Page 40 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

34 POST OFFICE GUJDE.
£ s. d.
CofTce, kiln dried, roasted or ground per lb. 0 0 2
'fe•\ . " 0 0 1
Tobacco, manufactured, \~Z.:
Cigars " 0 16 1
CignrcU.es " 0 12 7
Cavcndish or Negrobead 0 11 JOt
Other manufactured. tobacco " 0 10 4!•
Rum . . . . per gal. 3 17 10
'l'obttcco, unmanufactured, containing lOofo or more of moisture
If stemmed or stipped per lb. 0 8 2!
If unstemrued or tmst ripped " 0 8 2
Tobacco, unmanufactured containing less than 10 o/o of moistw·e:
If stemmed or stripped . . . . 11 0 9 9!
If unstemmed or unstripped 11 0 !.) 0
Information concerning the duty levied in the United Kingdom on rum, wines and other
spirits can be obtained from the Collector General's Department.
Parcels will be accepted in the United Kingdom and certain other cow1tries for
delivery in Jamaica free of Customs duty on conditions sin·ilar to t.he foregoing. Such
parcels are liable to examination on arrival for Customs purposes, and oJI pains and
penalties D.ttaching for undervaluation or misreprescntat.ion of contents or to prohibited
goods "~11 be enforced against tJ1e goods themselves or against the parties assuming
the charge, as may be decided by the proper authorities.
C.- Insurance of Parcels to the Umted Kttlgdom and certaut otltcr Cou11trW$. Parcels
for places a~ainst which a limit of insured value is entered in col. 8 in the Table of Rates
on page:. 39 to 45 can be insured. Countries ngainst which no entry is made do not
participat;e in the insurance syst.em. The insurance fee is shown in col. 13.
Every insured parcel must be packed careCully and substanlialiy, with due regard.
to the nat.ure of tbil contents !l.nd the length of the journey and must be sealed "ith wax
or lead in such a way that it cannot be opened without either breaking the seal or leaving
obvious traces of \'iolation. For instance, seals must be placed O\'er each joint and loose
flap of the coverin!( of a parcel; and, if string be used in packing, a seal mUJlt' be placed
on the ends of the string where they are tied.
All the seals on ::m insured parcel must he of the same kind of wa:x or lead and must
bear distinct impressions of the same private device. Coins must not be used for sealing;
and the device must not consist merely of straight, crossed, or curved lines which c.Juld
readilv be in:itated.
Pnr"ccls containing Coin or Bullion (not to exceed £5 in value, except in the case of
coins clearly intended for purposes of ornament), watches. jewellery, Jlrecious stones
or any article of gold or silver must be enclosed in strong boxes or cases, which must be
sewn up or othenvise fastened, in wrappers of linen, canvas, strong paper, or other
'!Ubstnntial material. In such cases the seals must be placed along the edges of each join·
and loose flap at distances not more than three inches apart. The address of such parcels
must be writ.ten on their actual covering.
If a parcel tendered for insurance does not, in t.he opinion of the officer of the Post
Office t:o whom it is tendered, fulfil t.he foregoing conditions as to packing and sealing,
it is his duty to refuse to h1sure it. Nevertheless the onus of properly enclosing, packing
and sealing the pacl<et lies upon the sender, and the Post Office assumed no liability for
loss arising from defects which may not be observed nt the time of posting.
The amount for which a parcel is insured must be \\Titten by the sender both in words
and in figures a t the top of the address side of the cover, thus:- " Insured for fifteen
pounds (£15)." No alteration or erasure of the inscription is a llowed. Jf a mist.ake is made,
the entry must be completely obliterated and an entirely new one made by t.he sender.
No parcel eau be insured for more than its actual value, or for more than the sum
entered against the name of the country to which it is addressed (see Table pp. :39 to 45
col. 8). A parcel of which the contents have no saleable value may, howe\'er, be insured
for a nominal sum in order to obtain the saf0~ard. Owr ttlsurance tS an obstacle ttJ
compcnsa.twn.
All parcel post parcels addressed to the United Kingdom or other places to which
the insurance system extends, obtaining articles of jewellery. watches, bullion or other
articles of gold or ilver. must be insured and cannot otherwise be forwarded to destination .