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lti POST OFFICE GUIDE

Packets which contain Moll•Y or J<~oellery, a11 defined below and, also all
pnrkets be!lring the words Registtred, or any other word, pJ,ruse or mark to the like effect,
for exttmple, any >tbbrcvintion of the won! Ucgosttretl, the letter R or a rectangular cross,
and which nrc posted othenHsc than in ucco•dnnce with the re~lation~. nrc~uhjcrted to
compulsory re!!;istrntion, and are charged on dt•livery with a registration fee of 6J. le,;s any
amount prepaid in e'ce:;s of the postage.
No compensation 1s g1vcn in re~pect of any postal packet which has been compulsorily
registered.
Advice of Delivery of Registered Postal Packets
The sender of any register(.'<) postal packet mny urrnngc ut the office of posting, c1ther at
the Lime of l~)stingorsnhocquenlly, for nu ndvirC>ofits delivery to beseut to him. The fee
of 2J., which is payuhlc by means of stumps affLxed by the sender to 11 form pro1 ided for
the purpose, and is due even if the registered pucket ,,roves to be (or to have been)
undeli veruhle.
Compensation for Loss
The Postmm;tcr General is not legally liahle for any loss or inconvenience which may
arise from the loss, <limuge, delay, non-delivery or mis-delivery of any thing sent by
JOst and he does not in any circurnstunceo puy compensation in reopcct of unregistered
I etters, post curds, lmnted matter, pnckcts, ncwopnp<•rs or local parcels. But subject
to the rules stated >Clow he pays compcnsnllon v11luntarily and as an uct of gruce in
those cases and in those cases on! v in 11 hi eh there hah been a totnllosa of the cont!'uts of
correspondence of the folio" ing de_,criptions not hcing loss due to brcal:ngt• or damage.
No compensntion is given in respect of correspondence compulsoJily registered.
IL must uppear thut the loss occurred in the post and did not nrise "holly or in part
by the fuult of the sender us for instance from iml<lequate fastening.
The compensation giv!'n will not excc<!'l the vulue of the artil'lo lost. The right is
resernxl of re-instating the contents of an cnv~IOp>! instead of givin~ pecunia1·y compcn-
S!Ition.
In the C!\SC of loss of contents the clll·clopc should he retained for in~;pcction as nearly
as poosible in the slllte in whirh it \\:IS ,Jdi,·cr<!'l. If colllplaint he mudc thnt the contents
of an ell\·elope hn:; hC~:n abstracted the envelope mu.,t be produced.
In the ca.s~ of htUik notes, money und postal orde1s, cheques, bonds ami similur
documents partirul!u,; ~utliricnt for their idcutification must he furnished.
No cumpcn:;ation for loos i~ given in rc,pe<'l of nn en1·elope containing any thing not
legully tmnsmiblliblc by po~t or an envelope not posted in the manner prcsclihed; or in
r&pect or g\ll;l:!, crorkery, gre<lses, liquids or semi-liquids, colouring, powders, eggs, fish,
meat, fruit. or vcgctuhles sent by letter post.
No compensation is given for injm·y or dumnge consequential upon- i.e., indirectly
arising from- the loss of anything sent hv l~!;l.
\\' ithout. prejudice to llny of the prPccding rules the Postmaster GenerAl will if he
thinks fit refuse to ~ive compensation for lo:IS onllny ground on which a common currier
mi~ht in like C>L~<· rlaim exemption from legal liubilities.
The 6nal decision upon all questions of rompen$Liou re»ts with the T'~tmnster General.
In these mles lhe term "Mone>J" mean~- (a) coin ami (b) paper money. The
term "Coin" means coins of all kinds whether or not current in J>Lm.oira or elsewhere.
The term" Paptr Mont 1 j''. means 'Rrit.islo Tren.;ury uotcs, notes or Burclay's Bank, Bank
of Nova Sent ia, C'anwlian Bnnk of Commem•, Hoyal Bunk of Canada, or of nny hank
of issue in Great Blitnin and notes current in nny Foreign State or Bt·itirih Poasession,
mone.v ordNs and ro~tul orders, unohliterated poetuge and revenue stamps, exchequer
bills, bank post hills, bills of exchan~e, promissor y notes, cheques, crt>~lit notes which
entitle the holder to money or goods und all orders unol authorities for the rnyment
of money whether negotiuble or not, bonds ~~upons nnd st'CIII'ities for money whether
ney:otiuhle 01· not.
The term "Jtwtll~rv' mPans ancl includes
(a) Gold or silver in a munufact11retlstatc; that is tosuy, a state in 1\hirh value is arlded
to the rnw muterial llv skilled workmansl1ip und in thil! definition are included
a.ny coins used or Je:;igued fur purposes of ornament.
(b) Diamonds und pretious stones.
(c) "atchcs the c~~.>es of 11 hich nrP entirely or mllinly composed of gold or aih·er; and
(d) Any article of a like nature which apart from workmanship ha• an inJrinm or
marl:etablt oalue.