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POST OFFICE GUJDE.
For futher details concerning this class of mail, :::ee London Post OfficE' Guide, under
"Printed T'ape~Foreigu."
(d) Commercial Papers comprise all papers and all documents, whether writings 01·
drawingl'i, produ(•~ wholly or partly IJy hand. not havin~~; tht- chorac,ter of an actunl aod
persooul oorrespondcuo1!, such as open lettf'TS, uod out-of-date p<'s~ cards which have
already fulfilled their otigioal purpose. paper:< of legal pro('edure. do.;uruents ,,r all kiud8
drawn up by nultlic luuctloonrii'S. Wl\" hills or h'JI~; ('( ludin!!:, invoi,·e~, rerlain documents
w
of insurnnOI! con1p~uie~. copies of or e-:trn~ts from deeds under private :senJ written on
stampt'd or unstanwr.-1 paper, muairal srnrP~ or sht<els ot mu~ic iu mauustript, l.he m!Ulu·
scripts ot work~< or tJf new~papers forwurded t>eparl• tPIV. purils' e:<en·ises in ori~tioal or
with eorrectionf, but. without any nole which does not relute dirertly t.o the execution
of thf! work.
A loca] packet of "Printed" or "Commerr.ial" Papers may not, t'xceed 3 poUllds in
weigM, nor 2 feet in leng~h. nor I foot in width or depth, e.\:oept it be intended for t rans--
missiou as a p~rcel.
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The Inland rate of postage ou "Printed''aud on'' Commerci!LI Pape1's is the SllJlle, viz;-
!d. for e~uL 2 o~. but for foreign mail the rate differs. Seep. 22.
(e) Parcels.-Under scale (1) a parcel may not exceed llb. in weight, 2 feet m length
nor 1 foot in width or dept b. (U uder tWs scale the postage is Id, for each 2oz.)
Under scale (2) a pntcel may not e.xcerd lllbs. in weight nor 1,000 cubic inches in
size, three feet. in length a11d 1 fooL in wid~h or depth. (Under this sc:nle the postagEt
is 4d, per lb.)
Rules for the mode of ps.okiog, &c. or inland paroels and samples. are identical witb
t hosP- relating to foreign parcels nnd samples. Seep. 23.
Newspapers, prices cunenl, book packet-s and parcels must IJe posted without a cover,
or ih a cover open at the ends or sides so «8 lo adtni4 of the conlenls being eMil!l toilhdraum,
for e:raminlion. The mere clipping of t-he corners or of the sides of an envelope or other
cover is insufficil!llt- They must not contain any letter" or communication of the nBture
of a letter, nor tUl.Ything that may iruur3 tlte Q1Jiccr~ uf lh~ Po~t Of/ice (Tr tJ,e- C011Ienlt of
tJ1e mail baq11.
If any letter or cou1munication of the nat.ure of a le~ter be fou.od io a new:spaper, prices
current, IJook packet or parcel, the entire packet will be surcharged at 1116 ttt<p!lid letter
rate of po•tc.ae.
llEG15TRATION ( lnldnd).•
Any letter or ot-her mail mo.tter may be registered on prepayment. of t he regist-ratioa
fee :lJlJ pol!fage. l'ackets cont/)ioing money, jeweUer.vt, or other value, tlwdl be rellit-
tered IIJld tnust be prepaid at the letl/,1' ru~ of-poslao~. Any packet foUlld to cMtaitlllalu"
but not registered, will be liable to 11 surcharge equal to douiJle the registrat.iou fee.
A letter mosl. 1101 IJe acut>ptetl for rPboi!ltration unl~ss •t is fu l"'rft'CI ordrr. .\registered
letter fni"'ened with guuuned puper r1m only he tt.CCI'pted if thP 51'nder si~na his onme-
a.cross the slip or ltlJilllllj!(! pop··r
I.-lfEIES.
T he !ee.s payable over tlud sbove the postage. eod the re:;pe~t.ive limits of compen-
sation, are liS follows:-
Fee !!LL, 3d., 4d., 5d., tld., 7tl., Sd., UJ., lOd., tld., 14.
Limit of compeusatiou £'1, £10 £20, £30, £40, £50, £00, .£70, £80, t:DO, £100.
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These fees inrl,!lle Ll.e ordinary registratiou iee 2d. The highest 11mount or com•
_pensaLiou obtruuaiJle for auy one pu.cketis £100.
!L COMPENSA'nON FOR LOSS.
1. The Postnw.ster for Jamaica is not. legally liable for any loss or inconvenience whica
mAY arise from the loss, damage, delay, non-ueliv<~.ry, or mis-delivery of !Wything sent by
post, tl.lld he does not, in any circumstances, pay compe.nsatiou in respect of unregiswred
letterS, poskMds, print.ed ms.tter, packets, newspapers or local parcels. But subject
to the rules stated below, he pays compensation voluntadly aud as an act of grace in
those ca~aud in those ca.!les only in which t-here hsa been a total loss of the contents o{
correspondence of the follo"\\>illg descriptions not being loss due to breakage or damuge.
2. No compensation is given in respect or corrPspondence coUlpulsorily re.gistered.
• Colldltions ~to vernin; rP(i..trntion of inla><d correspondence diO:er from those ~~;overniru: wot.1tlfS
eorr..-pondence. See p. 2-l
t For 111.11 definition of " jewellery", seep. 7