Page 53 - Jamaica PO Guide 1934

OVE:MEA MATLS : SPECIAl, PROHTBJTIOKS. !9
dyestuffs impor t regulation act of 1920 may bo imported in the form of parcel post if
accompnnied by n permit issued by the Bonrd of 1'rodc.
VI. Live unim.~ls, with the cxcrpticn of bc•cs nnd silkworms pl·tccd in IVdl-con•tmctcd
box~•; tob1tcco stnlks, m•mufactured or not, tobacco-sblk flour, nnd prcp>~ rations of
snufT in the form 0f bonbons, i.:tblcts nr fancy object~, except by pcrrnis~i on of t.ho Com-
missioners of Customs; sweetened toh~cco, mnnuf:!cturPd or not. except when otherwise
provided in the customs law~; "Cuvcntlish" or "Negrohcud" tobocco containing leave.~
of t rees, or plnnts other Lhan the tob"cco phnt; man ufactured tobncro other than
"Ca vend ish" or "N cgrohcnd " tobacco con tnini ug any prohibited ingt·cdicn t; toh:~cco
cut and pressed by mrch~nicnl or other menns; sncchnrioc. mixtures ccntaining
sacchnrinc :md other sub~tnnc~s of a $imihr nnturc or use; exlra.cls, ~s.scnccs or otbl'r
concrntrntions of coffee, chicory. le~ or tobacco or other mixlun•s cC tno~c products;
articles bcnring on the outside or in the nddrrs.~ words, m"rks or d('Signs (drnwing) which
in the opinion of the Postmaster Gl'ner!ll. might cmb:~rrass the postal ngcnts c>lk'<l upon
to hand! ~ such articles; circuhn; fictitinus st:·mps :ond dies, plate.~, ins1runwnt$ or
mtttrri:tls inLended for the m•tntJfacture of surh ~tnmp~; CC'ins cninrd in n foreign country,
other t,hhU gold or 8ilvC'r: Sec " Listc des objects intcrdits," p. 351 BI (a) (22): coin,
preciouG stones, jewellery, and any articles of gold, silver and platinum, in uninsured
parcels coming from countries which admit insurance. Coins of a value higher than
£5 (except with a declaration indicating that they are intended to serve as ornament.),
gold in ingots of a value higher than £5, and silver in ingots or silver partially worked
of a value higher than £ 20, even if the •hipment of coins or iugots, etc., is made
as an in•ured parcel.
'GNJTED STATES OF AMERICA.- Letters; nclultcra'cd food and dt ugs; cotton, cotton
seed and products of cot ton seed (except oil. and und~r rertain conditions, by P arcel
Post only, $llmples of r&w or unmanufactured cott n nnd cotton was~c); feathers and
skins of wild birds (except ostrich feathers) unless for (•ducational or scientific purpost'S;
films or piclorbl rcprcscnt:1tions of prize-fights; live bees; poi;;~ns: piJSon-madc l(Oods;
spirituous, vinous, fcrm~nted, malted and other intoxicating liquors; stupefyin;; drugs.
The importation of tbe following articles is subject to special rcstrictions:-arms;
cereals; cotton, cotton scednnd products of cotton seed (except oil) plants, pa1·ts of plants
bulbs. etc.; potat,cs; "ground provisions," such as ya111s, "coco "
(not chocoltJie cocoa); sealskin in any form; sug~r-canc; unprepared fruit and vegetables ;
virus, serums, toxins nnd a nalogous pntducts.
See p1ge ,15 in resprct of exportation of c igars and cigat•ettes.

Special Dl'Ohibition~ ( I m port) .
Unle$$ previous wriiien permission has been oblailled from the Director of Agriculture
of J amaica it is prohibited to import into Jamaica by parcel-post mail the following :-
Bees ho~cy, aud material used by bee raisers; boots ueed pre,·iously by workmen on
banan; pluntaiions; coiton and all plants of the col ton plant; all plunts nnd varieties of
gossypium; and a_ll ? ther plants origina~ing in any country other
tha n Great Brttam.
The written permit of the Directcr of Agriculture which takes the form of a label
bearing pa rticulars of the pe~mit and the seal of .the Depar tment, m us~ ~e forwarded
by the importer to the suppher who shall attach tt to the pacbge contatntng the plant
to which the permit relates.
Fruits and vegetables (except dried or processed fruits and vegetables, gra ins, seeds,
and Irish potatoes) are prohibited in the mails to Jamnica from the United States,
unless accompanied by a certific:tte issued by a representative of the United States
Department of Agriculture attesting !_hat the products arc home grown and nre the
products of a State in which the l\ledttcrruncan fly (Ct-ralilis capiiala), does not exist.
T he following articles are absolutely prohibitcd:- Coffee; rum; Sbl\\'ing brushes
manufactured in Eastern countries, as well aS those exported from those countries: citrus
fruits
It ie a.lso prohibited to import Tube!'culozyne or any other alle~e!Ol
c~re for consumption, unles$ undct licenee granted by the Goveruor !lnd sub)cct
to t.he conditions of such license.