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36 PO .'f OFFICE HANDBOOK.
PHILIPPINE l SLANDs.-same as U.S., except that cigars and cigarettes arc ndmit:edi
without restrictions as to quantity cou!r~inAcl in ~ingle package.
PoRTUGAL.-Tobacco, rnanufncturcd or unmnnufncturcd.
RouMANIA.- Tobacco.
SPAIN.-Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco seed and juice.
SwEoEN.-Tobacco of all kinds, except manufactured tobacco which mny be imported'
by tobacco merchants.
UNITED KrNGDOM.- Saccbarinc, mixtures containing saccharine and other substances of
similar nature or use. Any packets containing such substances wi!J be handed over to·
the customs authorities and the persons concerued in importing them will be liable to
heavy pecuniary penalties. Liquids or substances for analysis or medical examinations.
Pathological specimens. Butter must be ioclos<!d in hermetically sealed tins. Snuff
work (t.hat is, preparations of tobacco or snuff or iL"<Iitat.ions of them made up in any
wa.y, as into cakes\ tablets, or lancy articles). Tobacco stalks whet.ber manlllnctured or
not. Tobacco st:l k flour. Tobacco sweetened (whether manufactured or unmnnufnc-
turcd) or cigarettes sweetened or made with sweetMed paper, except as otherwise spe-
ciu.Jiy provided in any acts relating to the customs. Cut toba~o so cornpresscd at< to·
have been rendered unfit for immediate smoking until it has been restored by steaming ·
or sou:e other process. Cavendish or Negrohead tobacco cont:lining leaves of trees or
plants other than the tobacco planL. Manufactured tobacco other thaa Cavendish or
Neg·ohead cont.aining any prohibited ingredient.
The hides, skins, horns, hoofs, or nny other part of cattle or other nnimals which may
be prohibited in order to prevent the dissemination of any contagious distemper.
Goods made in foreign prisons except goods in transit, or not imported for purposes
o£ trP.de, or of a description not manufactured in t.he United Kingdom. Living animals
except bees in properly constructed boxes. Bullion exceeding £5 in v::~lue, coins exceed-
ing £5 in value unless nccompanied by a declaration thtlt they are intendl'd for orna-
ment. Rags, bedding and clothing soiled or used.
Firearms, deadly weapons, and detached pieces of such arms or weapons; synthetic
organic dyes, colours, or colouring matters containing synthetic organic dyes or inter-
mediary organic products used in the preparation of synthetic organic dyes, colours,
or colouring matters. ·
UNITED STATES OF A~mRICA.-Letters; opium, morphine., cocaine and other (narcotics;·
poisons; prison-made goods; spirituous and intoxicat.ing liq oors of all kinds; films all'! picto-
rial representations of prize fights; adulterated foods and drugs; live bees; dead anima·s, ex-
cept insects aud reptiles thoromhly dried; feathers and sk'ns of wild birds (except ostrich
feathers), unless intended for scientific or educational purposes; cigars and cigarettes, unless
packed as required by the United States regulations and sent in quantities uumbering
at least 3,000 in & single package; potatoes, ceronls. cotton lint (including cotton waste
and all forms of unmanufactured cotton except sa.mples thereof, (see below), cotton seeds
and pods, and t.he products of cotton seed exceP_t oil, s~g~r canes or cut,tings or parts of
sugar canes, citrus, nurser.v stock, nod all growmg or ltvmg plants, seeas and other plant
products for propagation (including bulbs, root.s and tubers and the seeds of trees and
shrubs but not vegetnble and Bower seeds and field seeds other tha.u cereals), unless
addre~ed to and intended for the use of the Federal Horticultural Board or the Office of
Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction. United St~ttes Dep~rtment of Agriculture, Wash-
ington, or except Pnder license issued by the Fedcre.l Horttcultural Board. Sealskins and
articles wholly or in part made from them are not admissible, tmless accompanied by
American Consul's certificute of origin.
Viruses, serums, etc., can be sent to the U. S. A. only in accordance with provisions-
of the U. S. Law of .>~ly 1, Hl02.
For further details, consult London Postal Guide, J uly Hl23 Ed., pp 583 to 631,
~olnrnn 8.
TELEGRAPHS.
THE Govern:nent Telegraphs are under the control of the Postmaster for Jamaica.
The Telegraph Offices are in the same buildings as the Post Offices.
The charge for telegrams throughout Tamaicn is ninepence for any number of words.
up to twelve, ~tnd a half-penny for every additional word. The address and signature are
both counted. The charge is paid in po<Stage stamps affixed to the message.
If the addressee reside within one mile of the terminal office the telegram is delivered>
by messenger without Rny additional charge; but if beyond that limit the following por-
etrage fee must be prepaid:-