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IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN POST

apart, or breaking seals. If a letter or packet is fastened by means of strips of adhesive paper or tape, each strip must bear stamped or printed on it some mark or word distinctive of the sender, such as his initials or name, or must be signed or initialed by him or the person who tenders the packet for registration.

Small packets, commercial papers, packets of printed papers and samples intended for registration must be made up in the manner prescribed for unregis- tered packets of these categories.

A postal packet addressed to initials or in pencil cannot be registered; but the address may be written in copying-ink pencil unless a panel envelope is used.

Money, as defined on page 49, sent by registered post should be enclosed in a registered letter envelope, which may be purchased at any post office.

Letters or packets with fragile contents should bear the words FRAGILE WITH CARE on the face of the cover above the address.

Any officer to whom a packet of any kind is ten- dered for registration is instructed to refuse to register it if the packing is, in his opinion, obviously inade- quate; but the registration of a packet will not in itself be regarded as evidence of satisfactory packing, and the Post Office assumes 110 liability as a consequence of the registration of a packet afterwards found to have been imperfectly packed.

ADVICE OF DELIVERY

The sender of a registered postal packet may obtain an advice of its delivery on application at the office of posting, either at the time of posting or subsequently. A fee of 25 cents must be paid by stamps affixed by the sender to a form provided for the purpose.

Inquiry as to the loss or non-delivery of a registered packet must also be accompanied by a fee of 25 cents, unless the sender has already paid the special fee for an advice of delivery. If it is found that the postal service is at fault the inquiry fee will be refunded.

PAYMENT FOR LOSS

The Post Office pays the sum of $50 to the sender of a letter or packet duly admitted to registration which has been entirely lost whilst in its custody, except in the case of: