Page 10 - Jamaica PO Guide 1924

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8 POST OF'FICE HANDBOOK.
on the lower left hand corner of the envelope or cover. The envelope or cover must
be superscribed with the words "On His Majesty's Service." \ .
2. The envelope or cover must be addressed to the bend of the department or to a
public officer or functionary who is entitled by the authority of His Exdlcncy the Gover-
nor to receive official correspondence free of charge for postage.
3. No public officer will be permitted to make use of any stamp for franking lettere
or to frank letters without t.he authority of the Governor.
4. Heads of Department• and all postmasters must exercise vigilance l;o prevent any
abuse oft.he franking privilege, and any evasion or attempt to abuse the privilege or any
departure from the rules, must be reported, with full particulars, to the Colonial Secre·
tary or to the Postmaster for Jamaica.
:,, The franking of envelopes, etc., either by means of the franking stamp or by signa-
ture, ia strictly forbidden, unless t.he envelopes contain at the time of franking the
official correspondence or matter to be transmitted through the post, subject to the fol~
!owing exception, namely:-
That any written or printed matter properly issued in a franked envelope or coveritlg
for circulation among members of a board or any body of individuals, and for ultimate
return to the office of issue, may be passed from one member of such board or body to
another in an envelope or covering provided for the purpose and duly frar1ked in advance
by a duly authorised officer.
N.B.-All regis~red reUers, posted by the public a.nd not franked as above described,
addressed tQ the above-nam.ed offtcials m.ust be prepaid with the registration fee of two pence,
with the nctption of registered letters addressed tQ the Manager of the Government Sattings
Bank whirh are wholly postage free. ·
5TUEET AND UAILWAY COLLECTING ~OJI.ES .
Collecting boxes are to be found at the following places in Kingston and Lo1ver St.
Andrew. \The times at which th<'y nre cleared are stated on each).
1. King a11d North Streets 22. Smith Village, Percy and W~llington Sts.
2. Colonial Secretary's Office 23. Camp bell Town, Liverpool and Hampton
3. Charles and East Streets Streets.
4. Kingston GRrdens 24. W oodford Park
5. Fire Brigade Station 25. Duke and Harbour Streets
6. Jamaica Club 26. Manchester Square, South Race Course
7. Torrington Bridge 27. Laws and East Street.s
8. Allman Town Constabulary Station 2S. Hannah St. and Rose Lane
9. South Camp Road nrar North 29. Arnold Road, north of Connolly Avenue
Street 30. Studley Park Road
10. Highholborn & Laws Streets 31. South Camp Road Hotel
11. Park Lodge 32. Marescaux Road and Club Lane
12. Brown's Town Constabulary Station 33. Corner of Hope Road and Oxford Road
13. Tower Street & Elletson Road 34. Retirement Road near Retirement Pen
14. Marine Gardens 35. Knutsford Park Gate
15. Spanish Town Road and Beeston 36. King's House Gate
Slreet 37. Bedford Park Gate on the Constant
16. Parade, by Parish Church Spring Line near Sandy Gully
17. Princess & Harbour Sts. 38. Barbican Road
18. Princess and West Queen Streets 39. Papine. Corner
19. Gardner's, Harbour Street 40. Brent.ford and Curphey Roads
20. Orange and Charles Street.s 41. Grove and Central Roads, Kencot Lands
21. Franklin Town Police Station 42. lVIolines Road & Tarmnt Lane
Collecting boxes have also been erected in Savanna·la-Mnr and Port Anton[o. All
~llway stations are provided with collecting boxes which are cleared ten minutes be~
tore the departure of each passenger train.
Passengers on a.JI trains ma.y post letters in the posting boxes provided for the pur-
pose.
TUAIN POST OFFICES.
Train P.O's. are maintained on the through trains between Montego Bay and Port
Antonio, where postage·strunps, post-ca.rds, nnd wtnppers may be bought, and telegraph
forms obt.ained.