Page 37 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

38 POST OFFICE GUIDE

SHARP INSTRUMENTS, PIECES OF ME'rAL OR ORE. Art.icJes Of this description should! J
packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to invol've no risk to t,he contents of U
mail bags or to officers of the Post Office.
T INNED FOOD; INDUS'rHIAL AND VEGETABLE PRODUC1'S. Art,icJes SUCh as tinned fo((
which would be spoilt if otherwise packed may be admitted in a cover hcnnetically scale'
Samples of industrial or vegetable products may also be posted in covers closed by tl
manufacturers or sealed by an inspecting authority of the country of origin. In the J
cases the sender or the addressee may be required to assist in the check of the co11ten l
ARTICLES FOR MEDICAL EX.H !I NA'I'ION OR ANALYSIS. DeleteriOUS liquids Or subst,am
though otherwise prohibited from transmission by post may be sent for medical exnml, 1
ation or analysis to a recognised medical laboratory or institute under the follow~
conditions:
1 . Any such liquid or substance must be enclosed in a receptacle hermetically sea~ 1
or otherwise securely closeJ and this receptacle must itself be placed in a strong woode
teather or metal case in such a way that it cannot shift about and with a suflici~ 1
quantity of some absorbent mnterial (such as sawdust or cotton-wool) so p[Lcked aba, 1
the receptacle as absolutely to prevent any possible leakage from the package in tl :
event of damage to the receptacle. The packet so made up must be conspicuou .
marked Fragile with care and bear t he words Pathological specimen.
2 . Any packet of the kind found in the parcel post or found in the letter post 11
packed and marked as directed will be at once stopped and destroyed with ali i .
wrappings and enclosures.
Inadmissible Articles
The following articles are not admissible:
Goods for sale or consigned in execution of an order, however small the quantity;
Samples of tea exceeding 8 ounces in gross weight; ·
Postage stamps or forrnti of prepayment, whelher obliterated or not, or any pa~
representing a monetary value.
Customs Treatment Abroad
Particulars of the countries which admit sample packets containing articles liable I
customs duty under the Green Label system, are given on pages 53 to 101. Samp
packets containing dutiable articles sent to other countries may be returned, subject<
to fines, or confiscated according to the laws of lhe country of destination.
For special regulations governing Treatment of Dutiable Articles sent by sample po;
to Great Britain, see under entry GREAT BHI'l'AIN, page liD.
Packets containing Printed Matter, Comm ercial Papers and Samples
It is permissible to enclose in the same packet printed matter (except literature for tl
blind), commercial papers and samples, provided that e:1ch article taken singly is witli
the limits applicable to it as regards weight and size, and that the total weight does li
exceed 5 pounds if the packet is addressed to a place in the Brit,ish Empire, or 4 pouni
6 ounces, if addressed to a foreign country.
The minimum charge for such a packet is 3d. if it contains commercial papers and 11
if it consists of printed matter and samples.
LITERATURE FOR THE BLIND
Rate of Postage
The prepaid rate is !d. per 2 lb. The postage mnEt be (ully prepaid.
Weight
The limit of weight is 15 lh.
Definition
Papers of any kind, periodicals, and books, impressed in Braille or other Bpecial tyJ
for use of the blind, may be sent.
Make-up
The packets should be clearly marked in the upper left-hand corn£:r B/·ind Literalw
In all other respects the regulations regarding printed papers apply.