Page 14 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

8 POST OFFICE GUIDE.

These fees 1nclude the ordinary registration fee 2d. The highc~l amount of compensa-
tion obtainable for an)• one packet is .CJOO.
ll. COUl'ENSA.TION FOR LOSS.
1. The Postma•ler for Jamaica iR not legally liubl~ for nny lm<s or inconv!'nicnco which
mayn risc from the loss, dama11oc, dr•lay, non-deliver~, or mis-dcliw ry of anythinp;scnt by
post, and he does not, in any circumstance", pay compcn~al ion in respect of unr<•p.istcrcd
letters, post cards, printed matter, packets, new~pnpcrB or local parct•l". But subject
to the rules slated below, he pa,vs compensation voluntarily a nd as an net of war·c in
those cr1~cs nnd in those cusrs onlv in which there luw been a total loss of the contents of
correspondence of the followin~ dt•.,criptions not bcinll lo~~ due to brenlmgc or dmnage.
2. Ko compensation is gi\'en in re>pect of corre~JX>ndcncc compulsorily r!'gistcrcd ..
a. COI!LJ'K'nsation in respect of moncy of any kind (coin, notes, orders, chc<tUCK, stnmps,
&c.) will only be gil'en in tho~P rase~ in which the money i~ cnclo~cd in one of the ct·~is­
tercd letter envelopes sold by the l'ost Office and th<' par·l.t•t is tendered for trunsrmssion
by re~istt•rcd letter post. 'fht• rowprn•ation giw11 in r<•spcct of coin, 11hich sJ,onld
be packed in such a way that it <·:umot move about, 11 ill in no ca~c e'ceed £2.
4. It must uppeartbnt the loss orcnrred in the post ant! did not arisewholly or in part
by the f null of lhe &~nder, :t~, for inst:mce, from inndequntc fn>t<'ning.
5. The compensation !lil'en will not exceed the Ynluc of lh<' article lofit. The right is
reRcrHd of re-instating the content~ of nn m,·clop!' inH<·nd of ~rviag pecuniary contpen-
~;ation.
6. I n the case of loss of contents the cll\·elopc should lx• retnined for in'J)('ftion ns ntarly
as possible in the state in which it 11 OR deti,·ered. If complnint be made that the contents
of an cm·clopc has been abstracted the envelope mu~( l c produced.
7. In the case of bank notes, money and postal order<, c·hcques, bond< and ~imilnr
document~, parl,iculars sufficient for their identification must be furnished.
8. No compensation for loss is !(il·cn in respect of nn envelope containing nrwthinp. not
legally tmnRmissible by post, o1· an envrlope 110t poslcd in the mnnncr presrribcd; w in
respect of p.lasR, crockery, greiiS<'S, liquids or semi liquido. colourin~, powders, cglf,S, fish,
meat, fruit, or '"Cf!Ctablcs, sent by lctt!'r post.
9. 1\o compensation is Ail·en for injury or damage c<m,cqu~ntinl upon- i.e., indirectly
arising from- ( he loss of anythin<: ~ent by post.
10. Without prejudice to any of the pre~cdinlf, rule·~, till' l'ustnw.stcr for .lamuic• will,
if he thinks fit, refuse to gi1·e compensation for Jo,s on :my i•round on which a common
carrier n>.ighl in like case claim exemption from lcg:tl lial>ilitic•.
11. 'fhe final decision upon nil qu<>stions of comJx•nmtion rests with the PostHw.sler
for .Jnmnica.
12. Jn Lhesc rules the term "money" meaus-(:t) coiu, nml (b) paper moncj 'l'he
term "coin" means coins of all kinds"hcther or not current in Jamare,a or clse.rhere.
The term "11aper money" means notes of B:~rclay's Bank, Bnn.k of Nova I'<"Otia,
Canadian Bank of Commerce, Ho~ nl Bank of Canada, or of any bank of i~suc in the
United :Riugdom, and notes current in any Foreign .State or British Possc~ion, 1noney
orders nod postal orders, unoblitcrnted postage nnd r<:I"<'IIUe stamps, exchequer bills,
bank po~t bills, bills of exch8llge, promissory notes, cheques, credit notes which entitle
the holder t.o money or goods, nnd all orders and authuri!ics for the pa~wcnt of money,
whcthl•r Jwgot.iable or not, bond~, roupons, and sccurilicH for money whet,hcr negotiable
or not.
The term " Jewellery" roeans nod includeo~
(a) Gold or sih·er in a manufactured ~tatc; that i~ to ~ay, a state in which value is added
to the raw material by skilled workmantili.ip, and in this definition are included
any coins used or designed for purposes of ornament.
(b) Diamonds and precious stones.
(c) Watches, the cases of which are entirely or mainly composed of gold or silver; nnd
(d) An~· article of a like nature which, apart from workmanship, has an i1lltinsic or
mar/r• table value.
Aduicc oj Delivery-The ~ender of registered correspondence may obtain au acknow-
ledgment uf its receipt by the addressee on payment of an e;-trn fee of 2d. in addition,
to other cbar!(es.