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32 POST OFJ~'ICE GUIDE.
Parcels must be sea.led wi~h sealing wax, lead or ot.her material which must bear the
special WArk or impress of t-he senders.
PIU'oels for these countries may not be registered.
Cign.rs and cigarettes may be .seut in 1\fl.Y quantity,
V.-We.st India Island~.
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Parcels !or Aut.igua, Barbados, Bermuda., British GuiaM, Dominica, Grenada, Mont.-
sez:rat, S~. J(itt.s·Nevis. St. Lucia, St. Vincent s.ud Trinidad, are forwarded regularly
Villo u. s. A. Or Calltl.da at the ra!,e of b . per lb. rr, however, ·parcels for these places a.ro
endorsed by the stllldcr. '' By c.lireot opportunity,'' they may be accepted at the follow-
ing rat.e: ls. up to 3lbs.; 2s. up to 71bs.; 3s. up to lllbs. P:ucel~ so codorsed will be held
!or & direct rnail. lnsurll.Uce c•uu only bt' t'lfected on paroels guiJJg direct.
Conditions and J>rohibition.s i n Certain Countries.
The transmission of any lette1· whatsoever uo matter to whom IU.Idressed, ill parcels
for the majority of countries ia forbidden. The few e.~oeptions t() this rule can be aseer--
tnined by refert>nre to the Ja.test edition of the London Postal Guide. If any letter- o~
communics.tjon of the nature of personal correspc>ndunoc be found iu a pe.tcel, and it can
be separated therefrow, it will bo forwarded to its destination suroh1.1rged 1.1t unpaid
letter rntes. But if woh letter, &:r., can 1wt be aeparated, the whole p:ucel will be liable
to unpa.id letter 1'3tes of postage.
Plants are not in ordinary uonditiou.s admitti!U into most o£ the countries of Europe,
for fe!lor that pbylloxet'l.l may be introduoec.l with them. There ~re, however, special con~
ditions in which parcels of plant-s (excepl; vine:!) are admitted into some of these countries.
The chief conditioDB are that the plants mua~ be packed aecurely, but in so.eb a way that
they Cllll be eusily ex1.1mined, uod must be accomp11.nied by u deciMation of the sender
attested by some competent. authority, that r,IJere has bee.u no vine in or near the ground
from which t.he pla.ots come.
A parcel may not aontain MY e"-plosive, inflamn:w.ble or c.langerous or perishable arti·
clea, any articles likely to io)ure another parcel. any liquid (unless securely packed in a
proper case us described on p, 23), nor any al'ticles~lly prohibitec.l from import.a.tiou
into a particular aountry. (See below)-
s.PEOL~L PRORllll'I:'IONS.
AusTRA.tu.-Opiuru, except under prescribed conditions; hop extracts and similar
prepnrat.ioDB; esse.oce of la~er beer; essences of whisky. rum, brandy, cognac and oil of
cognac; horns and hoofs; tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff, unless bona-fide samples
or fo1· the persoll31 use of the addrtlssee, who must satisfy the Colil!Uonwealtb Cuatoma
authorities as to the ract.s.
Bouvu..-Brandy; lllcohol; tobacco in any form.
BR. GtnANA.-8pirit6.
Ba. EioNDURAS.- Tobacco packed with ot.her goods, tobaacosweete.oed;sacchariue, eto.
CANADA.-Splrltuous and intoxicating liquors of all kinds: adultemted tlla; prison-made
Roods; trnde labols in metal; skins and othel' pa.rta of wild birds; bees, used
or second·hand bives, raw hive goods or products "~'wept honey or wa.x; potutodl: all
nursery stock, iucludiug trees, ~hrubs, plt~nt.s, vilte~, grafts, scions, cuttinge or b uc!JI
except under permit •ssued by t.be Oanadi110 DcpartUlent of Agriculture at :\.Iootreal.
E<:oADon.-Sug:l.r-cmne. bra.ndy or it.s combinations and tobacco.
E orn.-Artilir:io.l tobncco; seeds and jaice or extract of t.ol~t\coo, raw or refined sugo.r.
FRANCP..-Tobacco, except in limited quantities for addressee's use, essence of tobacco.
lTAT.Y.-Unml\nufactured tob~Wuo.
,JA:PAN.- Tobar.r.o.
Nxo~~:ruA.-8picituous liquol'l! 1\nd wines.
P.\1!1AMA.-8Wt>r.t.s, paste, fats and subsbnces which ea.'lily liquefy.
PEnu.-Toburco in MY form.
PB:IUPPIN:E IsLA'<Ds.-Same as U.S.A., except thatcigsl'l!lllld cigarettes are admitted
without restrictions liS to quantity coutaint-d iu sin~;le pl\ckage.
PoRTUGAL.-Tobacco, manufactured or unms.nufar.tured.
RoC'MA1'ilA--Tobacco.
SPAIN.- Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco sm•d a.nd juioo.
SWPJDEN.-Tobacco of o.ll kinds, except manufactured tobacco which may be imported
by tobacco mercba..nts.