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POST OFPICE GUCOE.

TELEGRAPHS.

Trn: Government Telegr11.phs are under the control or the Postmat~tor for Jsmaica.
l'b•• ch.'l.rge for telcgrnrus tb.roughout Jnm.~ica ill ninepence for uny number of words
np to twelve, 11nd a half-penn.v for evt:r.~ lldditiooal word. The address Rnd sil{na.ture are
both couoled. The ch:u'll;e is paid io post.uge st.nmps affbced t.o the me AAge.
If the a.ddresseP reside w within one mill' of the t.ermilllil office the telrgrsm is delivered
by mcs.~.eoge• without nny artditiooal charge; but if be.vond that limit tbo following por-
terage foo must he prep!id :-
a. At the> rate of tld. pl'r rnil<> (onn wny) c•ounlmg frorn boundary of froo delivery.
b. 1I dPlivery by horse me!lSengPr is required ut the mte of L/ pet mile (one W.J.Y) counting
from t.he offiee.
Tho ahove rn.tes are mn.wtuined whcn~'Vt'r prn.clicnhlc. I£ mcs.qcngt:rs cnnoot be ob-
tained nt these rates the Po.~t1nlatress I~ authoriSt'd ~make tht; most reasorable arrange-
ment possible.
The charges for the transmits.siou anu for porterag" of tclt>gra.ms must l:>t' pr&-paid by
means of adhesive stamps.
Pcr.>oos resident at a pJ.we to which th~> isl~nd telt>grsph line has ooL yet been
e.~eoued ran bl'nefit by ita use on rho following conditions:-
IJ, rr the words "By PC)St" .with t.he> lllUllD of a tel~>f(rnph >it!\tion !M' writtt•n on a mel'88ge
it will be wiN-d to such ,tntJon und forwardPd from tbencl' to its posted address by firs~
post.
b. J1 n Jotter rnurked "On Post Oflice Telegraph Bu<~in<>ss" be sent by ptMt to the tele-
~rU(Ih clerk ar. any B!ILtJOu l.bu m•·SMge t<nclus••d will be IH'umvtl..v ful'lv•u-dl!d by tl1ir~
from "uch statiort. In lhis mse r h1.1 leti'A>r by post must be regiAtercd and the cost of the
mc.>s.•l\f!e enclosed in st•1mp:~ ur coin. Telegram" rn~y nlso be hAnded to 1\ mt~il courier
on his w!'ly t{) a telegr.\ph office, but the departmPut de>~>-'> not take any liability for IJli$..
carria.ll;'!'.
c. No chsrgc '1\-ill be rn!'luc in either CB.Se for po .• tal{e or registration
TeiPI(r\ms ntal b•· »<·nt to AllY port for nutwru-d transmiP.~iQn 'IS let~rs. The
senders must write "by poat '' before the a.ddrl>ssee'~ nnmc, d.Ild the name of the tcrmin&l
Telegraph Offir.e at the encl of the address.
For Pxample:-
"B.v Post," Dro\Vll, 12 Fi!tb Avenue, Ne1v York, 1\iugst{)o. ''
In 1\ddition to the ordinAry telegraph ~barge the st>n<ler u1ust also pny tbn posta,.ce fee.
In such C8.8CS registered addresses call.Dot be USl-d.
The office hours are from 7 a.m , to 5 n.m., d!J.ity-sundo.ys and Pu!Jiie Rolidnys
CXC'~pU.od. • . . .
~ip;ht, Su.ullay and flohday* Jcrvtr.cs mn:v be obtauwl nt ~he follo'l'l'l'll; ratt-1. -
a. Betwe-en 6 a.m. and ~ p.rn., double rnt.l' for teiPgram, plus a fee of If t() ooch
clerl.: hand.ling the telegram and 6d. for the nle~<'Dircr.
b. Between 8 p.m. IIOU () ~.m. double' rate for lhe telegrams plus a fee or 2/ to et\Ch
clerk hn.ndliug the tell!grntn uud 1/ for the messenger.
c. The chnrges of Od. Md 1/ respectively for meS!cogel'3 refer only to r.elegrams for d&-
livery up to one mile from the office.
d. On Public Houdays llll officl!ll are open from 7 ll.m. to 9 a. m. n.nu tclcgralll8 are accep-
ted at the ordinary u·eek day ralu during thue h01Jrl.
A certified copy of :\ tei~'Tam ruay be obtllined on application to Postmaster for
Jamaica on po.ymeut lift\ fee of 6d. Ir special search is necessary the cost incurred will
be charged in addition.
lu.land telegrams nrc retained on 61e for 3 months, aod foreign tclegrlltlls for 6 montha.
Abbreviated telegraphic addresses (inland) for U!IC at llllY office, n~y bo registered with
the Postmaater for Jamaica M n cost of 5/- per lllUium, or upon payment or £2!or a ~
IIWlCllt a.ddreas..
OA.DLll:GRU!S.-FuU f'OlR cablegram11 tor any part of tbe world may be handed in at any
Telegraph Office on payment of the inland tolls in add.it.iou to the amount oba.rged by the
oa.blc company.
Cablegrams !lddressed lo the United Kingdom and Ireland or Europe, will be routed
"Via Imperial," unless otherwise marked by t.he Render.
•ILl respeet or llolldol/ urvices note condition• •et out io paracrapb d,

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