Page 40 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1930

38 POST OFFICE GUIDE,
The importation of the following articles is subject to special restrictions:-arms ~
cereals; cotton, cotton seed and products of cotton seed (except oil) plllllts, parts of plants,
bulbs etc.; potatoes; "ground provisions, " such as yams, "coco"
(11ct cllocola.te cocoa); sealskin fn any fo1·ru; sug"r-ClWe; unprepared fruit and vegetables;.
virus, seruma 1 toxins and analogous produuts.
For further details, consult latest. edition of the London Postal Guide.
·.Special Prohibition~ (Import)•
Cnless p1•evious w·ritten permission has been obtaii.led from tl1e Director of Agricultur~
of Jamaica, it is prohibited Lo impo~t into Jamaica by parcel-post mail the following:-
Bees, honey. and mat,erial u~ed by bee raisers; boots used pteviou~ly by w<.rkme11 on
banllliu plantations; cotLon and ull parta of the cotto11 piiUlt; ult plunts atJd varieties or
gossypium; and all other plants or>lglnatlng In any country other
than the United Kingdom.
The followiug articles are ab;olutely prohibited:-(;(Jffee; rum; shaving brushes
mnnufa~t.ured in EW!tllrn countries, ss well as thoEe export eel rrum thoel! countries; citrus
fru.it.J.
lt is a lso prohibited to import Tuberoculozyne or any other alleged
cure for> consumption, unl~ under lict:Jnse grantHI by the Governor l\lld subject
to the conditions or sueh license.
TABLE OF nATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.
Ratu of PnstagtJ /l'Om J nmlliw.
Letters- A= !!d. for the lll'stoz. 1.1Ud ld. for eaoh addltional oz.; and B=~!d. for the
first or.., and lJd. for each additionnl oz. ar.cording to dest,inat,ion (aee eeparate et1tries
in Table following, column 2).
LeUer8 for H.M. ShipHf War an4 B.M. Troopa servir~g abruad, irres-pective oJ addre1111, !d.
per oz.
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Post Cards-Single, ld. each; Reply paid, 2d. each.
Printed Papers-!tf. per 2oz.
Commercial Papers-2~d. for 61-st 10 oz. and td. per 2 oz. thereafwr.
Samples-hi. for first 4 or.:. and !d. per 2 oz. thereafter.
Registration Fee-2d. for all articles.
Advice of Oelivery-2d. (Cor registered articles ooly).
Insurance Fee (LeUttr& <>nly)-5d. for e~ry £12 of value in addil'i1m to the postage and'
registration fu9
Limit<~ o) Size a111l Weight.
Lcltcr~r-Letters, or articles paid at t.he letter rar,e or postage, mAy uot exceed 18 tn(•hes
in any one direction. A letter in the !orm of a roll may mea.<~ure 30 inuhes fn length by
1 inches iu diameter. Letters to the British Empire may measure 2 ft. by 18 ins.
Limit oJ u'eiuht le (Ill cou?llries =4lbs. 6 os.
Po8l Co.rd8---Ma:dmum size 5i ins. by 4~ ins., minimum size 4 ins. by 2-l ins.
Prinl.eiJ and Commercial Paper~r-Li.mite of size for packages of printed aud commercial
papers are the same as for letters. (J) Limits of weight ate shown in Table, col. 4 lllld 5.
Stl!ll):lltls-Paakets of sa.mples may not exceed 18 inches in length, 8 fn width and 4 in
depth, uule.ss in form of a roll, for which the limits are 18 inches in length and 6 inches
in diameter. Samples for t11e British Empire may me~UJure ~ feet by I foot. Limi~.:< of
weight are Hhown in Table, col. 4 and 5.
Parccla--Pa.rcels ma'j not e.xceed 3~ feet for length, breath or depth and silt feet lor
length 8Dd girth combined. Limit uf Weight= 11 lbs. or 22 lbs. as noted in col. l (J and
11 of table.
"Blind Lil4rat·urt"-Pnckets con~aining papers impressed i<Jr the use of the blind sent
to any place abroad are accepted up to a ma.ximum weight of 61bs. 9 oz. The prepaid rat~
of postage on such packets is:-
Up to 2lbs. 3 oz. =!d. Up to 4 lbs. 6 oz.= Id. Up to 6 lbl!, 9 o~.= lid.
ID all other respects lhe regulat.ious as regards printed papers apply.
(1) The maximum weight o£ packages of printed papers is abown agamst each country
in column 4 of Table. Single volumes of printed books sent separately to Bt4Y destinatiol).
may, however, weigh 1\S much as 6 lbe. 9oz.