clay figure, a soapstone or alabaster model, a collection of butterflies or moths, a vacuum flask, and so on;
Any deterioration due to delay of perishable articles or for loss or damage thereto;
Any parcel containing an article of a type specified in the table on pages 27 to 29, as one for which compensation will not be paid; or
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 compensation 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 article for which a registration or insurance fee has been paid.
In no circumstances is compensation paid in respect of an uninsured parcel, whatever the country of origin or destination, which has been lost or has sustained a loss of contents through a cause beyond control.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Unless the contrary is specifically stated the following regulations apply equally to registered and insured postal packets.
The compensation paid will not exceed the value of the article lost or the amount of the damage sustained. The right is reserved of reinstating the contents of a packet instead of paying compensation.
The Post Office must be satisfied that the loss or damage occurred in the post.
In the case of damage or loss of contents the packet should be retained for inspection as nearly as possible in the state in which it was delivered.
If complaint is made that the contents of a packets have been abstracted the cover must be produced.
No legal liability to make any payment in respect of any letter or packet for which a registration fee has been paid attaches to the Postmaster General, either personally, or in his official capacity.
Identification of paper money. In the case of paper money, as defined below, particulars sufficient for identification must be furnished.
Use of registered letter envelopes sold by the Post Office for trans- mission of money. Compensation in respect of money of any kind will be paid only in those cases where the cover used for its trans- mission was one of the registered letter envelopes sold by the Post Office for transmission by registered letter post.
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