Page 38 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1919

POST OFFICE IIANDflOOK.
'black or coloured borders must not be used. Senls must be plnced over c:tch flap, or ~en to,
of the cover of n packet; and if the pncket is tied round with string or l!tpe, n scnl must
be placed on the ends "·here they &re tied. All the seals must be of the same kind of
"·n:o::, and must bcnr distinct impressions of the same pri,·ate de,·ice. Coins must not be
u~cd fo r senlin:;; nno the cil'vice of the scnl must not consist merely of stmi:.;ht, crossed,
·or curvcu lines whir.h c11n be imit11tetl rcndily.
The onuR of properly enclosing llnd ~enJing the lc.tter lies upon the een1l~r, c.nd the
Post Office does not assumY. li:J.bility ~or Ios ' Rrising from the defects of the cover or the
·scnl~ . which m:1y not be obscr,·e:i nt. the t.ime of posting.
Tbe amount for which a l~ttcr is insure ~ lllust not exceed its actual ''nluc. ancl must
be wri ttco by the sender both in word:; nnd in figums at the top of the nddrC\sS siciP. of thf
co,•er. thus:-"Insured for £12, (Twdve Pounds)" or whntever th~ amount mny h~
Alteration or erasure of the inscription '"ill not be. o.llowed, if a mist.nke be made
the entry must be completely strur.k out nod 11 new entry made by the sender The seals
<:~n nn ordiunry c-nv~l ope of :m insured btt.cr must be placed M shown below:-

Letters 1\'hich do not fulfil the foregoing conditions will not be accepted for insurance,
Insured lett.ers will hnve all the safe~unrd s of the Re~;istration system. 11no a certi·
·ficnte of post.ing must. nlwnys be obtained IJy the sender of 1\11 insured letter. An ncknow·
'ledgment of receipt of the delivery may nl~o be obtained under the snm~ conditions
as those applicable to Re:ristered letters. i.e., on payment of a further fee of Zd.
Compeusr1tion for the loss in the post of n lettl'r, or of its contents, will not exceed
t he amount of the actual loss. and will not bto p:tid at all for 11 letter contnioing nny pro·
hibited article, or for nny letter 1\'hich has heen delh·ered 1\'ithout extfi\rnnl trace of injury
•and has been accepted without remark by the addressee.
Claim for compensation will not be entertained if made more than a. year after the
-date of posting oi the letter.
Legnl linl>ility to ::ive compensation iu re~pect of any letter for 1\·hich an in•urance
·fee hns been pnid will not aUnch to the Postmaster for J amaica either personally. or in
'his oflicinl capacity. The final decision upon nU (]uestions of compcnsntion rest~ witb
t he postal ndministrnt.ion of the country in which the loss has tnkcn plnce.
J nsured letters "'ill only he forwnrdecl hy stP.nmer.' !!<>in·~ direct.
For li~t uf c:mntrics to which letters m •Y be in;;ure:l nnJ the limit of insurauce, see
·Table pp. 39 to 4G.
PARCEL POST.
A Pnrcel Post Exchange, between Jnrnnica and the United Kingdom; cert:~in plnces
~·ia the United Kingdom; British Colonies in the West Indies; Britisb Honduras; Cnnnda;
the 'United St:~t-cs of Arnericn and Cnnnl Zone is no"· in operation.
Parcel Post business is trnns:~ct.ed o.t all Post Offices.
Pnrccl mnils for the Dritish Colonies in t.hc West Indics nrc mndG up in Kin'!~tnn for
despatch via lhlifa .. '< by the Pickford nod Black Line ·of Stea1ncrs; nod, for lbe United
Kingdom, the United States, Canal Zone, Canada, Turks aod Caym:m Islands and
Honduras by each direct opportunity, the hour of closing being duly notified on each occa·
11ion.
POSTAGE, DIMENSIONS, AND WEIOI!T.
No parcel may exceed ele,•en poun:ls in weight.
For postage, maximum dimensions, and other particulnrs, ~cc Table of Rntcs of Post-
:age, &c., pages 3!) to 4(i.
Foreign (except to U.S.)• and Colonial parcel3 cannot be rtgi3tered, but they may be in.
•urod to certain countries under the conditions specified on pages 32 and 3o.
•see pa~e 34.