Page 49 - Jamaica PO Guide 1936

OVERSEA ~IAILS: PARCELS, INSURA~CE.
No parcel can be insured for more than the actual v11luc of the contents :~nd the
.packing for more than the sum entered in the T:.ble of Rates (pp. 54 to 63, col. 6) 3gninst
the na.me of t.ho Country or Colony to which it is addressed; but it m>~.y be insured for
pa.rt of its value.
A parcel contuining coin or bullion or jewellery (see footnote*) ennnot be sent to any
Foreign Country or BritiRh Posse$ion includ~d in tho insurance system unless it is
insured for ns much of the journey as the regulations permit, and for at least pnrt of its
value. Every such parcel must be enclosed in a strong box or en~e (measuring, if the
contents 11rc jewellery exceeding £100 in value, at least 3 feet 6 inches in length and
girth combined), must be sewn up, or otherwise fastened in 11 wrapper of linen, canvas,
strong paper, or· other substD.ntial material. s.nd must have the address written on its
actual covering. T he seals mu~t be placed along the edges of P.ncb joint or loose finp at
·-distllnces of not more than three inches apnrt.
Special attention is directed to the fact that coins of " 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 under any circumstances. See "Prohibitions,"
page 51.
No legallinbility to pay compensation in respect of any packet for which nn insurance
.fee has been paid attaches to the Pcshnaster Genera.!, either personally or in his official
capacity. Subject, however, to the conditions set out below, the Postm:Hter-General
pays to the sender compensation for the loss or damage of an insured p>lcket or its
contents, when it is clearly established that, the loss er damage has occun?d while the
packet was in the cuRtody of the Brit.ish Post Office.
On th~ transJer of ~ n insured packet to another administration, the responsibility of
the British Post Office cease~; a nd, although t he Postmaster-General endeavours to
obtnin eompcnsntion for the sender under aimilnr c<>nditions from th!! Administration
. concerned, it should be clearly understood that the final decision upon all questions of com-
pensation rests with the Postal Administration of the country in which the loss or dari1age
has occurred.
Comp~nsation . will net llxcecd the value oS the article lost or the arnC'unt of the
damRge sustained und indirect lo~s or loss of profits will not be taken into c nsidemtion.
In a ny claim for damage or loss of contents, the packet should be retain!Xl for inspec-
iion as nearly us possible in the condit-ion in which it was delivered.
'l'he sender of a parcel may waive his claim in fa•tour of the addressee.
No compensation will be paid in respect of:-
(1) any pncket containing a prohibited article;
(2) any packet which has been duly delivered and accepted without res('n·e;
(3) any damage or loss caused by the fault or negligence of the scndPr 1 such as
failure to provide 1\dequate packing, having regard to thP. n~ture of the
contents;
(4) any damage to an exceptionally fragile article which from its nature c!lnnot
reasonably be expected to travel safely by post;
(5) nny parcel containing jewellery exceeding £100 in value not packed in
accordance with the special regulations;
(G) any parcel containing an article of a type specified in British Post Office
Guide (col. 6, "Imperial and Foreign Parcel Post") as one for which ~>m­
pensation will not be paid; or
(7) :my packet in respect of which a claim i~ not made within a year ci the date
of posting;
nor does it follow as a matter of course that compen..«at.ion will be paid when damage or
loss aris!:S from tempest, shipwreck, earthquake, war, ,or any ot-her cause beyond contro 1
*The term '·jewellery" means and includes·-
(a) Gold. silver, or plntinum in a manufactured state; that is to say, a state in
which value is added to the raw material by skilled workmanship; and in this
definition are included any coins used or designed for the purposes of ornament;
(b) Diam onds and precious stones;
(c) Watches, the cases of which arc entirely or mainly composed of gold, silver or
platinum; and
(d) Any article of a like nature which, apart from workmanship, has a n int,riosic
or marketable value.