back from the Republic of Colombia, Dominican Republic, Spain and certain French colonies, the customs charges are not cancelled, and must be paid on delivery, in addition to the other charges due.
EARLY RETURN TO SENDER
In case of non-delivery, the return of a postal packet to the sender is facilitated if the sender's name and address appears on the outside of the packet. The sender's name and address should be written or printed, either on the back of the envelope or wrapper, or in- conspicuously on the left-hand half of the address side in such a manner as not to obscure, or prevent the easy and quick reading of, the name and address of the addressee.
REGISTRATION
Any postal packet may be registered, except air letter forms and parcels.
The registration fee is 30c, and must be prepaid in addition to the postage.
Parcels for places abroad cannot be registered, although in many cases they may be insured, see page 48.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING
Anything intended for registration must be handed to an officer of the Post Office, and a Certificate of posting must be obtained. Nothing intended for registration should be dropped into a letter- box.
Methods of fastening or sealing. A postal packet of any kind in- tended for registration must be made up in a reasonably strong cover appropriate to its contents. Letters and packets must be fastened with wax, gum, or other adhesive matter; it is not sufficient merely to tie them with string, but, if string is used in addition to the fastening specified above, the string need not be sealed also. Packets of a suitable type will, however, be accepted securely tied with string which is sealed with wax or the ends of which are secured by means of a lead, steel or strong metal seal crushed with a press. Whatever method of fastening or sealing be adopted, it is essential that it should not be possible to remove any part of the contents of the letter or packet without either breaking or tearing the case, wrapper or cover, forcing two adhesive surfaces 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 senders, such as his initials or name, or must be signed or initialled by him or the person who tenders the packet for registration.
The instructions respecting fastening and sealing do not, of course, apply to postcards or to printed paper, sample and newspaper packets, which must be open for inspection whether registered or
not.
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