Page 31 - Jamaica PO Guide 1924

POST OFFICE HANDBOOK.
QEGISTIMTJON (t'orei gn.)*
If it ia proved to his sntisfMtion thnt a letter or pac!~et duly admi!ted to R'gistratum has.
been entirely lost U:hilst in his custody the Postmnster undertakes to pay an indemnity of
50 (ranc.s, except m cases beyond control (e.q., temJlest, slupwrcck, earthquake and
war). No c'!mpensation, however, is payable except itl the case of the loss of the entire lelter
or packet; a.nd no claim will be admitted if made more than a yea•· after the letter or packet
ioas pos!ed.
The Postal Administrations of all countries and colonies included in the Postal Uniou ~ive
the same undertaking in respect of registered letters or packets lost whilst in their r.ustody.
If it is desired to obtain co•npen8ation in the case of abstraction of contents of a letter, or
to provide for a' higher maximum than 50 francs, recourse must be had to the Inwrance
system. See "ln-<ur""'"" below.
T he fee chargeable for registration to places abroad is 2d.
Conditions of Registmtion.- No postal packet uddressed to initials or in pencil (except
copying ink pencil) is !Ldmitted to registmtion.
Every letter presented for registration must be enclosed in a strong envelope secu,.ely
fastene l, preferably in one of the regist.ration envelopes sold by the Post Office.
It is reqommeudcd thM tLe narnn and ad cress of th<.> sender be written on Lhe out side
of every regist-·rPd post I packet.
Registered packets must be prep!\id as regards both postage and registration fee.
Packets to be registered must be given to an officer of the Post Office, and a receipt
obtair1ed for them; tbey must on no account be dropped into a letter hox.
Advice of Delivery.- The sender ot registered or insured correspondence addressed tet
any foreign country or British colony in the Postill Union, may obtain an acknow-
ledgment of its receipt by the addressee on payment of an extra fee of 2d., in n.ddition
to other fees.
INSUQANCE-Forcign. (Fot· L etters ody.)
Letters tendered for insurance will be accepted by the Post Office on payment of the
fee and subject to the conditions stated below:-
Fee-6d. for every £12 of value in addition to the postage and registration fee.
As few stamps as possible should be used to prepny the postage and insurance fee, P.nd
the stamps must not be fo!C:ccl ov~r the edge of the cover . When more stamp~ than one·
aro used they must be affixed with spaces between them.
A LETTEH is the only article of mail matter which will be accepted for iusurance.
post cards, printed papers, commercial papers or ~ample packets will not be a~­
cept.cd.
Letter• containing coin, anything made of gold or silver, precious stones, jewellery,
or any article liabic to customs duty in the country of destination cannot be sent by
insured letter-post. Objects of value which cannot be sent in insured letters msy gen-
erally be sent in if,sured parcels, (see page :l3.)
The insurance system is specially applicable to letter s which contain bank-notes, cou-
pon~, securities bonds and other documents of the ktnd.
A letter tende'red for insuranccmustNO'l' be addressed! to initials, or in pencil and it must
C. enclosed in a strong cover and he securely fastened! and sealed with fine wax .in such
a way that it cannot be op~ned without lea'Ving traces of violation. Envelopes with
black or cotoured borders must not be used. Seals must be placed over each flap, or seam,
of the cover of a packet; and if the packet is tied round with string or tape, a seal must
be placed on the ends where they are tied. In the case of long envelopes with a seam
?own the centre, the serun should be secured with seals placed not more than three-
~nches apar t. A 11 the seals must he of tbe . same kind of wax, and must bear distinct
trupressions of the same private device. Coma must not b~ used for sealing; and the-
device of t he seal must not consist merely of straight, crossed or curved lines '~hich
can be imitated readily.
The onus of properly enclosing and sealing .the letter lies upon the sender, and the-
Post Office does not assume liability for loss ammg from the defects of the cover or the
seals, which may not be observed at the time of posting_
The amount for which a letter is insured must not exceed its actual value, -and must
'be Written by the sender both in words and in figures at ihe top of the addre~s side ·of the-
cover, thus:-"I nsured for £12, (Twelve Pounds)" or whatever the amount may be.
*Conditions governing re2istration of fouign correspond~nce ditier /rem those roverning inlan<f.
eorre~pondence. See p. 5.