'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [‎25v] (53/483)

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74. Plague Cultures.— Culture or other articles known or
believed to contain the living germs of plague^ may be transmitted by the
Inland Post, subject to the following conditions
(a) Such cultures or other articles aforesaid must not be accept
ed for transmission unless they are sent by a Commissioned
Medical Officer, a Gazetted Medical Officer, a Medical
Practioner in possession of the necessary qualifications ; or
by a person specially permitted by the Government to send
such cultures or other articles; or, unless they are consigned
to a Government Laboratory or to a person specially per
mitted by the the Government to receive such cultures or
other articles.
{b) The cultures or other articles aforesaid must be securely
packed in a hermetically closed tin of adequate strength,
which must be placed in a strong outer box of wood or tin
with a layer of at least 1.9 centimetres of raw cotton-wool
between the inner and outer case.
(e) The outer case must be enclosed in stout cloth, which must
be securely fastened and sealed and labelled with such dis
tinguishing inscription as will suffice to make immediately
manifest, the nature of contents.
(d) The sender must present the parcel at the Post Office
accompanied by a declaration as to the nature of its contents,
and a certificate signed by himself to the effect that he has
advised the addressee of its despatch and that such
addressee, if the parcel should not be addressed to a
Government Laboratory, has been specially permitted, by
the Government, to receive such cultures or other articles.
The certificate, moreover, must show on its face
that the sender is a person authorised within the meaning
of condition (a) to send such cultures or other articles, 75 76 77 78
75. Celluloid. —Celluloid and articles made wholly or partly of
Celluloid, such as Cinematograph and Photographic films, must' be
placed in a strong wooden box and a label bearing the word “Celluloid”
in bold letters should be affixed to the parcel.
76. Manner of Prepaying Postage.— The postage including the
registration fee on a parcel must be prepaid fully by means of postage
Stamps affixed to the parcel.
77. Manner of Posting. —-(1) Every parcel intended for trans
mission by post must be presented at the window of the post office.
(2). If a pa,rcel containing any of the articles mentioned in sub-
clauses (2), (3). (4), (5), (6)‘& (7) of clause 72 and clauses 73 and 74 is
not packed in the manner prescribed therein, it will not be forwarded.
78. Delivery of Parcels. — No parcel will be delivered to the
addressee unless and until he has signed a receipt for it in the
prescribed
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