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34 POST OFFICE GUIDE.
The !ollowi.ng are the articles liable to duty under the United Kingdom Tariff which
are likely eo be despatched from Jamaica by parcels post, together with the rates of duty,
(and in the case or tobacco, of certain fines) thereon. These rates are 111.d13Bet ro cowrider-
obls thnnge and should ba read as approx1ma1<1:--
£ s. d.
Coffee, kiln dried, roasted or ground per lb. 0 0 2
Tea . " 0 0 I
Tobacco, manufllotured, vi~.:
u
Cigars .. 0 12 11!
Cigarettes 0 10 51
Cavendish or Negrohead 0 9 10
Other manufactured tobacco .. 0 8 7£
Tobacco, unmanufactured, containing lOo/o or more of moisture
tf stemmed or .stipped . . . . per lb. 0 6
lf uastemmed or u.nstripped • , " 0 6 ~~
Tobacco, unmanufactured containing less t.han 10 ofo of moisture:
rr stemmed or stripped • . . . " 0 7 6i
I! unstemrned or unstripped 1< 0 7 6i
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 t,he United Kingdom and certain other countries for
,
delivery m Tamaica free of Cu.stows duty on conditions sirrilar to the foregoing. Such
parcels are liable to examination on arrival !or Customs purposes, and all pains and
penalties attaching for undervaluation or mjsrepresent.ation of cont.ents or to prohibited
goods will be enforced against t.he ~;oods themselves or against the parties assuming
the charge, as may be decided by the proper Authorities.
c.-ImsttrU.IICr of Parcel-!! to tlw Umlerl K1nftOOm and cer/IWI ctlUJr Ctrntrlr!l;8. Parcels
for places a.gtl.inst which a. limit of insured value is entered in col. 8 in the Tuble of Rates
on
wpages 39 to 45 eau be io.sured. Countries against which no entry is made do not
participate in the in.surao.(:e system. The insura.uce lee is shown ln col. 13.
Evel'y in.S\lred parcel nlust be packed carefully 9.Jld substantially, with due regard
to the nature of the contents and the length of tlle jonrney and must be !lealed with wa:r
or lead in such a way that it cannot be opened without either brealcing the seal or leaving
obvious traces of violation. For• insta!lce, seals must be placed over each joint and looae
Bap of the covering of a parcel; and, if string be used in packing, a seal must be placed
on the ends of the string- where they are lied.
All the 5e&ls on an insured patcel must be of the same kind of wax. or lead and mUBt
bear distinct impressions of the aame private device. Coins must not be used for sealing;
a.nd the device must not consist. merely of straight, crossed, or curve<! l.ines which Muld
r84dilv be i~rit.at.e<l.
Pl\rcels contain.inp; Coin or Bullion (not to exceed £5 in value, eKcept in the c&lle o£
coins clearly intended for pl.llJXlses of ornament), watches, Jewellery. precfous stones
or a.ny article of ~~;old or silver must be enclosed in strong boxes or cases, which must be
sewn up or otbenvise f68tened, in wrappers of linen, oanVB.S, strong paper, o.r other
aubstantjal material. In such o~~~;es the seals must be placed along the edges of each join
and loose flap at dist.ances not more than three inches apart. The address of such parcels
must be written on their actual uovering.
If a parcel te.ndered !or insurance rloes not, in the opinion of the officer of the Post
flffir.e to whom iL i8 tendered, fulfil ~he foregoing conditions as to packing anti sealin~:,
it is his do!y to refuse to i.n.sure it. Nevertheless the ouus of properly enclosing, packiug
and sealing the pncket lies upon t,be sender, and the. Post Office assw:ned no liability for
ID$ arising from defecta which 1~y not be observed at the tinle of post.in.,~.
The amowt for which a pa.roel is insured must be written by the sender both in. words
and ill figures at the top of the address side of the cover, t.hus:-"Insured for fifteen
pounds (£15)." No alt0rAtioo or eraau,re oft be inscription is allowed. It a mistake is made,
the entry must be completely obliterated and an entirely new one made by the sender.
No paff.el cnn be insured for more than its actual value, or for more than the sum
entered against the name of the uountry to which it is addre.ssed (see Table pp. 39 to 45
col. 8). A parcel of which the contents have no saleable value may, however, be illSUJ'ed
for a nominal eurn in order to obtain the aafe.guard. Over iM4ratl4e ia an ob1ttu:lel
tom~Matior~.