Page 39 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

40 POST OFFICE GUIDE

Letter Post: Incoming Packets :
Dutiable articles can be sent to this country in green label letters, samples and sma
packets as well as by parcel post.
A postal fee of 6d. for customs clearance is charged on delivery on each incomi~
green labellett.er, sample, and small packet, on which customs duty is levied, irrespectil
of the amount of the duty.
Duty on goods imported by post is calculated in aecordance with the Jamaica custon
tAriff for the time being in force, and any inquiry regarding the customs chargee, railil
on a packet from abroad should be addressed to the Collector of Customs, Kingston.
Every letter, ea,mple, or small packet received from abroad suspected to contain articl
liable to customs duty, not having affixed thereto the green label or bearing endorsatitr
authorizing examination by the Customs, may be detained and notice of such detentin
iei!llecl on the approprit\te form to the addressee.
REGISTRATION
Any postal packet may be registered, except: a fight weight air letter and a pared
'Dhe registration fee is 4d. ami must be prepaid in addition to the postage.
Parcels for places abroad cannot be registered,* although in many cases they may~
insured, see pages 53 to 101.

Instructions for Registering
A packet to be registered must be handed to an officer of the Post Office and a receip
obtained for it; it must not be dropped into a letter box.
A letter or letter packet intended for registration must be made up in the manna
laid down on page 15 for inland letters or letter packets, and must not show any tra~
of having been opened and refastened before posting.
Small packets, commercial papers, packets of printed papers and samples intend~
for registration must be made up in the manner prescribed for unregistered packeb
of these categories.
A small postal packet addressed to initials or in pencil cannot be registered; but tlv
_address may be written in copying-ink pencil unless a panel envelope is used.
It is recommended that the name and address of the sender be written on the outsid1
of each registered article. Registered articles must be fully prepaid as regards botl
postage and registration fee.
Advice of Delivery
The sender of a registered postal packet may obtain an advice of its delivery OD
application at the office of posting, either at the time of posting or subsequently.
When the application is made at the time of posting, the sender must indicate hi!
name and address on the outside of the packet. A fee of 2d. must be paid by stamp!
affixed by the sender to a form provided for the purpose. The weight of the form i1
not taken in to account in assessing the postage on the packet.
Inquiries regarding Loss or Non-delivery
Inquiry regarding the loss or non-delivery of a registered packet must also be accom·
panied by a fee of 4d. unless the sender has already paid the special fee for an advice
of delivery. If it is found that the postal service is at fault the inquiry fee will be refunded.
One fee of 4d. covers inquiries concerning several packets posted at the same time by the
same sender to the same addressee.
Payment for Loss
The Post Office pays compen8ation not excecdiug £2 18/- to the sender of a letter or
packet duly admitted to registration which has been entirely lost whilst in its custody,
except in the case of:

*Exceptionally parcels for the United States of America and Canal Zone (only) may
be reli:istered. See under UNITED S'i'A'I'Es, page 98.