Page 48 - Jamaica PO Guide 1936

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Duty Puy~ble o n Rcpai1·.-,, t:t<..
Article:; of any description m11y be sent uway from the island and re-ndmittcd on
payment of t he duLy on Lho cost, if any, of repairs, dyeing or cleaning, or other r~ltera­
tion or ndjustrocnt, on the following conditions being complied 11ith -
I. 'L'he e~porter sh111l furnish the c:hief officer of Cll!!loms with notice, and with a suffi-
cient d~scription in writing of Lh~ :1rticles it is intended to st·nd away, and if the chief
officer of Custom~ shall thiuk it Pxpedicnt, t he aniclc Rhnll then be inspected by >lnd
shipped under the SUJWr•·ision of the propt·r l\fficcr of Cu~toms.
2. On t he returu of Lhe urt.iclc so exported, or on the return of n il nrl iclc not so exported
but in respect of which it shall Le c~tublished to the sutisf:1ction of tbe chief officer that it
is 1111 article which bad bren exportrd from t his island. such a rticle ll13Y be dclivcrtd upon
the pa..<sing of the ncccs><nry t·ntrit·s, nnd payment of duty, uo the cost of repair, etc.
if nny, 11·hich must be verified by the prcduction of nu account or in oomc other way to
Lhc s.\tisfaction of the chief oOicer pro,·idcd in e1·ery case that the identity of the article
is eolablished to lbe satisfaction of the chief offitX'r.
3. Th~ p3rcel post being in the majority of cases the medium through v.hich articles
are returned to the island, Collector~ Ill out ports must furnish to tlw Collector of Customs
at Kingston a list of nrticlt>s st•ut nway to be returned ns well >IS Lhc <.lt•scription of any
Mticles which bn\'e undergo~>c cxnrnination before being sent away in order that such
description m'tY be recorded i11 :1 regiijter kept nt the Post Office with n view to the iden-
t ification and admission Jut.y froo, or on payment of the duty on the cost of t·epnirs, etc.,
if rtny, on their return to this i~lnnd.
lkfund of Du ty.
Goods, wares nod mcrchnndisc upon 11 hich ~ny duty under Lnw 4 of 1H25, shnU have
been paid, on its Lelng provt d In the sutisfuction of the proper officer of Customs that
a mistake has been made 11nd that such goods are nof the goods ordered by the importer
and that such goods ha\'e be-en returned to the exporter, if duly C\')lortcd 11ithin three
months of their first i111ponntion, shnll rcccil·e a drawback of the full duties paid on
importation. Application for refund of duty $hould be made r·n lhc form proYided ior
the purpose, which mny br had from the Postmaster or Collector .
. \ pplications for refund of duty mu~t be accompanied by thnt porti"n of the co1•er which
bears the nddr£>ss, the dut.y bbcland the declaration.
Special Regulatio ns (1). ln.-,u1·ancc of Parcel::..
PMccls for places ag1inst which H limit of insured value is l'ntcr,·d in column 6 in the
'I ublc of R ntt•s on pngc" 54 to 63 C!l n bt• insured.
Insured articles have all the safeguards• of tho registration system: and, Sttbject to t he
following regulations. co•npcnsalion will be paid if an insured at·licle or any part of its
contents is lost or damaged in the posl.
An insur.>d article ffi"Y not bt· nddr.:.•sed t.o initi!ilS or in reuctl.
It mt y not benr flDY r·r.t~ure or COIT~ction in the addrrss nt thl· time of p<>stinl!.
:\ ct>rtific.tte r•f posting must :tlw ys be o bt •int·d by the ~l'nd,.r. P.trticuhrs of the
nroount for which the pare< I h s b ·en insurrd ~bonld b ! ent<•rtd <>n the certific-tte, and
the sender shwld nt C'ncc • .tiSf)' hims If th .t the entry is correct. He may obt!l.in an
advice of tbe delivery of an in~ured parcel. under the conditions shown nt page 41.
,~11 the seals on ~n insured parcel must be' f the S3m<• kind ,,f w l\ (<r lrt<d or steP! in
the case of parcels), nnd mu't ben dii!tinct impressions of the s <m" p1 iv:.te device. A
coin may not be used for seJling; nnd the device mny no1 consist mrrdy of ~tr:>ight,
crossed, or curved linrs which could rc:tdily b~ irnit<tted. Each jr int or loose fbp of the
covering of a parcel must bo se~led ; and, if string bt• used· in pttcking, a seal must be
placed on t he ends of the string whore th<y arc tied.
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If an article tendered for insurnncc does not, in t he opinion of the officer of the P ost
Office to whom it is tenderrd, fulnl the foregoing conditions M to p1cking and scaling, it is
his duty to refuse to insure it, )ievertheless, the onus of properly enclosing, packing. and
sealing t he packet lies upon the sender : and the Post Office assumes no liability for loss
arising from defects which may nol be observed at the time of posting.
T he amount for which !ID nrticlr is insured must be written by the sender both in
words nnd in fiaurcs, at the top of the address side of the cover, tbus:--"Insured fu
fifteen p ounds (£'15)." The !lm ount must also be entered in the approprhte sp~ce on
the despatch note, if one is used. No altcratioc or erasure of the inscription on the
letter or parcel or on tht' desp~tch note is allowed. If the amount is ent<>..rcd on the
dP.spo,tch note in the wroog phlce, u frl'Sb despa\ch note must be prepared.