Page 11 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

LOCATION OF DEPARTMENTS.

The General Poot Office in Kingston is situated io the Public Buildings, west block,
King Rtrcet.
TtrE Circuln.tiou Branch, i\Touey Order Office, and Tclep:mph Offices arc maintained
at the north west portion of the Public l3uildiu\:s, Kin!! Street. The <;9ntrol Branch
n.nd the Telc~mp!J Offirc are on the fir~t floor· of 1 he builrlinl!;. The l'nrccl l'osl Depart-
ment, including the C.U.JJ. anu Detained I'Mket OHic~,, is ncrw housed in the new Govern-
ment l3uildinJ,:"s (formerly " Orace Building, " :-lo. 3:3 0li\'icr l'IIIC<').
The official hours or the \'arious departments are :Is follows:-
KJN(l~·roN: General l'ost Office, Circulation brnncb, S a.m. to 4 p.m.; ~loney and
l'ostnl Order hrnnches,!) n.m. to 3 p.m.; Parcel Post Branch, !l a.m. to 3 p.m.; Telegraph
bmnch, 7 n.m. to,) p.m.
Cot;N1'1\Y : All Post and Telegraph OITlces, 7 a.m. to ,j p.m.
INLAND MAILS.

RATES or~ POSTAGE.

L £TTER9. Posr CA nos. PRt~Tf:l) A:\D f>;\HCEI.S.
Comrr:RCIAL (l) (2] __
Locnl PAP£RS.
Rcg:istra- ~ (Sample For each pound
J:!""or each Ne'ivspapcr~ pnckct.s.) c' for every lOO
ounce or frne~ Single. Reply Uon Fee. For each li'or encb cubic inches nt
tional !Hlrt pnid. I each. two the option of
ol nn ounce. ' t.wo ounce.~. ounces. the Depart-
_I_ ment.
One ncnny. On~ half_! One H alf- Two- Half-penny. One Fourpence-.
pcmn_L_ llcnny. p~nny. pence penny(l)l
Hl>GU r.A'fiONS.
(a) LrttM·.•.- 'Xo letter for delh·ery in Jnmnica may cxcc<d 1~ inches in length, ~· inchea
in width or (i iuch~>s iu depth, c>.ccpt it be sent to or from n (:overnment Office.
Lrl/1:1·" .<p/'1 iu f•JlCil em~lupr.< Cll'e not mhmllrd Cll ralt for'· P1·intetl P fqJtl',<."
I.ettcrs, rocw~p:lpCl~-;, prict·~ current, ~nd book packets whir:h are ?Ch{ll/!f IU>7Jaid will
be liabk to :1 ~urchargc eqnul t'o double the prcprud rate; and, if they !Ire insufficiently
prepaid, to r' surcharge equtli to dou'b/e !he deficiency.
At the General Post Ofnce, King><lon, ietters, circuhw'. accouuts, <l.<c., (hut. not news-
JmJJers may be prepaid in mone.v instead of posta~e stamps; provided tlmt rhe articles are
chargeabl~ with an unifm·11\ rate of postal't>, that t he amou11t paid is in no case le~s than
10s., and that they are tied iu bundles repr~.scntinl' a post:lre of 2s. Gd. each, with the
addresses ananll;ed in the ~a me direction. Purh mail m:>ft('t' must he pr<l"cnted at. a time
pre-arranged wit.h t he Gencml Post Office.
(b) Post Cord.~.-Pril·at<; post cards prepaid by menu.< of halfpenny postag~ statr.ps
~1:'>Y be ~en( by ihe inl:md post on the following conditions:-They must not exc<·cd
Oo by ·1 ~ in<·heY nor be lc~s than 4 by 2~ inches. The right haud half of the fncc is 1·eser• et!
for the postal directions and nddress; the left hand half is ~,·ailablP for t lw purposes of the
sender, s u bject to the following rcstrictious:-Jn addition to stamps for prepayment
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{1) No receipt i; given for parcels ~ent Ul.der this ~C:lle, they are treated as ordinary
I et!crs and should be po;tcd in the letter box.