Page 63 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1939

60 OVER SEA MAILS : PARCJ::L POST.
In the case of,. long cn1•elope with a seam down t he c•'nt.rc, the seam should be
sceurod with SNtls plnrod not tnore thnn Utrce inches !tpurt.
A leHer which, although addressed to tt country or place to wltich the insurnnco
system does not ~xtend, has been irregularly insu red, will be retumed to the sender.
Insured letters c:mnot be sen t by a ll t he routes available for ordinary letters. and
t.herrforc, may occupy 11 longer time in transit.
Insured articles have all the safeguards of the registration system; and. suhj~ct to the
following regulations, comrensation will be paid if an insured article or any 11art of its
contents is lost or damaged in the post.
An insured article may not be addressed to initials or in pencil.
H may not bear any erasure or Mrrection in the address nt the t ime of posting.
A certificate of posting must a lways be obtained by t he sender. P arlicull\rs of the
amou nt for which the let,ter has been insured ~hould be entered ou t he certificate, and
the sender should M once sntigfy him~elf t h'\t t he entry is correct. R e may obtain an
advice of the delivery of an insured letter under the conditions shown at page 46.
All t.he seals on the insured letter must be of the same kind of w>tx, and must bear
distinct impre~sions of the same pri vntc device. A coin may not be used for sealing;
and the device may not consist merely of straight, crossed, or curved lines which could
readily be imitatetl.
Ii an article tendered for insurnncP d .~s not, in the opinion of t he officer of the Post
Office to whom it is tendered, fulfil h f rfgoing conr!i tions as to packing and scaling, it
is his duty t.o refuse to insure it. N"v · hdess, the O•HIS of properly enclosing, packing,
and sealing the packet lies upon the sen 1 ~- : and t he Post Office assumes no liability for loss
arising from defects which may not bo obs~rved at the time of posting.
The amount for which nu ar ticlP is insured m ust be writtP.n by the s~nder both in
words and in figures, at t he top ,..f t lt·• ftddrcss side of the cover, thus:-"Insured for
fifteen pounds (£15)." No n.lteratinn N Pr11sure of t he inscription on t he letter is
allowed.
No letter Cl1n be insured for m ore t h!ln t h..: act ual value of the contents and the pack-
ing or for more t han t ile sum entered in t he Table of Rates (pp. 62-72) against the name
of the Country or Colony to which it is address~d; but it may be insured for part of its
value. An injured letter containing documents of value on account of the cost of their
preparation (e.g., plans, estimates, contracts, etc.), may not be insured for an amount
exceeding the cost of replacing them in case of loss. Over-lnsut·ance is an obstacle to
compensation.
The sums payable for insurance. including registration, are as follows:-

Fe'e. Limit of Fee Limit of Fee. Limit of
CompPnsat.ion. C ompensation. Compensation.
s. d . £ $ . d. £ s. d. £
0 7 1~ 5 7 156 10 2 2.'!8
1 0 24 6 0 168 10 7 300
1 5 36 6 5 180 11 0 31:<
1 10 48 6 10 192 11 5 324
2 3 60 7 3 204 1110 336
2 8 72 7 8 216 12 3 ~48
3 1 84 8 I 228 12 8 360
3 6 96 8 6 240 13 1 372
3 11 108 8 11 252 13 6 384
4 4 120 9 4 264 13 11 396
4 9 132 9 9 276 14 4 400
6 2 144
Lega.l liability to give compensation in respect of any letter for which an .insurance
fee has been pain w.ill not attach t{) the Postm9.ster for Jamaica either personally, or in
his official capotcity. The finD.! decision upon all questions of compensat.ioo rest s with the
postal admin.istration of the country in which the loss has taken place.