Page 44 - Jamaica PO Guide 1934

40 OVE:RS~;A MAILS: PARC~:L POST.
An insured nrticle may not be :1ddrl'sscd to iniliuls nr in pencil.
It mny not bear any c•rnsure or ct)rrection in the ndd«·ss nt the time of posting.
A certificate of posting must.nlways be obtained by tho sender. Particulars of t-he
amount, for which the letter hns been insured should be !'ntcrcd on the certificate, and
the sender s hould at once snt.isfy himself that the entry is correct. He may obtain nrr
advice of the delivery of nn insured letter under the conditions shown nt. pogo 39.
All tho sc:1ls on the insured letter must. be of the s~mc kind of wax, and must bear
distinct. impressions of the sumc privnt.e device. A coin may not be used for sealing;
and the device may not consist merely of straight, crossed, or curved linos which could'
readily be imitated.
JI an article tendered for insur1nce dN's not, in the opinion of the officer of· thr. P ost
Office to whom it is tendered, fulfil the foregoing conditions as to packing :md senling, it
is Lis duty to refuse to insure it. Nev<'rtheless, the onus of properly enclosing, 11acking,
and scaling the packet lies upon the sender; and the Post Olll ~e assumes no liability for loss
arising from defects which may not be observed at the time of posting.
The nmount, for which 110 n.rt.iclc is insured must be writk n by the scmdcr both in
words and in figures, :lt the t.op of the address side of the cover, lhus:- "Jnsured for
fifteen pounds (£15)." No nltorn.1 ion or erasure of the inscription on the letter is
allowed.
No letlor cnn be insured for more thqn the nctun.! vulue nf the contents :lDd the pack-
ing or for more th:ln the sum c•ntcrt>d in the T able of Rntes (pp. 52-61) s gninst the neme
of the Country or Colony to which it is addressed; but it m'ly be insured for part of it.'l
value. An injured letter conb ining documents of value on account of the cost of their
prrpa!'lltion (e g., plans, estimates, contracts, ef.c.), mny not be insured for nn amount
exceeding the cost of replacing lhem in case of loss. Over-Insurance Is an obstacle to
compen ·alion.
The sums payable for insurance. Including •·egislratlon, are as follows:-
Fee. Limit of Fee Limit of Fee. Limit of
Compens9.tion. Compens:lfion. Compens!ltion.
s. d. £ 11. d. £ s. d. £
0 7 12 5 7 156 10 2 288
1 0 24 6 0 168 10 7 300
1 5 36 6 5 ISO 11 0 312
1 10 48 6 10 192 11 5 324
2 3 60 7 3 204 1110 336
2 8 72 7 8 216 12 3 348
3 1 84 8 1 228 12 8 360
3 6 96 8 6 240 13 1 372
311 108 8 11 252 13 6 384
4 4 120 9 4 264 13 11 396
4 !) 132 9 9 276 14 4 400
5 2 144

Legal liability to give compensation in respect of any letter for which an insurance
fee has been paid will not attach to the Postmaster for Jamaica either personally, or in
his official capacity. The final decision upon nil questions of compensation rests with the
postal administration of the country in which the loss has taken place.
PAIK EL POST.
A Parcel Post exchange exists between Jamaica and the countries against which parcel
post rates of postage are shown in cols. 7 to 11, pages 52 to 61. Pa.rcel post business is
transacted at all Post Offices.
The parcel mail for Grt~at Britain, Northern Ireland and Irish Free State,
United States of America, Bermuda, British Honduras. Canal Zone, Canada, Costa Rica,
Panama, British West India Islands and British and Dutch Guiana (via Trinidad and
Barbados), and the Bahama, Cayman and Turks Islands is forwarded by each
available direct opportunity.
The parcel mail for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela is for-
warded via Panama, and for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Republic of Honduras via British
H onduras.
Parcels for the majority of other countries are forwarded via London.