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IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN LETTER POST

Customs

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declara-

tions and

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(a) Green label.

(b) Green label.

(a) Green label. (b) Green label.

(a) Green label.

(b) C. 2.

(c) Green label.

Prohibitions and restrictions

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PROHIBITIONS. Gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, Bank-notes, currency notes and documents payable to bearer except in insured letters.

RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of calendars, pharmaceu-

tical preparations.

PROHIBITIONS. Bank-notes, and currency notes, unless posted by and addressed to a bank; unmanufactured gold, platinum or silver. RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of plants, roots and seeds which are admitted only by sample or registered letter post.

RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of plants and seeds. The following are admitted by sample post: samples of spirits

(except perfumed spirits) provided that they are plainly marked SPIRITS NOT PERFUMED, and samples of wines not exceeding in each case 300 grammes (10 ounces) gross weight; samples of tea and coffee plainly marked to show the contents and not exceeding 100 grammes gross weight; type samples of unmanufactured tobacco, not exceeding 100 grammes (3 ounces) in gross weight.

(a) Green label.

(a) Green lab. & C. 1.

RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of cigarettes and cigars,

plants and parts of plants.

ORIGIN. Every article (except books imported by or for the account of any public library association) capable of being stamped, branded or labelled at the time of its manufacture, without suffering damage, must be conspicuously and indeli- bly stamped or branded, and so on, in English characters with an indication of the country of origin,

INVOICE. An invoice must be enclosed in all packets containing either merchandise or books for sale; and a statement (giv- ing accurate particulars of contents and value) in all packets containing merchandise or books not sent in execution of an order or not for sale. If the total value of the goods con- tained in a packet or in several packets sent at the same time by the same sender to the same addressee exceeds 100

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