PARCELS FOR TROOPS
TOBACCO MAY BE SENT. BUT ONLY IN UNADDRESSED PARCELS. (By Teregrnph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. Mr Hayden, secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board, says inquiries show that a misunderstanding exists as to the requirements concerning gift parcels for overseas. Individual parcels can be sent free of duty provided the contents do not exceed seven pounds weight, and do not include tobacco. cigarettes or liquor. Under the unaddressed parcels scheme, designed to ensure every man receiving a parcel. cigarettes and tobacco can be included. ' Provincial patriotic councils were recently asked for the collection of a second consignment of such parcels. A total of 14.000 is required this time.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 June 1940, Page 6
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111PARCELS FOR TROOPS Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 June 1940, Page 6
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