----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------- | | Payable | Payable | | in the | in the | (U.S. | Philippine| other countries Amount of order | currency) | Islands | named above | | (U.S | (U.S | | currency) | currency) ----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------- For orders for sums not exceeding | $2.50 | $0.05 | $0.05 Over $2 and not exceeding | 5.00 | .70 | .07 Over 5 and not exceeding | 10.00 | .10 | .10 Over 10 and not exceeding | 20.00 | .12 | .16 Over 20 and not exceeding | 30.00 | .14 | .24 Over 30 and not exceeding | 40.00 | .17 | .31 Over 40 and not exceeding | 50.00 | .20 | .38 Over 50 and not exceeding | 60.00 | .22 | .45 Over 60 and not exceeding | 75.00 | .27 | .58 Over 75 and not exceeding | 100.00 | .32 | .75 ----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------- Money orders may also be purchased, payable in some thirty-five other foreign countries and dependencies. Information regarding the fees will be furnished by the post-master at any money-order office. No order is issued for a sum greater than one hundred dollars ($100), United States currency. (h) Under the present customs laws, all goods which are the growth, product, or manufacture of the United States, the Philippine Islands, or of both, or which do not contain foreign materials to the value of more than 20 per cent of their total value, are, with certain exceptions, admitted free of duty when mailed from the Islands to the United States. The only exceptions of importance to travelers are cigars and cigarettes, which are subject to a fine equivalent to the duty, if sent by mail. In order to assure the free entry of other mail shipments, every package worth less than P20 should have its true value and the fact that it comes within the limits just defined, certified to by the sender on the wrapper. Packages whose value is P20 or more require a certificate of origin, which can be issued only by the Collector of Customs at a port of entry. In Manila, however, a customs official is on duty at the central post office at certain hours to issue these documents. The certificate must be pasted in the wrapper or be placed in an envelope to the package. If the shipment is valued at P50 or more, a fee of P2 is charged for the certificate. (i) Rates for telegrams over the government lines: For ordinary message, P0.06 per word, including address and signature. For rush messages, P0.12 per word.