BRITISH, AUSTRALASIAN, AND FOREIGN PARCEL

POST.—TABLE OF RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.—continued.

Special Prohibitions and Observations.

Additional (except Rhodesia) : Tobacco stalks, essences of tobacco, tea, coffee, or chicory ; all stone fruits, bees, honey, old appliances, &c., for bee-keeping. Eau de Cologne (Basutoland only).

All plants, fruits, tubers, bulbs, &c., are liable to inspection and precautionary fumigation at the expense of the addressees, and to destruction if pest or disease is found. Importers of any of these articles or of cotton-seed, beeswax foundation comb or opium (which is admitted for medicinal purposes only) must present special permits from the proper South African authority. In the case of plants permits are not generally issued for kinds procurable in the Union of South Africa. Potatoes are only admitted when accompanied by a sworn declaration of origin and a prescribed Government certification.

Additional (Rhodesia only)—(a.) Southern and Northern Rhodesia : Stone fruit-trees grown in any part of North America where either peach yellows or peach rosette exists ; young rooted plants for budding or grafting purposes, except pear, plum, apricot, cherry, mango, apples (blight proof). (b.) Southern Rhodesia only : Importers of plants, which are subject to special conditions, or of honey, gum, opium, extract of opium, poppies or preparations of poppies, which are admitted for medicinal purposes only, must present a permit from the Government of Southern Rhodesia. Parcels irregularly imported are liable to detention or destruction. (c.) Northern Rhodesia only : Seeds and plants must be accompanied by a certificate of origin.

Observations.—The Union of South Africa comprises Cape of Good Hope, Orange Free State, Natal, Transvaal, Amatongaland, Basutoland, Bechuanaland (except Protectorate), Fingoland, Griqualand, East and West Kaffraria, Pondoland, Swaziland, Tembuland, Walfish Bay, and Zululand. Limit of value, £50. No compensation is payable in respect of loss or damage of parcels or of their contents. A charge of 6d. for stamp duty, clearance, &c., is levied on every dutiable parcel entering the Union. The value shown on the Customs declaration must be the current value of the finished articles in the open market at the time of despatch. In case of under-valuation the parcel is liable to confiscation. Walfish Bay is a free port, and no Customs duty is leviable on goods for that place. | South Africa. |
| .. | South Australia. |
| Prohibitions.—Coin, bullion exceeding £5 in value, oilskins and similar goods, firearms and ammunition, air-guns, reproductions of Spanish maps or plans ; missals, breviaries, rosaries, relics, &c. ; pharmaceutical preparations or patent medicines of unknown composition of which the prescription has not been published, substances containing saccharine, unmanufactured tobacco, tobacco seed and juice, plants (unless accompanied by a phylloxera certificate, to which, if in English, a French or Spanish version should be appended), gold, silver (including articles mounted with these metals), jewellery, and playing-cards, &c. A parcel may not consist of two or more packages tied together. As regards plums and sardines see France.

Observations.—Parcels are delivered not by the Post-office, but by the railway companies, and at certain railway-stations only. The name of a railway-station where parcel-post business is done must form part of the address. The addressee must usually obtain the parcel at the station specified. Parcels to be called for should be addressed “En Gare” and not “Poste Restante.” | Spain. |

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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