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oo enclosed in n strong co,·cr, and be scrurely fnstcncd and sealed with fine Wtl'( in 8Uch
a "liY thu.t it cnnoot be opened without lctwing tracc.>s of ,·iolation. F n,·clopcs with black
or <'olourrcJ borders must not be w;cd. :O:rnls mullt be placed o1·cr each Rap. or searn,
of the cowr of a packet; and if the packl-t is 1 icd round "ith strin~t or tape, 11 senl must be
J>lac<'d ou thr ends where they a•c tied. ln the t•usr of Ion~ em elopes with 11 seam down
in the centre, the searn should be •ccured with st•nl:-. plnct'd not more than three inches
apnrt. .\11 the seals mu~t be of the •:~omc kirul of wn'(. Md rnu>t bear distinct impres-
sion~ of tlw ~nmc private dc1·icc. Coin~ mu~t not be.: u~e<l for ~ea lln~ ; and
tbc tlcvi1·o of tlte seal must not consist meroly of Mt raight, crossetl or· cur\'(•tl linl'l! which
can be imitntrd rradilv.
The <HillS of pt·upeily enclosinr, and scalinu; t.ht' lol.lor lies upon the scndt'r, nnd the
Po~t OAic<' does not assume liobility for loss arising from the defects of t ho cover or the
seal~, which may not be obsen·cd at the time of po~ting.
The amount for which a letter i ~ insured must not cxccccl its actual value, :\nd must
bo written by the sender both in words and in fiC(ures at the lop of the tlddm"~ ~ id c or the
co,·er, thus " Insured for £12, (Twelve Pountls)" or whalcver the amouut nu\,1' be.
Altt•rution or crn•ure of the in•cription will not be nllowc.>d, if a rui•takc be made the
entry mu't b<' completely struck out and n new entry made by I be ;ender. The <eals
on an ordin~r~· cm·clope of an ioo•urcd lettcr mu,t b"! pher:d ns ,hown belo":

Letters •.rhich do not fulfil the toregoinv conditions will not be accepted for insurance
lnaur.:d letters will ba~·c all the safe~uards of the rcttistration system, and a certificate.
of pt~>tilll, must al\,·ays be obtained by the sender of an insured letter. .\n acknOII )edgo-
m<:ut of n:ccipl of the deli1·ery ma~ al<o oo obtained under tbe same conditions as tho~
applicable to re~ istcred letter!', t .. on paytl'ent of a further fee of :!d.
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Compen~ation for the loss or da•JUI;.e in the post of an insured letter, or it.s contents
,~;u not <>xceC'd the amount of the actuallo>s or dama'l<>, and will oot be paid at. all for a
packet containing any prohibited article, for any packet which has been delhered with·
out el>.tcrnnl trace of injury and has been accepted 11ithour rclllnrk, or for damanc caused
by the fault or nc~ligence of the sender or arbin!!. fron; the n~ture of the article; nor
does it follow as a matter of course that cornpcnsnt1on w11l be pard when loss arise.> from
tempest, ship" r·cck, earthquake, war, or other· causes beyond control. Indirect loss or
loss or profits is not taken into consideration. No compensaf.ion will be paid for any loss
or dn.m:\';e rewlLinll' from act.s oi the Kinc;'s enomies. No claim for cornpcnsation ·ill be
admitted if u1ade more th~>n a year after the pnckct was posted. The sender of a parcel
may ll'ai,•e his claim in fn1·our of the addressee. .
Lc"al liability to ~;;re com!>eo;;ation in re"p\lct of any letter for which n.n in~urance
fee b~"! oocn paid will not atftlch to the Postmaster for Jamaica either personally, or in
his officinl c:wiC'it.y. The final decision upon all que.>tions of eoruperu;atiou rests with the-
postal admini:~trat ion of the country in which the loss has taken place.
PARCEL POST.
A Parcell'ost exchange exists between .Jamaica and the countries against which parcel
post rllles of posta~e are shown in cok 0 to 1 :l, page~ :l!l to 46. Parcel post business is
transacted at all Post Offices.
The parcclmnil for the Unit.ed Kingdom and Tridh Free State, United States of Am<'rica,
Canal Zone, Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, and 'l'urks, Cayman and Bnhama
Islands is forwarded by each available lli1·cct opportunity. 1'hat for the majority of the
West India Islands is sent and received \'ia :;\few York, and also by any direct opportunity
offering.
The parcel mail for Ecuador, Kicaragua and Venezuela is forwarded \·in J>:lnoma.
Pnrc<'IS ror the majority of other countries :Ire forwarded via the Unitl'd Kingdom.
Postage, DimcMions and Weight-The limit of weight for parcels is 11 lbs. save fol"