10.
B~3ga5e and Freight
llowances of M~ssionaries 6. The Board pays the expense of packing
1 al'lel: the fre irrh and custom / JJ~S .
dutie~ to the field;within reasonable limits,{duties not to exceed $50.00 per person) for necessary artic~es for personal and household use~~n~ not ·-, more tl1.an is included in the regular fre igl1t and baggage allow- ance. The freight allowance is two measured tons for a single mission- ary and four tons for a married missionary, except as may be determined special acti on of the Board. (one ton equals 40 cubic feet) The Board allows a maximum of 350 pounds of baggage) which the rnissiona_ry is entitled to carry free J frorr~ his hon1e to his eli~~11a,-Pi.~on on the field 0r vice versa. Half of the above allowance will be made for each child. ~ 0 f Pas snorts 7. The United States regulations in regard to passports change so constc~ntly that _careful inquiries should be made regarding them several weeks before the date of sailing. Missionaries should be very careful to fulfill all conditions and obtain passports necessary for travel. The cost of the passports will be defrayed by the Board. Furloughs. 8. The appointment of missionaries contemplates service for life if the Lord will. Stated furloughs, however, are 1n com) lete accord with such service. The change of environment afforded tends to preserve or restore the health and ener 6 ies of the missionaries, and their pre- sence in the churche f a .. t r1ome increa .. ses i .... terest in l~ission ·ark. In cases ,,.,,here a missi :J nar~ shall have been on the field lon-·er than tb.e usual term and his itTife for a period shorter than tl1e usual term or vice versa, it shall be a l lowable to fix the minimum term of service at a medium or average point for the two. In every case a furlough shall require the approval of t~e 11s- sion
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