industrial purposes; essence of wine; alcohol from plums; adulterated beeswax; foreign products not provided with trade marks or which bear the trademark of a manufacturer residing in Bulgaria; un- authorised weights and measures, parts of vine; tools used in vine-culture; mcat of all kinds (unless accompanied by a sanitary certificate of origin); trees, shrubs, plants (unless accompanied by a phylloxera certificate); vegetables, flowers, leaves, roots, cuttings of trees, grapes, soiled paper of any kind or old printed papers. The importation of wax candles, fishing nets, saccharine, treacle, medicines and poisonous drugs is subject to special conditions.
19a.-Letters, plants.
20.-Letters, oleomargarine, butterine, and similar substitutes for butter.
21.-Same as Portugal (with the excep- tion of tobacco, which is not prohibited).
22.-Letters, liquids, worn clothing; opium (except for medical purposes), fire arms (except those intended for the per- sonal use of persons other than natives), unless sent with the written permission of the local authorities.
23. Current coin, counterfeit money; arms and ammunition by way of mer- chandise, except by licence or authority of the Governor. Parts sent separately of articles liable to Customs duty, ganja, bhang.
24.-Letters, arms and implements of war, articles injurious to health. Plants ale accepted at sender's risk.
25.--Letters, notes, explosive or inflam- mable material, opium, morphia, arms and animunition.
26.--Letters, opium, morphia, morphine and cocaine.
27.-Same as Japan.
28.-Same as Japan except that tobacco is admitted.
29.-Same as France, except as regards tobacco, of which the inportation is permitted.
30.-Lette s, gold, silver, arms, ammuni- tion, precious metals, whether in form of specie or bullion, tobacco and opium.
31.-Letters; poisons; tobacco seeds; dead animals and insects unless thoroughly dried, fruits and vegetables liable to carly decom- position and arms of all kinds.
32. Hashish, locust eggs, salt (other than table or rock salt); silver and copper coins and pre-Victorian gold coins.
33. Same as France. Arms and am- munition can only be imported by special permission of the local authorities.
34.-Letters, arms and ammunition, except with consent of the Government.
35.--Letters ; imitations of money, notes, trade marks, stamps, orbills; potatoes from North America Entrails of ruminants or pigs unless entirely dried in the air, or salted, horns or hoofs unless entirely dried in the air, wools rinsed or only back washed, hay, straw, manure, inilk, margarine, oleo- margarine, cheese and butter are subject to restrictions required by the law.
36.-Letters, daggers,sword-sticks, sword- umbrellas, percussion caps and fire-arms.
37.-Letters, opium, arms, salt, coffee, plants and seeds.
37a.-Letters, coins, fire arnis and muni- tions of war.
376.-Letters, dead animals, coins or im- plements for making same, ammunitions. and firearms.
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38.-Letters; arms and ammunition, sugar-cane brandy or its combinations; articles of food containing ingredients injurious to health; salt, foreign coins, implements for coining.
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39.-Letters; ammunition; gunpowder and saltpetre, hashish; artificial tobacco seeds and juice or extract of tobacco; cotton seeds; tombac, except by permis- sion of the Egyptian Government. Arms, poisons, Maria Theresa dollars and current coins other than gold coin, are subject to special restrictions. Soudan. In addition to the foregoing: Current, imitation and counterfeit coins, obsolete coins, jewellery, (except watches made of base metal), and all other articles of gold and silver are
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