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328 PAISLEY DIRECTORl'.
Regulations as to In/and Registration, and as to Compensation for the Loss or
Damage of Inland Registered Postal Packets (including Parcels) and
Inland Parcels.
Compensation fok the Loss or Damage of Inland Parcels.
1. The Postmaster General is not legally liable to make good wny claim arising out of the
e conveyance of a parcel sent by post, but he will accept liability under certain conditions.
2. lit" the parcel is registered, compensation will be given under the rules and regulations con-
tained in full under the heading of " Kegistration and Compensation."
3. If the parcel is not registered, the Postmaster General will accept liability up to £2, with-
.out payment of any fee beyond the postage, provided that —
(1.) The parcel is posted in the manner Prescribed for the posting of parcels by the regula-
tions for the time being, and the postage prepaid.
(2.) A certificate of posting is obtained from the officer receiving the parcel. This certifi-
cate must be filled up by the sei der, and handed to the officer of the Post Office, who
will sign and return it to him.
(3.) The contents of the parcel are securely packed, and enclosed in a reasonably strong
case, wrapper, or cover, securely fastened, and of a nature calculated to preserve them
from loss or damage in the post.
4. No compensation either for loss or damage Avill be given in respect of —
(1.) A parcel containing anything which, according to the regulations for the time being,
may not be sent by the Inland Parcel Post.
(2.) A parcel containing money.
3.) A narcel containing a watch or jewellery, unless registered by the sender.
5. No compensation will be given in respect of damage to —
(I.) A parcel containing eggs, soft fruit, or any liquid or semi-liquid.
(2.) A parcel containing any article of exceptionally fragile character, or any other article
which, from its nature, cannot with reasonable safety be sent by post.
(3.) A parcel containing any perishable article, where the damage arises from natural
decay, and the parcel is delivered without undue delay
But in all "such cases compensation will be given in respect of the loss of the parcel, or of any
article contained therein.
6. In other respects the general conditions and regulations crntained in paragraphs 11 to 25
under the heading of ' Registration and Compensation " apply also to compensation in the case
of ordinary inland parcels.
7. Compensation up to £2 for ordinary inland parcels does not apply to foreign and colonial
parcels. The rules as regards compensation for loss or damage of these parcels are set forth
on pages 27-28 of the Post Olflce Guide.
Inland Registration.
1. The fee for registering Hny Postal Packet (parcels included) passing by post between any
two places in the United Kingdom is twopence, aud this registration fee and the postage must be
prepaid, by means of postage stamps upon the cover, except on official letters for Government
Offices in London, Dublin, or Edinburgh, which may be registered on prepayment, in stamps, of
the registration fee only.
2. No article addressed to initials or to a fictitious name can be registered, unless it be ad-
dressed to the care of a person or firm .
3. Every article presented for registration must be enclosed in a strong cover, securely
fastened.
4. Every article to be register* d must be given to an agent of the Post Office, and a receipt
obtained for it : and it must on no account be dropped into a letter-box. If, contrary to this
rule, an article marked "Registered" be dropped into a letter-box it y^iW, if directed to any
place ill the United Kingdom, be liable to a registration fee of 4d. (less any amount prepaid for
registration), instead of the ordinary fee of 2d.
5. Every article presented for registration should be marked " Registered, ' and with the
amount of the fee proper to the value up to which the sender desires to secure compensation,
thus : " Registered, 2d.; Registered, 3d." (see regulations as to Registration and Compensation).
6. The latest time for posting registered articles on pMyment of the ordinary fee is usually
half-an-hour before the closing of the letter-box, or, in the case of parcels, half-an-hour before
the latest time for posting ordinary parcels ; but at all Provincial Head Offices and at the Chief
Offices in Edinburgh and Dublin, anicles bearing a late fee of 4d., in addition to the ordinary
registration fee, may be registered at any time within the half-hour referred to, if the office is
open to the public.
7. When several postal packets are sent by the same person for registration, they should be
accompanied with a list (in duplicate) of the addresses ; one list to be retained at the Post Office,
and the other, when signed, to be returned to the bearer.
8. The loss of a registered article (as it can be traced through its whole course) is a rare occui'-
rence. Nevertheless, large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent
fehrough the post, even if registered; as the machinery of the Department is not arranged with a