Page 40 - Jamaica PO Guide 1924

38 POS'l' OF.F'ICE HANDBOOK.
BRITI.St1, COLONIAL, Ai'1D FOJ?E.JGN MAIL.S.
TABLJl OF RATES 07! POSTAGE, ETC.
Rales of Postage from I amaica.
Lellcrs-A= lid. for the first, oz. and ld. for eo.ch additional oz.; and B = 2!d. forth~
first oz. and Hd. for each additional oz. according to destina tion (see separa.te entries--
in Table following, c01umn 2).
LeUrrs f·>r H. M. Ships oj War amd f!. M. 2'roops scrviny abroa(l, irre.!pec/.ive of'
address= I d. per oz.
Post-Car<k-Single, 1d. each; Reply paid, 2d., each.
Prir1ted Paper~d. per 2 oz.
Commercial Papers-2!d. for firet 10 oz. sod !d. per 2 oz. thereafter.
Samples-Id. for first 4 oz. and ! d. per 2 oz. thereafter.
Rcgi.,tration Fee-2d. for all articles. .
Advice of Delive"'/-2d. (for rc~tistered article& only).
Insurance Fee (L8tler& only)-6d. for every £12 of value in addition to the po~laqe a11d
re{Jist>·afion fee.
Limit& of Size (limil• of 1ueight are shown in Table, ~olm>ltl8 4 and 5).
utters-Letters or articles paid at tbc let.ter rate of postage may not exceed 18 in-
ches in any one direct,ion except. 1 ho1t. when in form of a roll t.hey may men sure 2(}.
inch•s in length by 4 inchrs in dhmeter. Letters to the British Empire· ma.y measure
2ft. by lSins. Limit of weighi to all cmmtries= 4lbs. 6oz.
Post-Cards-Maximum size 5! ins. by 3! ins.
P·rinted and Commercial Papers-Limits of size fQr packages of printed and commer-
cial pa.pers is lhe same as for letters.•
•The maximum weight of packageo or printed PAP<lra io shown a~alnot oaeh country in column 4
or Table. Single volumee of printed books oent separately to any destillation may, howovor, weigh.
as much ns 61bs. 9oz!. .
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Sample.~-Packets of samples addressed to the British Empire may not exceed 2 feet
in length and 1 foot. in width or depth. Packets for foreign countries must not exceed.
12 inches in length, 8 in widt.b and 4 in depth, unlessiP form of a roll, for which tbc limits
are 12 inches in length and 6 inches in diameter.
"Blind Lilemture"-Packets containing papers impressed for the use of the blind sent
to any place abrond are accepted up to n maximum weight of 6~ lbs. The prepaid rate of
postage on su0h packets is:-
llb. jd. 4lb. 2d.
2lb. ld. 5\b. 2t<J.
3lb. ltd. 61 lb. 3d.
· ln all ot.her respects the regulations as regards printed papers apply.
The sender of a p~rcc l post parcel for any place abroad must fill up a Customs Declaration..
on aformprovidedfor the purpose. There are two forms in use-one yellow, (No. 741) and.
one white. ln column 14 of Table following, the letter "W" signifies that the white form,
must be used, and the letter "Y" that the yeiUnll form must be used. The figure follow-
ing the letter "W" shows the number of copies of the customs declarations which-
are required in each case. When the white form is used, the sender must also fill up a.
Dispatch Note (supplied at all Post Offices) which must accompany the parcel.
Every parcel post packet addressed to the United Kingdom or any of His Majesty's '
Color.ies or Dominions will bear an extra tax of 3d., except those which are addressed to.
members of Hw Majesty's Navy and Army.
On every parcel or packet containing dutiable matter arriving in the Island througJt.
the post a tax of 3d., will be collected.
NoTE-·-ThP rates of postage on foreign parcels shewn in cols. 9 to 12. are re;ised tO>
date of going to press. As t.he British Post Office, however, frequently changes its rates of
postage it follows t.bat the postage on parcels from Jamaica to European and other-
countries. sent through London, are also subject to change during the next 12 months.
Reference should therefore be made to the latest Edition or Supplement of the--
Loodon Post Office Gujde in computing postage on parcels addressed to such places.
The rate is arrived at by adding 9d., 9d., ls. 6d., and 2s. 3d. to the four steps of the -
Bri t.ish quadruple scale of postage.