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6 on;HS"A ~IArLS: PARC~:LS, cr.S.A.

postinq; wh11t t.ho approximate nmount of these charges will be nnd 11 deposit will be Wlke
of the estimated amount. A settlement will subsequently be made when a at.atement o
the totnl r~mount of the charges has been received from tho British Post Office. Th
following aro tho conditions:- .
Parcels to be sent under this arrangement must be handed in at the Parcels Pos
Branch nt Kingston.
The cover must be marked by the sender "To be deli\'ored free of charge. "
The sender must fill up and sign a formal undertaking to pay on demand the amount
of the charges due. Forms for this declaration may be had on application to the Parcel
Post Branch nt Kingston.
ParceiJ for free delivery will only be accepted from persons whose settled residence is in
Jamaica. If the sender is residing only temporarily in Jamaicn a parcel cannot bo
accepted for delivery free of charg<'.
A fee of Is. per parcel is charged for the co!t of the service in addition to the postage
and deposit for duty. If the parcel prove duty-fr('(' in Grent Britain the sum of
Is. will be refunded to the sender.
Tbc sender must make such deposit on account of the charges for which he desires to
provide as the clerk in charge of the Parcel Post Branch at Wngston or the district
postmaster may, in each case, decide.
One form of undertaking will suffice for two or three (but not more) parcels posted
together by the same sender to the same addressee. In such cases the fee will be Js. for
each parcel.
T he following arc the n.rticled liable to duty under the British Tariff which
are likely to be despatched from Jamaica by pnrcels post, together with the rates of duty,
(and in the case of tobacco, of certain fines) thereon. These rates are subject to con31der-
able chan!}e and should he read <1$ approximate:-
£ s. d.
Coffee, kilo dried, roasted or groumi per lb. 0 0 2
Tobacco, manufactured, viz.:
Cigars " 0 14 2i
Cigarette~ 0 11 Si
Cavendish or Negrohcad 0 10 9i
Other manufactured tobacco " 0 0 4i
Tobacco, unmanufnctured, containing 10% or more of moisture
If stemmecl or stripped 0 7 5t
If unstemmcd or unstripped 0 7 5!
Tobacco, unmanufactured containing less than 10% of moisture
If stemmed or stripped " 0 8 3t
If unstemmed or unstripped " 0 8 21
Rum, if warehoused for 3 years per proof gallon 3 13 10
Do. if warehoused over 2 and under 3 years " 3 14 10
Do. if warehoused under 2 years 3 15 4
Parcels will be accepted in Gren.t Britain for delivery in Jamaica free of Customs
duty on conditions similar to the foregoing. Such parcels arc liable to examination on
arrh·al for Customs purposes, and all pains and penalties »ttJ>cl.Jin~; for undervaluation
or misrepresentation of contents or to prohibited goods will be enforced ngainst the gooda
themselves or agrdnst the parties assuming the charge, as may be decided by the proper
authorities.
C.-Compmsalion for loss or damaue of UNINSUil~n parcels between Great Britain
and Jamaica. The Postmaster for Jnmaica will (not in consequence of any legal liability,
but voluntarily, and as an act of gruce) give compensation for the loss or damage of unin-
sured parcels sent by parcel post between Great Britain and Jamaica, when such
loss or damage takes place while the parcels are in his custody, and dol'S not arise from any
fault or neglect of the senders or from the nature of the contents.
The compensation paid will in no case exceed £ 1 12s. for a parcel exceeding 11 lbs.
or £ 1 for a parcel not exceeding 11 lbs.
The compensation payable will be in nccordance with the general regulations as regards
insured parcels (see above), so far as these reuulations are applicable.