under the authority of the respective Powers to which the breeding
grounds of such herds belong and have been officially marked and
certified as having been so taken.
Snuff Work *
Spirits (not being cordials, or perfumed or medicinal spirits),
except -—
(1) In ships of 40 tons registered tonnage at least.t
(2) In casks or other vessels capable of containing liquids,
each of such casks or other vessels being of the size or content
of 9 gallons at the least, and duly reported (see page 38) ; or
(3) In glass or stone bottles, properly packed in cases, and
forming part of the cargo of the importing ship, and duly
reported.
Stamps, Fictitious, viz. ‘—Any facsimile or imitation, or repre-
sentation, whether on paper or otherwise, of any stamp for denoting
any rate of postage, including any stamp for denoting a rate of
postage of any British possession or of any foreign country. The
prohibition extends to any die, plate, instrument or materials for
making any such stamps.
Tobacco, viz. :—
(1) Tobacco Stalks whether manufactured or not.*
(2) Tobacco Stalk Flour *
(3) Tobacco, sweetened (whether manufactured or unmanu-
factured) except as otherwise specially provided in any Acts
relating to the Customs. Such special provision exists in
respect of Cavendish or Negrohead tobacco, which is admissible
on condition that it is warehoused|| in the first instance in an
approved tobacco warehouse.
(4) Tobacco cut and compressed by mechanical or other
means. ‘The tobacco referred to is cut tobacco which is com-
pressed over and above any process necessarily applied to the
tobacco in the ordinary manufacture and cutting.
(8) Tobacco, Cavendish or Negrohead, containing the leaves
of trees or plants other than of the tobacco plant.
* This prohibition may be removed or modified by special permission of
the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
ft This restriction is not applicable to spirits imported by aircraft.
1 Spirits to be used in the manufacture of power methylated spirits may
be imported as bulk cargo subject to certain conditions.
| Except when it is imported as surplus stores (see page 32), by parcel
post, or in small quantities in the baggage of passengers,