Postal_Guide_July_1957 — Page 157

156 Overseas Post

NORFOLK ISLAND

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters Postcards

First oz., 20c., 15c.

each oz. after, 15c.

Air mail

Letters

Postcards

65c.

Each oz., $1.30

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (5) Samples, limit 5 lb. (6) Small Packets.

(6) Small Packets. (7) Blind literature.

Customs declarations:

(1) and (6) Green label.

Prohibitions: Blank invoice forms; documents of monetary value (cheques, money orders and so on) except in registered letters; wines, spirits, liqueurs, or other alcoholic beverages, unless they are bona fide samples each of which does not exceed 6 oz. in weight, and the approval of the Collector of Customs to importation has been obtained; tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff, except genuine samples or for the private use of the addressee; wedding cake not securely packed in tin boxes.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Bees; dyes; plants and parts of plants, - including fruit.

Customs duty: Advertising matter (catalogues, price lists, circulars and loose advertisements inserted in magazines) is dutiable. The following are, however exempt from duty: Trade catalogues and price lists not designed to advertise the sale of goods by any person, firm or company in Australia, when sent into Australia in single copies addressed to merchants, firms or companies therein, and not exceeding one copy to each merchant, firm or company or branch office thereof and not being for distribution.

PARCEL POST

Same as Australia.

NORTH BORNEO (including LABUAN)

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards Letters Postcards

First oz., 15c. Each 1 oz.,

25c.

20c.,

each oz. after, 15c.

50c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, air and surface, limit $1,600 to Beaufort, Jesselton, Kudat, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Papar, Sandakan, Tawau and Tenom only. (4) Insured boxes, same as insured letters. (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (7) Samples, limit 5 lb. (8) Small Packets. (9) Blind litarature. Customs declarations: (1) and (8) Green label. (4) One non-adhesive form. Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills; coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, except in insured boxes; packets of pictorial postcards by printed papers post.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Plants and seeds.

Import licences are required for some classes of goods.

PARCEL POST

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface, only, limit $1,600 to Beaufort, Jesselton, Kudat, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Papar, Sandakan, Tawau and Tenom only by direct service; $880 via Singapore.

Customs declaration: One adhesive form.

Prohibitions: Letters; charged butane gas lighters and refills; spirits and liqueurs. Restrictions apply to the importation of: Plants and seeds; firearms.

Packing and marking: Parcels containing films or articles of celluloid must bear a white label clearly marked in black with the word Films or Celluloid, Import licences are required for some classes of goods,