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66 OVERSEA MAILS: PARCELS, INSURANCE.

Application for refund of duty should be made on the form provided for the pur-
pose, which may be had from the Postmaster or CoUector.
Applications for refund of duty must be accompanied by that portion of the cover which
bears the address, the duty label and the declaration.
Special lkgulation:; (I). I n sul'i.\ncc of Parcel:;.
Parcels for places ug~inst which a limit of insured value is entered in column 6 in the
'I able of Rates on pages 82 to 98 can be insured.
Insured articles have all the safeguards of lhe registration system; and, subject to the
following regulations, compensation will be paid if an insured article or any I>art of its
contents is lost or damaged in the flOSI.
An insured article may not be :lddrcssed to initints or in penciL
It may not benr nny erasure or correction in the address at the time of posting
A certificate of posting must always be obtained by the sender. Particulnrs of t.he
amount for which the parcel has been insurrd should be entered on the certificate, nod
the sender should at once Ru.tisfy himself th1tt the entry is correct. He may obtain no
advice of the c\elivery of an insured parcel, under the conditions shown at p~ge 52 .
.All the senls on an insured parcel must bo cf the same kind of wa~ (er lend or st«!l in
the case of parcels), nnd must bear di~tinct impressions of the s~me pl'ivnte device. A
coin may not be used for scaling; and the device may not consist merely of struight,
crossed, or wrved lines which could readily be imitated. Each j oint or loose flap of the
covering of a parcel must be sealed; ~nd, if string br used in. packing, n seal must be
placed on the ends of the string where they nrc tied.
If an article tendered for insur3nce does not, in the opinion of the officer of the Post
Office to whom it is l-cndcre!l, fulfil the foregoing conditions as to pncking and sealing, it is
his duty to refuse to insure it. Nevertheless, the onus of properly enclosing. I>acking, and
sealing the flacket lies UllOn the sender: and the Post Office assumes no liability for loss
arising from delects which may not be observed at the time of tlosting,
The amount for which no article is insured must be writ.ten by the SEnder both in
words nod in fi~ures, at the top of the address side of the cover, thus:-"Insured for
fifteen pounds (£15)." Tbe amount must nlso be entered in the appropriate space on
the dcsp~tch note, if one is used. No alteration or erasure ·)f the inscription on the
letter or parcel or on the despatch note is allowed. If the 'lmount is entered on the
despatch note in the wrong place, a fresh despatch note must be prepared.
No parcel can be insured for more than the actual value of the contents and the
pack;ng for more than 1.he ~um entered in the Table of Rates (pp. 82 to 98, col. 6) against
the name of the Country or Colony to which it is addressed; but it may be insured for
par~ of its value.
A p!lrcel containing coin or bullion or jewellery (see footnote• ) cannot be s'ent to any
Foreign Country or Briti~h Posse&'ion includt'd in the insurance system unless it. is
insured for as much of the journey as the regulations permit, and for at least part of its
value. Every such parcel must bo enclosed in a strong box or case (measuring, if the
contents nre jewellery exceeding £100 in value, at least 3 feet 6 inches in length nod
girth combined), must be sewn up, or otherwise fastened in n wrapper of linen, canvas,
strong paper, or other substantial material, and must have the address written on its
actual covering. The seals mu~t be placed nlong t·he edges of r,nch joint or loose flap at
dist.ances of not more t han three inches apart.
Special attention is directed to the fact that coins of a 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 silverin 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,"
pages 74-75.
*The term " jewellery" means nod includes-
(a) Gold. silver, or phlinum in a ma.nufnctured state; that is to say, a state in
which value is add~'(( to the rnw m!lterial b)• skilled workmanship; and in this
definition are included any coins used or design~d for the purposes of ornament;
(b) Diamonds and precious stones;
(c) Watches, the cases of which are entirely or mainly composed of gold, silver or
platinum; and
(d) Any article of a like na.ture which, npart from worlanaMhip, has nn intrinsia
or marketable value.