Registration 
Postal 
©f a 
Packet 
{For fuller details see Post Office Guide) 
INLAND 
1. Compensation in respect of loss of or 
coinage to a registered inland postal packet 
is not payable unless such conditions as are 
prescribed by Post Office Regulations in 
relation to inland postal packets have been 
complied with in respect of the packet. 
The Regulations provide, (a) that the pae k et 
must be made up in a reasonably strong 
cover and (except in the case of a printed 
packet, sample packet, or newspaper packet) 
the packet must be fastened with wax, gum 
or other adhesive substance, or, where suit¬ 
able, securely fastened with string which 
is sealed with wax or which is secured at 
each end by means of a lead, steel or strong 
metal seal crushed with a press. The 
packet must be so made up that no part of 
the contents can be removed without either 
breaking or tearing the cover; (b) money 
in the form of coin or paper money must 
be enclosed in one of the registered letter 
envelopes sold by the Post Office. Coin in 
excess of a total value of £5 shall not be 
enclosed; (c) where a packet has been deliv¬ 
ered and loss of or damage to the contents is 
alleged, the cover of the packet must be 
produced for inspection. 
2. The compensation payable shall not 
exceed, (a) the market value of the packet, 
or (b) the maximum amount prescribed in 
Post Office Regulations. 
3. Registration Limit of 
Fee Compensation 
... ... £-5 
7d . £20 
and Id. extra for each £20 up to £400, 
the maximum. 
OVERSEAS 
4 . Registration in the international 
service is not a system of insurance. 
Compensation is not paid for loss or 
damage of contents as distinct from loss 
of the entire - packet, and the payment 
made in no circumstances exceeds £2 18s. 
Packets sent to many countries abroad 
can be insured against loss or damage of 
contents. (See Post Office Guide.) 
