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APPENDIX. 197
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 exctptionally fragile character, or any other article
■which, fioni its nature, cannot with reasonable safety be sent by post.
(3.) A parcel containing any perishable article, where the damage ai'ises from natural
decay, and the parcel is delivered without undue delay
But in all such cases comptnsaiion will be given in respect of the loss of the parcel, or of anj"-
article contained therein.
6. In other respects the general conditions and regulations cf^ntained in paragraphs 10 to 23
under the heading of " Eegistration and Compensation " apply also to compensation in the case
of ordinary inland parcels.
7. The new system of 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, which are set forth on pages 376-77 of the Post Office Guide, remain unaltered,
Inland Registration.
1. The fee for registering any 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 registert 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 will, if directed to any
place in the United Kingdom, be liable to a registration fee of 8d. (less any amount prepaid for
registration), instead of the ordinary fee of 2d.
5. hvery 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 payment 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 occur-
rence. Nevertheless, large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent
through the post, even if registered; as the machinery of the Department is not an-anged with a
view to such transmission. If sent unregistered, valuable articles are exposed to risk ; conse-
quently, inland postal packets which contain coin, watches, or jewellery, and also all inland
postal packets on the cover of which the word "Registered," or any word or phrase to thateifect,
is written or impressed, if posted without registration, are subjected to compulsoryregistration.
and are charged on delivery with a fee cf eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage. If
they cannot be registe: ed in time to be forwarded by the mail for which they are posted, they
are detained for the next despatch.
9. The compulsory registration referred to in paragraphs 4 and 8 gives no title to compensa-
tion (see regulations as to Registration and Compensation).
10. No Town Postman is allowed to take a postal packet to be registered ; but Rural Postmen
will take postal packets for registration on their outward and inward walks, whenever it is
practicable for them to do so.
Acknowledgment of Delivery of Registered Postal Packets.
11. The sender of an inland registered letter, parcel, or other registered postal packet, may
obtain an acknowledgment of its due delivery to the addressee by paying in advance, at the
time of posting, a fee of 2d in addition to the postage and registration fee. The sender must
enter in the form provided for the purpose both his own name and address and the name and
address of the person to whom the packet is sent, and he must also affix a stamp of the value of
2d. in payment of the fee.
12. If an application for this form is made at a small office at which the forms are not kept in
stock, or to a Rural Postman, the fee of 2d. should be paid in money or stamps, and a memo-
randum furnished giving the name and address of the sender of the packet. The proper form
will then be subsequently made out by an officer of the Department, and forwarded with the
packet to its destination.