Page 34 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

28 POST OFFICE GUIDE.
When, however, a perfornted wooden b!ock is used having a tltickness of nl lenst 2t
millimetres (about } inclt) in the thinnest part and fitted witlt a lid, it is not neces.sary
to enclose tltis block in a second case.
A fatty substance which does not easily liquefy, such as ointment, soft soap resin,
&c. aswellassilkwormcggs, the transmission of which presents fewer ditficultie.~ t~ust. bel
enclosed in an inner cover (box, bag of linen or parchment, &c.), which must' itself be
placed inn second box of wood, metal, or stout, thick leather. 1
A s!lmplc of liquid or any fntty substance, or a sample enclosed i n a linen or paper
envelope of little strength, must have a label, preferably of parchment attached, wit.h
the nlddres.s of the addressese, the postage stamps and the impression of the date· stamp.
The address must be repented ou the article itself.
Any article, such as tinned food, which would be spoilt, if packed in the manner
prescribed may exceptionally be admitted in a cover hcrmetically scaled. In !'.hat case
the sender or the addressee may be required to assist in the check of the content~, either
by opening the pncket or in some other satisfuctory manner.
An article of glass must be securely packed (i!l a box of met:1l, wood, or st.rong corru.gated
cardboard) in such n way as to prevent all risk of injury to other postal p!ICkel.s oJ·to postal
officers.
Dye (aniline, &c.), is not admitted unless enclosed in a stout tin box, plac<'<l inside
a wooden box with sawdust between the two covers. Dry non· colouring powder must
be plooed i'n a box of metal, wood, or cardboard, the box itself being enclosed in a bag of
linen or parchment.
Lwe Bell$ must be enclosed in a box so conseructed as to avoid all d:mger au to allow
the contents to be ascertai'ned.
Sharpi llutTuments such as scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, watch
machinery, metaltubing,pieces of metal or ore, are eligible for transmission by sample post,
provided that they arc bona fide samples wit.hout saleable value, and are packed aud
guarded in so secure a manner as to involve no risk to the crontenls of the mail bags and
to the officers of the Post Oflice, whilst at t he san1e time t hey may be en~ily examined.
All packages of priut,ed and commercial papers a)Jd samples mny be opened and
examined by the Post Office wil hout. reference to t he addressee.
Prohibition.
It is forbidden to send by mail, in a letter, packet of printed or commercial papers
or sa.mple
(J) Articles which, from their nature or by their packing, may expose postal officials.
to danger, or soil or damage correspondence;
(2} Explosive, iuflammable, or dangerous substances;
(3} Opium, morphiue, cocaine, and other narcotics;
(4) Obscene or immoral articles;
(5) Any article list.ed under "Prohibitions" in la.testedition of tbc London Postal Guide;
(6} Samples sent iu quautities with the intention of avoiding the payment of duty.
Under the regulations of tbe Post.al 'Cnion , aTI!cles liable to Customs duty may now be sent
in packets prepaid at tbe lelter·rnte of postage to those countries which ha1·e agreed to
admit such packets. A green label boiving par ticulars of the nature, weight and yaJue of
the aticles must be affixed to each packet. The countries which p:l.l'ticipate in this
arrangement are indicated by the symbol ~ in the Table at pages 39 to 15.
In the 1926 P.O.GuidP, p. 24, it was stated that" It is forbidden to send by mail, in s
letter, packet of printed or commercial papers, or sample, . .. articles liable to Customs
duty, apart jrorn the exceptions laid d&w•• in paragra7Jh follow~ng. " It will be obsen•ed,
however, that pract,ically all the countries of the Postal Union have now agreed to adtnit
dutiable articles or packets of roerchandise in their letter mail. In the circumstances,
those few countries which exclude (1) these articles from their letter m!lil, and not those
which admit them may be regarded as forming the exception to the geoeml rule.
The admiuistmtion of the country of destination is authorized to submit these packets
to CiUstoms examination, to ope,n them officially, and to collect the impo.rt duties, in th~
manntr prescribed by ~ts legislation. To countries not included in this arrnn!{etnent,
dutiable articles may be seut only by parcel post. D1tt.iable articles sent othm·wisc may b~
l'e!urned, subJected to fin6s, or confiscated, according to the la~t·s oj the counlrrJ of destination.
The limit of w\light of such packets is 4 lbs. 6 oz.
Letter packets received from abroad bearing the green label described abo1·c are liable
to t he same treatment as parcel·post parcels.
(l) The ouly European countries which now exclude dutiable articles, etc., frOJl' their
letter mail are Great Britain, Italy, Norway and Spain.