Page 48 - Jamaica PO Guide 1934

44 OVERSEA MAILS: PARCI<:.LS, ll\SURANCE.
No parcel can be insured for more than the actuol value d the contents and the
pnckin~ for more than the sum ~ntcr<Xl in the 1'oble ofR:ItC~ (pp. 52 to 61, col. 6) nguinst
the nrrnc of the Country or Cokny to which it is addressed; but it may be insured for
part or it>! vuluc.
A p1rccl contain in;: coin or bullion or jewellery (see footnote•) cnonol be sent to any
Foreign Country or Briti~h Po:<srs.•iCio included in thl' insur •nee system unles~ it is
insured for AS much of the journey as thl' rPgulrLI.ions permit, nnd for al lcast port of itP
value. Every such pnrcel must be ~nclo£ed in n. str0ng box or ca.•e (measuring, if the
contents nre jewellery exceeding £100 in value, at. lenst 3 f(•ct 6 inches in length and
girth combined), must be ~cwn up. or otherwise fastened in a wrnppcr of linen, crnvns,
&lrong p• p~r, or nth•·r substuntial malcrid. nnd mu~t bwc th~ :rtltlrtss written on i t.~
nctunl covering. 'J.'he seals mu~t bP phced along the edges of l'acb join or loose flop at
distances of net more th~n three inche.s ~part.
Special attention is directed to the fact that coins of a value higher than £5
(except with a declaration indicating that they are intended to serve as ornaments),
gold in ingot of a value higher than £5, and silver in ingots or silver partially worked
of a value higher than £20 may not be sent to Great Britain or to any country via
Great Britain by Parcel-post Mail unde.r any circumstances. See "Prohibitions,"
page 49.
No legnllinhility to pay compcn~ation in rcsp~ct of any packet for which an insure nee
fee hns been p11id attaches to I be Pcslmaster General, eit.her personRIIy er in his dficial
capn.city. Subject, however, to the cnnditicns set out below, the PoS\mastcr-Gcneral
pays to the sender ccmpcnwti<-n fr r the loss or dom•ge of an insured packet or its
contents, when it is cl~arly estllblishrd that. th~ loss rr damage has occurred while the
packet. was in the cu•tody cf the British Post Office.
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On t b~ transfer <f an insured pocke~ to nMihP.r administration, the responsibility cf
the British Post Office cease~; r•nd, althnugh the Postmnster-Gcnrrd cndrnv~urs to
ul>t11in compc.nsqti<>n for the ~ender under similar conditi0ns from the Administration
c~nrcrned, it should be clearly understood that the final decision upon all questions of com-
pensation rests with the Postal Administration ot the country in which the loss or damage
has occurred.
Compcns1tinn will net exceed the value Cif the nrticlll lost or !be amrunt of the
dam1ge ~ustn incd nn rl indirect lo~~ or J,Jss d prdits will not be loken in\o consideration.
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In ~ ny chim ford m·· ge or loss of cc>n'ents, the p~ckct shruld be retained for inspec-
tion as ne:1rly as possible in t he conditiPn in which it w~s delivered.
The sender of n porcol may w· ivc hi~ cl im in fa,·our of the addressee.
No compens!ltion will be pnid in re~pect of:-
(1~ :ony packet c~nhning a prt hlbi!ed ~rticl~;
(2 any packPt which h1s b~cn duly delivered and accepted with0ut. rest•rvr;
(3 nny d~m,gc or loss c:•us~d by the f ult M n~gligence of the send(•r, such as
f"ilure to provide adequ \tc packing, h:tving regard to the D!\ture of the
contents:
(4) ·toy d• m•gr to :on cxcl'pti,.n•lly fr•gile :u·licle which from its nature cannot
reason bly b~ expected to tr2,·el s~ fely by post;
(5) nny p:lrc<•l c· n•· ining jewellPry exceeding £100 in vnlu~ not packed in
accord• nee with t h~ speci· 1 rrguh!i ~;
(6) Hny po1rc~l cnn'· ining Pn erticlr d a type sprcifi•d in London Post Office
Guide (col. 6, "Imperial and Foreign Parcel Post") as one for whirh cvm-
pPns ti ~n will nnt. be paid; or
(7) nny p~ckft in respect of which a chim i~ Mt m:·dr within a year of !.he date
of posting;
nor d '>Cs it foii'Jw "! n matter of cnu..,;c that cnmpc·nsatirn ";u bf paid wh•n dnmage or
Ios~ ari~es frrm tl'lnpcst, shipwreck. rnrthquokc, war, or ~ ny other cause beyond con trol,
•The t.erm "jewellery" rne•ns ~ nd include~-
(a) G' Id. sihw, or pl •linum in n m~ uufBct ured state; lh:1t is b say, a stnte in
which v lue i• •<id ·<I t~ •h• r>w rn~~ri 1 by skillrd w11rkm~millip; and in this
-:kfini!i" n ore includ<d r ny cri us used or dc•ign•d for the purpo•os of orn mcnt ;
(b) Di m'~nd• :mcl precie>us ~t.· nes;
(c) Watches, the rases of which arc ~ntirely or m!linly composed of gold, silver or
phtinum; nnd
(d) Any article of a liko nature which, apart from workm~ nship, has an inl.rinsic
or m9rkctable vslue