Page 33 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

CI.ASSIF! CA'IlON OF .'iiA!L. 27
CLA551f'ICAT ION OF MAIL
Fot·cig;n CotTC~pond<'ncc i.;; di1·id<•d iuto the folio•., i n·~ c'ns~c-=-
(al Letll)rs (b) Post-cat·ds. (c) Pl'inted Papers. (d) Commcrcinl Papers, (e) Samples.
(I) Parcel-Post Parcels.
Fnr t he Tln!es of l'ostns;c ou all classes or mail mallcr, lirrits of llciAht anti bizc, e1c.
se~ Table, p 3S.
ta) Letters posted wholly unpaid 01· .insuflicicntly prepaid ar<J for11arclccl, but arc,
charged oo delh·cry with double tiJC dclicicucy.
Unpaid nud insufficiently prepaid letter• from places abroad arc ch,-.rgcd double the
d<·firicnt postaj!;c.
J..ctters or packages pcid at the lctl-<'1" rnte of posta,:!c a·cccil"ed from abroad suspected
to contnin articles liable to custon>s duty arc detaiucd undN a.uthority or the J>ostal
Union Co111vcutioat pending inquiry and I he payment by t he addrc~see of any duty lel"iablo.
(IJ) Post Cards: Rcr· Tnlt\nd Heguhtious, p. F,.
(c) (d) Printer! and Commercial Papers: For dcliniUou or, and rules guYel"lling these,
see fnland J~ezul:tlions pp. 6 nnd i. (I)
(e) Samples: The use or the ~ample Post is restricted to (!) bona fide trade samples
or pattcrus or n'.crchnndisc without saleable value, and (2) natural history specimeus
d ried or prcscrl"ed animtlls and plants, gcolob>ical spcr:imcns, and scicutific specin·ens gene-
rally. keys. fresh flowers, t ubes of scrum and pathological specimens rendered inocuous
by Lhcir •node or preparatiou and pncldn~, when sent for no ccmm·i:rc.inl purpo~e, and
1
printers' bloc!.:~ ,.,hen not f('r sale or in eJ<eculion or llll order. Packets containing goo,r.ls
for sale or consigned in excculiou of nn order (howc1·cr small t'he qt::mt ity) or article.~ se111
by one 1>rivatc indicid;wl to anollttr trltich m·c nol actually lmde sam1>lcs or patterns or
scientific specimens. etc., CllnllOt be forwarded by snmple post. Su~h pnckcts mu~t be
sent br pa reel post, or be prepaid at the /el/(Jl" rate of post~re.
It is a·ecomn>.ended that every sam.plc should be mnrkcd "~ample- not for sale," or
otherll'isc clcfacetl in such a way as to render the article unsulcable in the ordinary way
of t.radin!(.
l'ncka~cs of printed and commercial papers and st~rr.ples Jl'ust be fully prepared: ij
1101 .fully paid they 1rill 1101 be foncardw.
Special •·c!fulalions as In C6rlaill arlichs.- Though und~r the regulations of the Postal
Union Ol'licl.sliabl, lo Ct<sloms dul11 may ouly be sent by the parcel or the insured parcel
post, this rule is rela,ed fot· san;ples in certain countries. In smne instances samples liable
to Custon-..s duly are delil'ered either free or on paymPnt or t he duLy, buL in others they may
be 11 ithhel.d from delivery. Ratl'ples of lerr c'ceedin!2' ~i~ ht oamces in r,ros~ weight a~
not in an.1· case accepted for transrpjsoion abrcnd; and some countries hal'c fixed a still
lower limit bot h for tea nnd for certain other articles. 8nmples liable to Customs duty
arc ordinarily admitted into the United J\iogdom when sent in quantities so ~mall as to
htwe prnctieally no saleable ,·aluc; but the importat ion of tobarc~, cigars, cigaT"llcs, &c., by
sample post is prohibited, 11 ith the solo c'ccption or packets of type samples of unmnuu
facturcd tobacco not exceeding six ounces in I!J'OS~ weight, which are delivered OJ1 paYment
of 2s. !)d. Customs dutv. •
.S(I»>)Jic. o; S7>iriis (~xcept perfumed spirits)' may be sent to the United J\ingdom
pro,·idcd that the samples arc plainly mnrked ".S7>irilf! (110! pe>jumcd). ,. F'ach packet is
liable to:. charge of :~s. 6d. Custorrs duty. 8amples o f uinr arc admitted free or Custom
charges. The ~ross weight or auy s~tmple packet contail1in!'- wine or spirits must not
exceed 1:1 ounces. ·
Sam)JI<.~ o.f 7'ca. may be sent to Great Britain in pa.ckages ~ach not exceeding il ounces
gross wcigllt, and if dislinctly marked "Tea,'' will be delivered on payment of duty,
"" fo!lows:-
(i) If !he weight of t he sumple is under 3 ounces gross or l ounce net - Free of duty.
(ii) rr the gross weight of 1 he sample is 3 ounces or more but does - A flat rate of
not exceed 8 ounces l d. per package.
Any liquid, oil o•· subslcmcc which easily liquefies must be enclosed in a glass bottle
hertnctically sealed; and the bottle must be placed in a special box or rr.~tal,_ wood o! of
strong corruga ted cardboard containing sawdust, cott<ln, or spongy material '.n ~ufficac~t
quantity to absorb the liquid if t he bottle becomes broken. The box itself, if lt IS or tbm
wood, mu&t be enclosed in a second case or metal of wood with a lid screwed down, or
at.ron!l: corrugat.ed cardboard, or of stout thick lcatl1er.
(1) T he iuland rate or postage on " printed" and "commercial " papers is the same, but
t~e O<-ersea rate on "commercial " papers differs from !'he iuland rate, see P 38. The
difTerences between the two classes of mail should be cnrcfully noted for thllt reason.