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OVERSI!JA MAlLS: PARCELS, GREAT BRITAIN. . 67
No legalliflbility to pay compensation in respect of any packet for which an insurance
fee has been paid attaches to the Pest master Gcnernl, either personally or in his official
capacity. Subject, however, to the conditions set out below, the Postmast·er-General
pays to the sender compensat.ion for the loss or damage of an insured packet or its
contents, when it is clearly cshtblished that the loss er damnge has occurred while the
packet was in the cu~tody of the British Po~t Office.
On th(' transfer of no insured packet to another administration, the responsibility of
the British Post Office cease~; nod, although the Postmaster-General endeavours to
obtain compensation for the sender under sirn.ilnr conclilions from the Administration
concerned, it should be clearly understood that the linal decision upon all 11uestions of com-
pensation rests with the Postal Administration of the country in which the loss or damage
has occurred.
Compensation will net exceed the value oS the article lost or the amC'unt of the
damage sustained and indirect Joss or loss of profits will not be taken into consideration.
In any claim for dttmage or loss tlf contents, the pncket should be retained for inspec-
tion as nearly as possible in the condition in which it WtiS delivered.
'I' he sender of n parcel may waive his claim in favour of the addressee.
No compensation will be paid in respect of:-
(1) any packet containing a prohibited article;
(2) any packet which has been duly delivered and nccept.ed without reserve;
(3) any damage or loss caused by the fault or negligence of the sender, such as
failure to provide adequate packing, hwing regard to the Mture of the
contents;
(4) any damoge to an exceptionally fragile article which from its nature cannot
reasonably be expected to travel safely by post;
(5) any parcel containing jewellery exceeding £100 in value not packed in
accordance with the special regulations;
(6) 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 C'm·
pensation will not be paid; or
(7) any packet in respect of which a clnim i~ not made within a yenr of the date
of posting;
nor does it foJJow as a matter of cou•se that compensation will b~ paid when damage or
loss arises from tempest, shipwreck, earth,1uake, war, or any other cause beyond control
or when the Post Office cannot account for a packet in conocquencc of the destruction of
official documents from any such cause.
The fee must be prepaid, in addition to the full postage. by means of postnge st·amps
which the sender must affix to t he cover.
As few stamps ns possible should be used to prepay the postage and insurance fee.
They may not be folded over the edge of the cover; and, when several stamps are used,
they must be affixed with spaces between them.
When an insured parcel is redirected from one country to another, a further insurance fee
becomes payable for each such transmission. If the fees ttre not prepaid they are collected
from the addressee on delivery.
Special Qegulation5:-ll. Great e.ritain.
A.- Cash on Delivery System. A Cash on Delivery System of parcels is in existence
between this Colon V and Great Britain.
Parcels up to the value of £40 each may be sent either way, and the value collected from
the addressee, and remitted to the sender.
In addition to the Gd. Customs clearance fee, a further service fee of 3d. is collected
on each C. 0 . D. parcel.
.'\. Cash on Delivery parcel may only be retained at the office at destination for 15 days
from the date of arrivnl, after which if unclaimed it is forthwith returned to origin.
Tuis fact is emphasized because certain firms abroad represent thnt C.O.D. parcels are
retained for a longer period before being returned. Requests for longer detentions will
x:ot be entertained, nor will pa.-1 payment be accepted from the addressee; the full amount
of duty, trade charges, and all other fees must be remitted to the head office before the
parcel can be forwarded.
B.-PrepaymenL of Cmtoms Du.t.ies and other charges on Parcel$ Post Parcels to
Groot Britain. Persons sending parcels to Gre!lt Britain may, if they so desire,
take upon themselves the prepayment of the Customs duty and other charges which in
ordinary cases are leviable on the a~dressee. The sender will be told at the time of