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LOCATION OF DEPARTMENTS.
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The Generl\l Pos1, Office in Kingston is si~uated in the Public Buildings, west block,
.King Street.
Ta:e Cirr.ulat.ion Bmnch, Money Order Office, and Telegraph Offices are main-
tained at the north-west portion of the Public Buildings, Kin& Street. The Controf
Branch and the Telegraph Office are on the first floor of t.he building. The Parcel Post
Department, including the C.O.D. and Detained Packet Offices, is now housed in the
new Government Buildings (formerly "Grace Buildiug," No. :ia Olivier Plt\ce.)
The ordinary office hours of the Circulation Bru.noh are frorn S a.m. to 4 p.m.; hut
the office is opened earlier or later should t.lw arrival or del;)artme of iruport.ant ship mails
.render it necessary.
The Money Order and Parcel Post Offices are kept open Crow H n.ru. to 3 p.m. eacb
working day.
District Post Offices are open for the t.ransaction of s.U bl18iness from i a.ru. tf) 5 p.m.
daily.
INLAND M.AILS.

11ATE5 Or- POSTAGE.

f.ml'I'SI'IS. POST CA.RDS. PllWT&D Atm PARCELS.
I CnmmRC1AL 1 tl? (2)
Local Pll.l'sns.
{Sample For eaeb poa.nd
Reptra- po.okec.s.) or Cor every 101>
For eo.eh
or an ounce, j each.• two ounees. ounces. the OptiOn or
ou.nce or rrac- Single. Reply Newspaper• tiou Fee. Fol' eacb For eaeb cubic inches at
tional po.rt
paid.
two
tbe Depart•
1- - - -- -------- meat.
Que PBMY· One bnlf One natf- Two- Hall-penny. One Fourpence
penny. penny. penny. llB.:.:."ce:::::..-L-----...:.....!p!:.:en=n.y:!...:.l.:..... ____ _
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• N.'B.-Any publlco.tlou. printed :.od yubUshed in the flritlsh Islands or in aome British posaes-
elo~ which is "~lristered at th" London Genero.l l?o~t Office as a Newspaper, may be sent to any
address within tbe ll!land at tbe loan! newspaper rnte of ~cl [ur 1u.cli copJ! All otber new• papers are
aubieet to poetage at tbe rate for "Printed Papcu.'' Lt>.li d· for encb 2 oz. or weight.
t No re~oeipt is t{iveo for parcels sent under this scale, they Qre Lreattld ao ordinary let~rs and
a'hould be posted in the let.t.er box.
REGVW.TJONS.
(a) Letters-~o letter for delivery in .Jamaica may exceed 18 inches iu lengt.h, 9
inohes in width or 6 inches in depth, e.xcept it be sent to or !row a Covernmeut Office.
Lett.ers serlt in open envelvpO$ are nvt admiUed at rule f~tr '' Pri.11ietl Papers."
Letters, newspapers, prices current, and hook packets which are toholly unpaid will
be linble to a surcharge equal to double tbe prepaid rate; and, if they are insufficiently
prepaid, to a surchnrge equal to d<ntble lhe deficiency
At the Genera!PostOflice, Kingston,letters, circulars, acoouots, &ll., (but not newspapers)
may be prepaid in money instead of postage stamps; provideJ that the articles aro
ohArgeable with an unifol'lll rate of postabre, that the nmount paid is in no case leas than
10s. and that they are tied in bundles representing a postage of 2s. 6d. each, with the
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addresses arranged in the same direct:iou. l;uch mail matter must be presented at a
time pre-lll'mllged with the Genel"'ll Post Office.
(b) Post Card8.-Privatepost cards prepaid by means of haiipeDJly postage stamps
may be sent by the iula.nd post on the foll~>wing conditions:-Tbey must not exceed
6t by 4i inches nor be less than 4 by 2! inohes. The right baud half o( the face is re-
served for the postal directions and address; the left hand hnl! is available for the purpose&
of the sender, subject to the following restriotions:-In additi011 to stamps for prepay-