IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN POST
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Under International Regulations, no compensation will be paid in respect of:
1.
2.
3.
Any packet containing a prohibited article; Any packet which has been duly delivered and accepted without reserve;
Any damage or loss caused by the fault or negligence of the sender, such as failure to provide adequate packing, having regard to the nature of the contents;
4. Any damage to an exceptionally fragile article which from its nature cannot reasonably be expected to travel safely by post, such as a clay figure, a soapstone or alabaster model, a collec- tion of butterflies or moths, a vacuum flask, and so on;
5.
Any parcel containing jewellery exceeding $1,500 in value not packed in accordance with the special regulations (see page 117);
6. Any parcel containing an article of a type specified in the table on pages 217 to 355 as one for which compensation will not be paid;
or
7. Any packet in respect of which a claim is not made within a year of the date of posting.
The Post Office reserves the right to refuse com- pensation where the damage or loss is due to a cause beyond control, or where a packet cannot be accounted for in consequence of the loss of official documents from any such cause.
The sender of a parcel may waive his claim in favour of the addressee.
The Post Office is under no legal liability to pay compensation in respect of any packet for which an insurance fee has been paid.
UNINSURED PARCELS
The Post Office pays compensation for the loss or damage of an uninsured parcel, unless an indication is given in column 6 of the tables on pages 217 to 355 that the service by which the parcel was sent is one in which no compensation is payable.
The compensation paid will correspond with the actual loss or damage but will in no case exceed $15. In the case of parcels lost or damaged while under the