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flap at distances not more than three inches npnrt. Tbe address of suci1 pnrccls roue~
be tnitten outheir actual covering.
4. If a parcel tendered for insurance does not, in the opinion of the officer of tho
l'ost Office to whom it is tendered, ful61 the foregoing conditions na to pneking nnd aenl-
iug, it is his duty to rcfuse to insure it. Nevertheless the onus of properly enclosing,
packing, and sealing the packet lies upon the sender: and the Post Office
assumes no liability for loss arising from defects which may not be observed
at the time of posting.
5. The nmount for tvbich n parcel is insured must be written by the scn<ler both in
words nnd in fic;ures nt the top of the nddrcss side or t.he eO\'Cr, thus:-"Insnred for
fifteen poun<le (.1.:15) ". No nlterntion or ernsure of the inscription is nllowe<l. If n mis-
take is mnde, the entry must lie completely oblitcrnted nnd nn entirely 11CW one mo.de
by the scn<ler. The nmount must be entered on the Letter llill for Kingston.
G. No parcel cnn be insured fur more than its nctunl value, or fur more thnn tho
sum entered below ng11iost the nnme of the Country or Colony t.o t\•hich it is nddreesed.
A parcel of which the contents have no saleable Ynlue mny, however, be insured for
a nominnl sum in order to outnin the safegunrd. Over-insurance is an obstacle
to compensation.
7. All parcels post pnrcels nddresse<l to the United Kingdom (or other places to "'hicb
the iusur:mcr. ~.1·stem ext.ends) contninin~; nrticles of jewellery, watches, hullion or other
nrticl~s of gold or 11ilvcr, must))(' insured and <:nnuot otlwrwisc be furwnrded tu dcs~inn­
tion.
S. The countries to which p:ucels m:~y be insured, the sum payable for Insurnncc
in addition to the postage which must be affixed to the parcel, nnd the limit of insured
vnluc nre shown ou T:dJic pp. :l!J to •Hi.

D. UNINSURED PARCELS.
COMPt:-ISATION FOil LOSS OR l>AMACE OF UNINSURt:ll !'ARCt:LS llETWEt:N TilE UNITCD
KINGDOM ANO JAMAICA.
The l'uslmastcr fur Jaumica will (uul in conSCCJlii'IH:t· uf :u1y 1.·~-:nllinl>ility, hut volun-
tarily, and ns an net of grace) give compcnsatiou for the loss or darn age of uniusured pnr-
ccl~ sent hy l'nrc<:isl'ost bct.wecn the United Kingdom and .Jamn.icn, when such loss or
d:"'"'l-:'' l:d:.•x pla.:l! whilt: l.iu~ p:li'I'<•IR nn• in his r.usL"'I,\', nnd doe~ not Arise from nny
fnult or neglect of the semlcr~ ur from the nnture of tl1c cuulcuts.
COMI'ENSATJON.
1. Iu all cnscs of loss. :~ustraction, or damas:e, except such M nre beyond r.oulrol, the
sender, or, in default of or at the request of the sender, tl•c n.Jdres.<;ce ~hall he ('JlliLicd
to nu indcumit.y corrcspom.lins: with the nctunl nmount of the loss, nhM.mr.tinn or dnmns:e,
unless the d:unage has arisen from Lhe fault or negliJ,:t'llCe of lhn liCudt:r or fm111 t.hc unlurc
of the article, nml IITO\'ided nlwnys that the inclcmnit.y due.~ uul exr.ct:d. iu lll<' r.ns" uf nn
unin$ured parcel, .!:1, nnd in the cast• of nn insured pared. Uu: ~tun for which it lut~ llcen
in~nrt:cl. Tl•e sc•11d<:r of :t Jl'lr<'cl which l11~' ht:cu lost. or 11£ whi\'11 tll<' c:onlenl~ hn\'C hcen
lost or CCIIItpl .. tcl,r destroyed in the pusl, ,,1~:~11 nlso he culitl<·tlt<, l.hc rduru of tlu: po~lnl(o.
He is uut lun< CHlr entitled Lu the return of t.lu· iu~ur:uu·c· f•·e.
2. The ohli~ation of pa,riu~; the indemnit .. \' shnll re~t with t.he •lt·~pukiJiiiJ.: ulli<:c, hut,
until the contrary is shown, the re$puusihility for tJ,r loss. dulll:JJ(~'. or nhsLnu:tiuu, shnll
rest with llu: ulli.:t• whir.h, ha\·iu:: reecin:d thr. parr••l without 1111okius: nn,\' uh~<;r\'tltion,
can11oL prm·., it.s cldi\'cr.•· iu J.:OIId eoudit.iou tu t.IH' adclrt·.,s•·c·, or in tlu• t•nsr of n t.rn11eit
JI!II'Ct!l. i1~ n·;::ubr trau<icr t.o liul next oliiec.
:t The: p:t_l'ml!uL of tlw iutlt:lllltit.y to llu· $\:udcr •u· ncltJr .. ss•·•: ou1:ht L•l Lnkt: plncc ns
soon as pussibl1!. :uu.l ut the lnt<•st within a year nf. lite d11l•: uf l.lu: npplicmtion. The
admiois~rn.•.,ou responsible "·ill he uuund tu mnkc J.:•IUd without dd11Y, Uu: nmount of
the iudcmnil·~· p:1id. ·
4. No application for an indemnity will be entertained unlesR mndc within 1\ yenr
of the posting of the parcel, nod nfter this term the npplicnut will lmvc no right to noy
indemnity.
5. If the loss, abstraction, or damage s)tall ha1·e occurr<:<l iu the course of eonveynnee
between the cxr.hnn::ing oflices, and it shall not h<: possiiJIP. to nsccrt.nin ''" Lhe territory
or in th? ~>cn·ice of which the loss, abstraction or dnma~c tonk pinr.•· Lt.c indemnity shall
be ~harcd co•J:~Ih·.
fi. No rc.~ponslbility t\'iil be admitted for pnrccls of which the owners hnve nccepted
deli\·ery.