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POST OFFICE GUIDE.
o(\r the aover or a pll.Cket; a nd if the packet is lied round with striug or tape, a seal must be
placed on the ends where they a.re tied. In the case oi long envelopes with a seam down
in the centre, the seam should be secured with seals placed not more than three inches
apart. All t he seals must be ot the same kind of wa:-c, and must bear distinct impres-
-sions of the same private device. Coins mu.st not be u:.ed for .sealing; and
the device of the seal mus~ not consist merely of straight, crossed or curved lint'S which
ct\o be imitated readily. On no account must a letter be accepted
for Jn suranc& which does not bear a seal with a distinctive
prlvat& device.
The onus o! properly enclosing and sealing the letter lies upon the sender, and the
Post Office does not a~ume liability for Ios~ arising from the defects of the OOI'er or the
seals, which may not. be ob~erved at tlte tirue of posting.
The amount for which a letter is insured musl not exceed ita actual value, and must
be written by the stmder both iu words and in figures s.C the t.op of the addt·ess sidf. or the
~over, thus -"InsUred !or £1:! ('l'wclve l>oun&)'' or whateve~ the amouut m~y lie.
Alteration or erasure of t.he inscription will not be a llowed, if a mist.ake be made the
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.... ntry must be completely struck out and a ne" entry 111ade by the set1der. 'fhe eeals
().11 an ordinary envelope or an irto;ured letter must be plac"c.l as slwwn below:-

w Letters whlcb do noL rulfil the foregoing conditions will not be accepted for insurl\nce.
Indured letters will have all the safegunl'(ls of the registration system, and a certificate
nf posting must always be obtained by the ;;ender of an iusured letter. An acknr.wledg-
ment of receipt or the delivery ruo.y also be obtained under the same conditions as those
11ppliMble to registered letters, i.e., on payment of a further fee of Zd.
Compensation fo:r the loss or daiiL!IIl;t:' in the post of au insured letter, or it.s content<>
wiU not e.:teeed the amount of the actual loss or dama;e, and will not be paid at all for a
packet contn.inio.g any prohibited artiole, fiJr any pacKet which has been delivered with
out external trace of injury and has been accepted without remark, or for dama.2e caused
by the fault or negligence or the sender or arising f1otn the nature of the article; nor
does it follow as a matter of (lourse that oompensatior. will be paid wben lo1!S a rises from
tempest, shipwreck, earthquake, war, or other causes beyond control. Indirect loss or
losa of profits is not taken into consideration. No compensation will be psJrl f•>r any loss
or damage resulting from acts of the Kio.g's enemies. No claim for compensation will be
admitted if made more than a year after the packet was posted. The sender of a parcel
may waive hi!! claim in favour of the addressee.
Legal liability to give compensation in respect of any le1.ter for which an insurance
!ee has been paid will not attach to the Postmaster for Jamaica either personally, or in
bis offioial capacity. The final decision upon all questions of comperu;ation rests with the
postal administration of the country in which the loss has taken place.
PAI.KEL P05T.
A Parool Post e.xchange ensts between Jawaica and tbe uountries a.e:ainst which parcel
post rates o! postage are shown in cols. 6 to 13, pages 39 to 46, Parcel post business is
transacted at all Poet Offices.
The parcel mail for the United Kingdom and Irish Free State, United States of o\meriM,
Bermuda Canal Zone, Canada, Costa. Rica, Honduras, Panama, British West India
Ts lands (via 'l'rinidad and Barbados) and t.he Bahama Ce.yman and Turks Islands is
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forwarded by each available direCt opportunity.
The parcel mail for Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela is forwarded via Panama.
P!.lroels for the majority of other countries are forwarded via the United Kingdom.