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S l ' E C I K l C A T I O M O F T . V X K S . Dl.TIF..-. tvTO.
INSURANCE ON PARCELS.
I. If anv article of pecuniary value enclosed in or forming part of an insured parcel be lust
or dnumg'vl .vliilst in tlie custody of the Island Postmaster, tlie Island Postmaster may (subject
to the approval uf the High Commissioner) pay to auy person or person**; w h o m a y in die opinion
of tlie Islaml Postmaster establish a reasonable claim to compensation, having regard to tlie value
of thv article, tin: care with which it was packed aud other circumstances, such sum iu respect of
such
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.1-. li'.- m a y think just.
T h e Islaud Postmaster is uot liable either personally or iu his olfieia! capacity to any action
or
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h-gal proceedin*,- iu respect of or in consequence of the loss or damage of articles enclosed
in ur fi'miiu*/ part of any parcel. And, subject to the approval of the High C o m missioner, the
decision uf the Island Postmaster ou all questions arising between him and any person claiming
payment in respect of the loss or damage of auy article enclosed iu or forming p;irt of a parcel
shall lit-
.. A u a m iini*. uot exceediug £ 1 2 m a y lie paid by way of compensation for the loss or
damage of any parcel iu respect of which the sender has paid the sums hereinafter mentioned
in addition to die postage payable thereon.
:'. In r.*sp**et of every additional paymenc of the sums hereinafter mentioned which may be
paid as aforesaid compensation to an additional amouut of £12 m a y be paid ; provided that the
amount of compensation payable iu respect of any one parcel shall in no case exceed the limit of
insurance hereinafter mentioned.
+. (it) Parcels containing watches, jewellery or any other articles of gold or silver cannot be
sent by parcel post unless insured for at least part of their value.
(/•) Pan-els containing coin cannot be accepted for transmission by parcel post even
if insured.
(c) A n y par«,-*;l posted uninsured and found to contain auy of the above named articles will
be returned to the sender by the Island Postmaster or his deputies.
(••?) A compulsory registration fee of 4rp. will be collected on the delivery of every uninsured
pan-el received from the places hereinafter mentioued and found to contain any of the above
n a m e d articles.
LETTER AND PARCEL INSURANCE FEES.
I'lace
of destination
Limit of
Insurance
on each letter
or parcel
£
For Insurance
not exceeding
£12
For every
additional
£12 or
fnictioii
thereof
United Kingdom ... ... ... ... ... ... i
Localities served through the intermediary uf the Imperial j
po-it Oftu-e
:
—
Azores, d p - Verd Islands, Cameroons, Canary Island.
Madeira, Danish West Indies (St. T h o m a s . St. John
;
and St. Cniixj ; Dutch Guiana, Dutch West Inches!
(Curac-iu. >aba, St. Eustatius and St. Martin) ; ;
b'reuch West Indies (Guadeloupe and Martinique) : j
Lilx-ria. Dahomey, Portuguese West Africa (Provinces !
of Aii'-rula, Guinea. St. T h o m e and Principe: (French i
West Africa (French Guinea and Senegal including,
the French Soudan), French Congo, Gaboon, Ivory i
Coast, Reunion, Ecuador, French Guiana, Liberia j
Letters only—Argentine Republic
Chili, Falkland Islands, Gold Coast Colony (including
Ashanti anrl the Northern Territories); Grenada, St.
Helena, St. Vincent (West Indies)
N e w Zealand, Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, British 0 uiana, !
Cameroons, Cuba, Dominica, Gambia, Jamaica,
(
Montserrat, NevU, Newfoundland, Southern Nigeria,
(Lagos) St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, St. Lncia, Sierra i
Leone, Tobago, Tortola, Trinidad
j
Parcels only—Ascension, Bahamas. ... ... ... •
United States of America. (Semi-Official service American
Express Company) Parcels only ... ... ... \
Egypt
Localities served through the intermediary of the
Egyptian Postal Administration :—
Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Crete, Denmark, Finland, France,6ermany, Gibraltar,
Holland, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Malta, Monte–
negro, Mauritania : Tangier ; Portugal, Roumauia,
Russia in Europe (including the Graud D u c h y of
Finland, Caucasus and Transcaspia (Asia) ) ; Servia,
Switzerland, Tripoli (Africa) (Italian Offices:
Benghasi and Tripoli) Tunis and Turkey
Letters only—Spain
£
120
cp.
4
cp.
-i
20
20
50
120
50
120
50
6
6
3
4
8
4
50
50
AUTHORITY.
Orderof High
Commis–
sioner
in
Council N'o. 1GD
of the ISth Hay. I'JO'J,
published in Gazette N'o.
\M uf the
2Sth May,
100D.