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POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.
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foundland, and St. Vincent, are exempt from cus-
toms duty. Their transmission is also permitted
in Cyprus, Grenada, and Jamaica ; but they are
liable to customs duty, with the exception of gold
and specie in Cyprus ; gold, silver, and diamonds
in Grenada ; and diamonds in Jamaica.
In the Dutch East Indies articles of value are
admissible, except wrought gold and silver, but the
packets containing them must be registered.
Special prohibitions in Italy and United States
of America. — Anything relating to foreign lotteries.
In New Zealand. — Cuttings of grape vines.
In the Cape of Good Hope and Queensland. —
Jewellery and precious articles, if du.tiable, are
liable to detention until the duty is paid.
In Spain and Victoria. — Jewellery is dutiable,
and liable to confiscation.
Russia. — Printed matter in the Russian language
is prohibited ; and even such trifling articles as
photographs and Christmas cards are liable to duty,
though a single photograph may be sent to Russia
by post. All letters or packets containing prohibited
or dutiable articles of any kind, however small the
value, are confiscated in that country.
Letters for Passengers on Board Mail Packets.
1. Letters for passengers on board the packets for
America calling at Queenstown, the packets for
Canada calling at Londonderry, the packets for the
Cape, &c., and the Royal Mail Company's packets
for Brazil, &c., calling at Lisbon, the Peninsular
and Oriental packets from Brindisi with the mails
for Egypt, India, Australia, China, «S:c. , and the Orient
packets from Naples with the mails for Australia,
may be posted in any part of the United Kingdom
up to the time at which ordinary registered letters
to go by the same packets are received. They
must be registered, the postage and registration
fee must be fully prepaid, and they must be addressed
to the care of the Commander of the packet.
2. The letters should be addressed thus : " Mr.
, on board the mail packet for , at
Queenstown, Londonderry, Lisboo, Brindisi, or
Naples, care of the Commander of the packet."
Re- direction.
1. Letters addressed to this country from places
abroad and re-directed here either to a fresh address
in this country or to another country, and also Inland
Letters re-directed to an address abroad, are sent
forward without any charge for re-direction ; but, if
not prepaid in the first instance a postage which will
have sufficed for their transmission from the first
to the second address they are charged the deficient
postage.
2. Letters re-directed after delivery at the first
address, must be reposted within twenty-four hours
(Sundays and public holidays not being counted)
after delivery. Any which may appear to have been
opened will be liable to charge as freshly posted unpaid
letters. Whenever thought necessary a receipt may
be required from the addressee of a re-directed letter
at the second address.
3. Post cards, book packets, sample packets, and
newspapers are liable to additional postage at the
prepaid rate for each re-direction, unless they are
received from or sent to a country of the Postal
Union. All re-directed parcels are chargeable with
fresh postage.
4. All registered letters or packets on being re-
directed must be taken back to the Post Ofiice to be
dealt with as registered, and must not be dropped
into a letter box as ordinary letters or packets.
5. Letters for commissioned officers in the army
or navy on actual service are exempt from any charge
for re-direction. The regulations respecting letters
for non-commissioned officers and private soldiers and
seamen will be found at page 22.
6. Letters, &c., returned to the senders that they
may rectify or complete the address are not, when
r«-posted, treated as re-directed, but as liable to
fresh postage.
FOREIGN AND COLOKia.L PARCEL POST.
Dimensions. — The dimensions allowed are the same
as for the Inland Parcel Post, with the following
exceptions : —
Canada. — Greatest length, 2 feet; greatest depth
or width, 1 foot. Austria- Hungary, Belgium, Bosnia,
Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Gennany,Greece,
Herzegovina, Holland, Luxemburg, Madeira, Nor-
way, Novi Bazar, Portugal, Roumania, Servia, Sweden,
and Switzerland. — Limited to 2 feet in any direction.
Algeria. Argentine Repubhc, Chili, Cochin China,
Corsica, Dutch East Indies, Italy, Madagascar,
Mexico, Portugal (via France), Spain, Tunis, and
Uruguay. — Greatest length, 2 feet ; length and girth
combined, 4 feet.
Weight.— '^o parcel must exceed 7 lbs. in weight,
except where otherwise stated. Parcels for Spain
and Portugal, via France, 65 lbs.
Customs Declaration. — Parcels are liable to Cus-
toms regulations, and the sender of each parcel is
required to make a Customs declaration furnishing —
upon a special form or forms provided for the pur-
pose, which can be obtained at any post office — an
accurate statement of the nature and value of the
contents, the date of posting, and other particulars.
The net weight of the various articles contained in a
parcel should, if possible, be stated, and any other
particulars which would facilitate the assessment of
Customs duty. Some foreign administrations require
more than one copy of the Customs declaration form
to be made out. The forms should, when possible,
be filled up in both English and French. Parcels
for foreign countries must in addition be accompanied
by a despatch note, which is supplied at any post
office, and must be filled up by the sender.
Customs Duty. — ^All parcels are liable to be opened
for Customs examination, and their contents are sub-
ject to Customs duty in the country or colony of
destination. Such duty cannot be prepaid, but is in
each case collected from the addressee on delivery.
In most foreign countries and British colonies the
articles which are not subject to Customs duty on
importation are comparative!}' few. The post office
can give no information as to the Customs tariff or
procedure of particular countries, nor does it accept
any responsibility for loss, delay, or charges arising
from the Customs regulations to which the contents
of parcels are liable. In addition to Customs duty,
a charge of 6d. per parcel for stamp duty, clearance,
&c., is levied on all dutiable parcels entering the Cape
of Good Hope and NataL This charge \i increased
to Is. 6d. in the case of parcels for the Orange Free
State. In Mexico the charge is 5 ceats for a parcel
not exceeding 1 lb., and 1 cent for every 4 oz. in
the case of a parcel exceeding 1 lb.