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106 POSTAL DIRECTORY.
Inland Parcel Post.
Parcels not exceeding 11 lbs. in weight are received at any Post Office for
transmission between places in the United Kingdom.
In order that a packet may go by Parcel Post, it must be tendered for
transmission as a parcel, and should bear the words " Parcel Post," — which
should be clearly written in the left-hand top corner.
The size allowed for an Inland Postal Parcel is —
Greatest length.
Greatest length and girth combined, -
The rates of Postage are — for a Parcel —
Not exceeding 1 lb. in weight.
Exceeding 1 lb. in weight and not exceeding 2 lbs.
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Postage stamps to the required amount must be affixed by the sender, and
parcels must not be j^osted in a letter-box, but must be taken into a Post Office
and handed over the counter.
Parcels containing fish, game, meat, eggs, &c., or razors, scissors, needles,
knives, forks, or other sharp instruments, are not accepted unless securely
packed so as to guard against risk of injury to other parcels. Liquids or semi-
liquids, such as jellies, pickles, paint, varnish, &c., are not accepted unless in
bottles or cans securely stoppered ; nor powders, vmless well packed.
Parcels addressed to or sent from the Channel Islands are received under
the above conditions and rates, but such parcels are liable to Customs examina-
tion at the port of arrival, and the sender is required to make a declaration of
contents upon a special form provided for the purpose.
Parcels addressed to a Post Office to be called for, or to a person residing
beyond the free postal delivery, are kept three weeks. At the end of one
week, if the parcel bears on the outside the sender's name and address, a
notice of the fact that the parcel has not been delivered is sent to him.
Parcels addressed to a Post Office " to be called for," are liable to a demur-
rage charge at the rate of Id a day. No demurrage is charged on parcels ad-
dressed to persons outside the limiis of free delivery, or to persons on board ship.
In order to facilitate the return of parcels which cannot be delivered, it is
most desirable that the name and address of the sender should aj)pear on the
outside of every parcel.
Compensation for the Loss or Damage of Inland Parcels.
If a parcel is not registered, the Postmaster-General will accept liability up
to £2, without payment of any fee beyond the postage, provided that — (1) the
parcel is posted in the manner prescribed for the posting of parcels, and the
postage prepaid ; (2) a certificate of posting is obtained from the officer
receiving the parcel ; (3) the contents of the parcel are securely packed.
No compensation (either for loss or damage) will be given in respect of a
parcel containing (1) anything which may not be sent by Inland Parcel Post ;
(2) money ; (3) a watch or jewellery, unless registered.
No compensation will be given in respect of damage to a parcel containing
eggs, soft fruit, liquids, or any exceptionally fragile or perishable articles ;
but, in all such cases, compensation will be given in respect of the loss of the
parcel, or of any article contained therein.