Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 58

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fully the reasons for the request. Applications for the return of a postal packet can only be entertained, and a search made for the article, if circumstances permit. The fee for the return of a postal packet is $1.00, payable in stamps.

Secrecy of the Post.

Postal officials have no discretionary powers to supply information respecting letters, or any kind of postal packet to persons other than those to whom they are addressed. They are not allowed to make public any official information of a private character.

Loss, Damage, Delay, Non-delivery, Mis-sending or

Mis-delivery of a Postal Packet.

The Post Office is not legally liable for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from damage. delay, non-delivery, mis-sending or mis-delivery of a postal packet, but liability for actual loss or damage is accepted on certain conditions in the case of parcels, registered and insured packets.

Refund of Postage.

Full information regarding articles that can and that cannot be sent by Post is published, under the proper heads in the Postal Guide, no application wilk be entertained for the refund of the value of postage stamps on correspondence which is discovered, after the postage stamps have been obliterated, to contain any prohibited article, or which exceeds the limit of weight, or which for any other reason cannot be for- warded and has consequently to be returned to the sender, and any loss resulting from a non-observance of the rules by the sender of an article must be borne by him.

Inquiries and Complaints.

Any inquiry or complaint should be addressed to the Postmaster General, and if it concerns the delay or misdelivery etc. of a postal packet, it will greatly facilitate investigations being made if the relevant cover of the postal packet is enclosed.