Page 42 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

:POST OFFI CE OUI.OE.
Jf a parcel cannot be deliveretl as addressed, within 26 days of its receipt, or is refused,
i~ will fo•·thwit.h be rct.urned lo ~}\c sender:s. who must pay at the office of 01·igin a11
amount equal In the po.;lal(e ong:mally pa•d t.herPon.
Any request. I hat a parcel 11\!\Y be readdressed or retumed 1\\\ISL be nccompanied by
the amount of posta!!;e at the ol'igiual rate for its further prepayment.
The Post Ollice Department will not be responsible for the loss or damnge of any
pnckagc; and no indemnity can consequently he claimed by the sender or nddr(1SSee in
either cotmlry.
Pnymcnt of Custom:~ duty c:~nnot be undertaken by the sender.
l'or prohibitions, se<' below.
111.-Cnnada,
The re~:ulalions gol'crning the l'arc~ls Post exchange with Cuoada are identical wit.h
those of U.S.A .. with t.he following exceptions:-
T here is no prohibition or limitation of Lhc numbers of cigar~ or t•igarettes which may be
exported.
Parcels for Canada can ncit.ber be in•ured or rcp,istered.
Unclaimed or reflL';cd parcels urc deal~ with in the same manner as parcels from the
United I<ingdom.
Parcels "eighing up to l51bs. arc accept cd.
IV.-Panama, e t c.
A Parcels Post exchange now exists between Jamaica and the Republics of Panama,
Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela, ,;a Colon.
The re~ulations go,·erning the exchange wit.h these countries are identical with those of
U.S.A. with the follo"ing exceptions:- .
Parcels must be sealed with scaling wax, lead or other material which must bear the
special mark or impress of the senders.
Parcels for these countries may not be registered.
Cigars and cigarettes may be sent in any quantity.
V.-\oest 1 ndia Islands.
Parcels for Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, Bl'itish Guiana, Dominica, Grenada, Mont-
serrat, St. Kit ts Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent nod Trinidad, are forwarded regularly
via U.S.A. or Canada at the rate of Is. per lb. If, however, parcels for these places are
endorsed by the sender "By direct opportunity," they may bo accepted at the following
rate Is. up to 3 lbs.; 2s. up to 7 lbs.; 3s. up to ll lbs. Parcels so endorsed will be held
for a direct mail. Insurance cr.n only be effected on pnrcels going direct.
Parcels weighing up to 22 lbs. are accepted for 'I'r1nidnd, Grenada, Antigua and St.
Vincent. See p. 30.
Conditions and Prohibitions i n Certain Countries .
The transmission of any letter whatsoever, no matter to whom addressed, in parcel
for the majority of countries is forbidden. ·rhe few exceptions to this rule can be ascer-
tained by reference to the latest edition of the London Postal Guide. Jf any letter or
communication of t he nature of personal correspondence be found in a parcel, and it can
be separated therefrom, it will be forwarded to its destination sm chargcd at unpaid
letter rates. But if such letter, &c., can 1wt be separated, the whole parcel will be liable
to unpaid letter rates of postage.
Plants are not in ordinary conditions admitted into most of the countries of Europe,
for fear that phylloxera may be introduced with t.hem. There are, however, special con
clitions in which parcels of plants (except vines) are admitted into some of these countries.
The chief conditions are tha.t the plants must be packed securely , but in such a way that
they can be easily examined, and must be accompanied by a declaration of the sender
attested by some competent authority, tba.t there has been no vine in or near the ground
from which the plants come.
A parcel mny 1wt contain any explosive, inflammable or dangerous or perishable
articles, any articles likr.ly to injure another parcel. any li!]Uid(unless securely packed
in a proper case as described on p. 27), nor any articles specially prohibited from impor'ta
tion into a pa.rticular country. (See below)-