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POST OFFICE HA.NDDOOK. 37
POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS.
Tm: Go,·ernment Telcgraplu; a.re under the control of the Postmo.stcr for Jamo.ica
The Tclcgrnph Offices arc in the snme buildings as the Post Offices.
The charge for telegrams throughout Jnmnica is nincpcnce for nuy number of "·ords
tip t.o twelve, nnd n hnH-pcuny for every additional wonl. The ntlurc11s nnd eignnlurc nro
both counted. The eba.rgc is paid in po_slagc st..'lmps amxcd to the message.
If the Addressee reside "'it.hin one mile of the terminal office the telegram is delivered
by ruessen,;cr without nny nduitionnl charge; but if beyond thnt limit the followin~; por-
terage fee must be prcpaid:-
a. H the "·hole distance be under three "miles at n charge of sixpence (Gd.) per wile
r.ouuliu~ from boundary of the free delivery.
·b. J( t.hc distance be over three miles at n charge of one shilling (b.) per mile. counting
from the ollicc.
The charf!~S for t-h~ transmission nnd lor porterage of telegrams must be pre-paid by
mcuns of ndhcsive st.'lmps.
Persons n'si<lcnt. nt a place to which the Island Tclc~;raph Line hns not yet been c~­
tcudcu can bcnclil by it.s use on the following con<litious:-
1. ir the "ords "n.,. Post" "·ith the nnme of a. tclcgrnph stntion be written on n mcssnge
1t will be'll"ired to such station n.nd forwarded from thence to its p\)Stt\1 uddress by first poRt.
2. lf a letter marked "On Post Office Telcgrn.ph Business" be sent by post to the Tclc·
grn.ph Clerk nt any st:ltion the mPssnge enclosed will be prompLiy for'll"nrdcd by tcire
from such station. In this case the letter by post must be registered nod the cost of the
message enclosed in stnmp5 or coin. Telegrams may also. be banded to n mail
courier on his "·ay to a telegraph office, but the department does not t.'lke any linbility
i or m:srarringe.
3 No charge ""ill be made in either casP. for postage or registration.
4. Tt:lcgrnmsnddresscd to the United Kingdom or to nny forei~n plncc with which there
is tekgraphic communication nre accepted at any Telegraph Station in Jnmaica on pay-
ment. of the inbnd rate, in addition to the nmount charged by the Cable Compnny. 1\'hich
may be ascertained by applicntion at enc.h station.
5. Telcgra.md mny be sent to certain ports for outward tmnsmi~sion n9 letters. The
ilendcrs mu~L write" by Post" before ! he nddressee's name. and the unme of the terminal
Telegra.pl1 Office at tbe end of t.hc nddress.
For example·-
" By Posl," nrown. 12 Fifth Avenue, New York, Kingston."
In addition to the ordinary telegraph chs.rge of §d. n "·ord, f.hc sender must nlso pny
.the postnge fee .
.In such cnses rc~;islcrcd addresses cannot be usctl.
G. The oflice hours are from 7 a.m. to[> p.m., dnily-i'undny11 nml llnnk llulidnya cx-
·ccnt.cd. .
'i. Deferred tclc~rams in plain lnngun.ge 1\re ncocptcd nt nil Td.,gmph Ollicc!s nt half
rates nnd under the prescribed conditions I or the lollowin~; plnccs :-
Aden, Ascension, Algeria, Austwlin, A ustrin. Dntlnm:t, lkiKium, llc•rmucln, 1\urmnh,
Br11.zil nnd Amnwn St:ltions. B. N. llorn~:o, B. W. 1. Colonies, ilritish Dominions,
Cnuadn., Canary Is., Ceylon, Con~o (French & Belgium), Cocos Is., Cyprus, l>cnmnrk,
E:J.st AJrira. Egypt, France. French Guinea, French Somoli Con~t. Djihouti nnd Obok,
·Germany, Gerrnan Gold Coast, Greec'!, Holland, Hung11.ry, lcclnnd, India, Italy,
Labua.n, Luxemburg, Madaga.scar, Mauritius, New Foundlnnd, Ni~;eri11 N. ~~ S •. Nor'll"ay,
Netherlands. Dutch Iodies, North Africa (Spanish Possessions only, cxccptin~; Casa-
blll.nca and Mogador), Perim, Portugal, neunion, Rodriques, Scrvin. Sicrrnlcouc, Somali-
Jaud, Strait Settlements, St. Helens., Spnin, Sweden, Sene;?;lll, Souclnn, Switzerland.
Turks Island, Union of S. Africa, United Kingdom. Urugtmy, Znn?.ibnr.
The inland rnt.r. for radio telegrams is, minimum 5d. for 10 words nnd ~ penny for
cvtln· «xtra word.
Public telephone cnll offices ha.vc been el<tablisln:tl nt Cru~s Ronds nnd Hn!fl\·ay Tree
post ofliec5. The fee is 2tl. for a conversation uot cxc!'c<liu,.; three miuutcs.