Page 49 - Jamaica PO Guide 1934

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" r whrn the Post Office cannot account for a packet in ccno<•qu~nc~ of tho d('~tmclinn of
offici:d documents fr0m nny such c:l u~c.
Th~ fee mu•t be prep~id, in addition to the lull postage, by means of postage stamps
which the sender must vffix to the cover.
As few stnmp~ ns possibl~ should be used to prcpny the poslngc nnd insurnnce fee.
They mny not be folded over the edge of the cov~r; and, when
are used, they must be nffixed with spaces between them.
Wh~n an in.,ured parcel is rcdirectrd frllm one cnuntry to an()ther, n further insurance fee
b.~comc~ pay: bh~ for c:tc h such tmnsrnission. If the fees arc not prepaid th~y urc collected
from the addressee on deliw,ry.
Special t?cgulati ons:- 11. Great Britain.
A .- Cash on Delivery System. A Cash on Delivery System of parcels is in existence
between this Colony and Great Britain.
Parcels up to the value of £40 encb may be sent either way, and the value collected from
the addressee, and remitted to the sender.
In addition to the 6d. Customs clearance fee, a further service fee of 3d. is collected
on each C. 0. D. parcel.
~ Cash on Dcliver.y pnrcel may. on~y be ret~ined ~I t.ho office ?'destination for 15 days
from the date of arm•al, after which tf unclauned tt ts forthwtth returned to origin.
TLis fact is emphasized bcc"use certain firms abroad represent that C.O.D. parcels aro
retaiued for a longer period before being returned. Requests for longer detentions will
not be entertained, nor will part payment be accepted from the addressee; the full amount
of duty, trade charges, and all other fees must be remitted to the head office before the
parcel can bC forwarded.
B.-Prepayment of CuJ/oms Duties and other chargeJ on Parcels Post Parcels to
Great Britain. Persons sending parcels to Gt·~at Bri' ain may, if they so desire,
take upon themselves the prepayment of the Customs duty and other charges which in
ordinary cases are leviable on the addressee. The sender wiU be told at the time of
posting what the approximate amount of tlw·r. charges will be and a deposit will be 1akcn
of the estimated amount. A set.tlement will subsequently be made when a statement of
the total amount of the charges has been received from the British Post Office. The
following are the conditions:-
Parcels to be sent under this arrangement must be handed in at the Parcels Post
Branch at Kingston, or at any district post office.
The cover mu•i be marked by the sender "To be delivered free of charge."
The sender must fill up and sign a formal undertaking to pay on demand the amount
of the charges due. Forms for this declaration may be had on applic .tion lo the Parcel
Post Branch at Kingston.
Parcels for free delivery will only be accepted from persons whose settled residence is in
Jamaica. If the sender is residing only temporarily in Jamaica a parcel cannot be
accepted for delivery free of charge.
A fee of ls. per parcel is charged for the cost of the service in addition to the posta~e
aud deposit for duty. If the parcel prove duty-free in Great Brit.oin the sum of
ls. will be refunded to the sender.
The sender must make such deposit on account of t.he charges for which he desires to
provide as the clerk in charge of t he Parcel Post Branch at Kingston or the dist rict
postmaster may, in each case, decide.
One form of undertaking will suffice for two or three (but not more) parc~ls posted
together by t.he same sender to the same addressee. In such cases the fee will be J.s. for
each parcel.
The following are the articles liable to duty under tbe British Tariff which
arc likely to be despatched from Jamaica by parcels post, together with th~ rates of duty,
(and in the case of tobacco, of certai11 fines) thereoo. These rates are subject to comider-
nble change and should be read as approzimate:-
£ s. d.
Coffee, kiln dried, rosste<l or ground per lb. 0 0 2
Tobacco, manufactured, viz.:
Cigars 0 14 2t
Cigarettes 011 5\
Cavendish or Negrohead 0 10 9~
Other manufactured to bac~o per lb. 0 9 4i