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PAISLEY DIRECTORY.
Registration arid Qompensation.
• 1. The Postmaster General will (not in consequence of any legal liability, but voluntarilj' ,
and as an act of grace), subject to the rules hereinafter mentioned, give compensation up to a
maximum limit of £25 for the loss and damaeeof Inland Registered Postal Packets of all kinds
upon prepayment of a fee in addition to the postage. This fee either consists of or includes in
each case the ordinary registration fee of 2d.; and the scale of fees and the respective limits of
compensation are as follow : —
Fee.
Limit of Compensation.
Fee.
Limit of Compensation
2d.
£5
7d.
£30
3d.
.. £10
8d.
£35
4d.
.. £15
9d.
£40
5d.
.. £20
lOd.
£45
6d.
.. £25
lid.
£50
RULES.
Posting and Packing.
2. The postal packet must be posted in accordance with the rules for the time being in force
with respect to the posting of inland registered postal packets, and a certificate of posting,
beai'ing thereon an acknowledgment that the fee for registration and compensation has been
paid, must be obtained. This certificate will be filled up and signed by the officer of the post
office receiving the postal packet.
3. The contents of the postal packet must be securely packed and enclosed in a reasonably
strong case, wrapper, or cover, securely fastened, and of a nature calculated to preserve the
contents from loss or damage in the post, and if it be desired to secure compensation for damage
to a postal packet (other than a parcel), such postal packet must bear the words, " Fragile, with
Care." These words should appear on the face of the cover above the address.
4. The packet must be marked "Eegistered," 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.; and so on.
5. The regi>tered Parcel Post will be available for watches and jewellery, which it has hitherto
been necessary to exclude from compensation if sent by the Parcel Post. Money may also be
sent in a registered parcel, but no compensaiion will be given in respect of the loss or damage
of such parcel or of any of its contents.
Book Postage.
Printed Books, Pamphlets, Magazines, Reviews, Ac, whether British, Foreign, or Colonial,
may be forwarded by post between places in the United Kingdom (made up in the same manner
as newspapers), if prepaid in stamps, at the following rates : —
Under 2 oz , ^d.; under 4 oz , Id.; under 8 oz., 2d.; and ^d. for every additional 2 oz. No
parcel to exceed ISinches any way, but may contain anynumber of separate Books, Maps, or Prints,
and any quantity of Paper, Vellum, or Parchment, and may be either printed, written, or plain.
Books, if prepaid in stamps, are also forwarded by packet, if unwritten on inside or in the
cover, at the rate of ^d. for every 2 oz., to Canada, United States of America, and the Continent.
Receiving Offices.
29 Wellmeadow. Neilston road.
44 Causeyside. Broomlands street.
19 Glen street. 21 Ganze street.
"Telegraph Business" (for transmission of Mes-
satces only) transacted at Wellmeadow street,
Caledonia street, and Stock street.
Pillar and Wall Boxes.
The Cross.
Barracks.
Blackball.
Cartvale.
Niddry street.
Gateside.
Moss vale.
George street.
Brodie Park.
Ralston square.
Station.
Storie street.
Craw road.
Potterhill.
Seedhill road
St. James street.
Meikleriggs.
Canal Station.
Money Orders,
For sums not exceeding £1, 2d.
„ exceeding £1 and not exceeding £2, 3d.
£2 „ £4 4d.
„ „ £4 „ £7, 5d.
„ „ £7 „ £10, 6d.
Above which sum no orders are granted.