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IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN POST

3. Dyes and similar substances, unless packed in the

prescribed manner.

4. Foodstuffs, and other articles attractive to rats, sent to tropical or sub-tropical countries or to places beyond the tropics unless packed in recep- tacles which are rat-proof and do not allow the smell of their contents to escape.

5. Oilskins and similar oiled goods, unless the parcel bears a certificate in the following terms, signed by a responsible person:

6.

ANY OILSKINS OR SIMILAR

OILED GOODS CON-

TAINED IN THIS PARCEL HAVE BEEN STOVED AT A TEMPERATURE OF 140° FAHR. FOR NOT LESS THAN EIGHT HOURS, AND AFTERWARDS CURED FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE MONTH BEFORE BEING PACKED.

Silver bullion, or silver partly manufactured (for example, sheet silver)..

7. Apart from the prohibitions mentioned above, many countries abroad, for various reasons, impose restrictions on the importation of certain articles. Thus, the importation of:

8.

(a) Arms, may be restricted in the interests of

public security;

(b) Pharmaceutical preparations, fresh meat and other foodstuffs and soiled clothing, in the interests of public health;

(c) Plants and parts of plants, including fruit, especially the vine in the case of vine-growing countries, usually for the prevention of the spread of phylloxera;

(d) Hides, skins, wool and other external parts of animals for the protection of animals, as being liable to convey contagious disease; (e) Tobacco, playing cards, salt, as subject to

State monopoly.

Articles so restricted can, as a rule, be sent if they comply with certain conditions and in some cases a sanitary certificate in a prescribed form is necessary. In general, plants must be packed securely in such a way that they can be easily examined and where a phylloxera or other sani- tary certificate is required, the despatch note, Customs declarations, and the cover of the parcel should be noted, for example, PHYLLOXERA CERTI-

FICATE ANNEXED.