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or when the Po~t Office cannot acMunt for a packet in C!'~cqucncc of the de.,truction of
l'ffirial documcn•s fr"m any Auch OHJ•c.
The fee mu•t b· prt•p lid, in addition to the lull postage. by means of postage stamps
which Lhc sender mu~t ufiix to thr ro>vrr. '
\ s few stn mp~ M pn$sibll' ~hnuld be used to prepay the postage a nd insurance fee.
They m~y not b~ folrJc•d over tht' c•dgc of the cover; and whL•n sc•veral stamps are used,
th •Y must bJ ~ffixc<.l wi h Rpao ·~ bctwron them.
\Vhrn nn in:<ured parcel is rrclircctrd from ono cc>Untry to nnot.bcr,a further insuranc~ Ieo
b come$ p!lyub!c for e:tr h such tmmmi•~ion. If the fees:uo not !li'Cpaid they urc collected
f:om the addressr.t> on d•livt'I'Y·
Special Rcgulations :-11. Great ~ritain,
A.-Cash on Delivery S!iatcm. A Cash on Delivery System of parcels is in existence
bo.ween this Colony and Gr~nt Britain.
Parcels up to tbe value of £ 10 each may be sent either way, and the value eoUected from
~be addressee, and remitted to the sender.
In addition to the 6d. Customs clearance fee, :1. further ser vice fee of 3d. is coUected
on each C. 0. D. parcel.
:\ Cash on Delivery parcel may only be retained at the ollico of destination for 15 days
fr<~~n the date of arrival, after which if unclaimed it is forthwith returned to origin.
't'his fact is emphasized hcc 111>e certain firms nbrond represent thnt C.O.D. parcels are
c·ct~iued for :1 longer period before being returned. Requests for longer detentions will
not be entertained, nor will vart vaymont be accepted from the addressee; the full amount
of duty, trad~ charges, and nil other fees must be remitted to the head office before the
p,\rcel cnn be forwarded.
B.-Prepayment of Customs Duties and other charges on Parcels Post Parcel& to
(heat Brillin. Persons sending parcels to Gr<'nt Bri ain may, if they so desire,
take upon themseh-es the prepayment of the Customs duty and other charges which in
ordinary cases are le,•iablc on I be addressee. The sender "ill be told &t the -time of
postinr; what the approximnlr amount of the-e charges will be and a deposit will be taken
of the e.stimnted amount. A settlement will subsequently be made when a statement of
tbc total amount of the charg~s has been received from the Bfitish Post Office. The
following are tbe conditions:-
Parcels to be sent under this arrangement must be handed in at the Parcels Post
Branch at Kingston, or :~t any distc·ict post office.
The cover must be murkccl by the sender "To be delivered frc~ of chongc."
The sender must fill up nncl sign n formal undertaking to pay on demand the amoun t
of the charges due. Forms for this declaration may be bad ou npplic .lion to the Pa.rccl
Post Bmncb at Kin~ston.
Parcels for free delh·ery will ouly be nccepted from persons whosP sett led residence is in
Jamaica. If the sender i., residing only temporarily in Jamaica a parcel cannot be
accepted for delh·ery free of charJI~.
A fee of ls. per parcel is charged for the cost of the service in addition to the posta,:e
and deposit for duty. If the parcel prove duty-fret' in 0 1'1•. t Brit a in the sum of
ls. \Vill be refunded to the sondcr.
The sender must make such deposit on account of the charges for which he desires to
provide as the clerk in rhnrge nf the Parcel Post Branch at l{ingston or the district
postmaster may, in each case, rlecidc.
One form of underlnkiug will suffice for two or· three (but not mo•·c) parcels posted
together by the S!1me sender to the same ::~ddNssee. In such C!lSC~ the fee will be ls. for
each parcel.
T he following a re tbe articles lbblc to duty under the British Tarifi which
arc likely to be despatched from Jnmaica by parcels po~t. lngclhcr with lh~ rate~ of duty,
(and in the case of tob110co, of cel'tain fines) thcrcon. 'Jhe~ rates are &ubject to considcr-
able change and sl.ould be read a~ opprorimatr:-
£ s. d.
Coffee, kilo dried, roasted or groumi per lb. 0 0 2
Tobacco, manufactured, viz.:
Cigars 0 14 2t
Cigarettes 0 11 5t
Cavendish or Negrobcad 0 10 Q}
Other manufactured to hac~o " 0 9 4t