Page 58 - Jamaica PO Guide 1928

52 P OST OFFICE GUIDE.

TELEGRAPHS.

TuJ!l Governmcn~ Telegraphs nre undor the control of the l'ostmnslnr for .I!mtaic:l.
'rhc charge for telegrams tlll'oughout J:unnicn is nincpence for nny n umber of words
up to twelve, nnd 11 half-pcrm.v for Cl'or·y add.itionnl word. Tbc rLddrcS!I :tnd signatu re nre
I.Joth counted. The chnrl-(c is puid in postage stamps affixed to t~w rno...••snge.
rr U1e addressee ~csidc within one milr of the terminnl office the td~grom is delivered
hy messenger without nny nrld.itionnl charge; but if be.1·ond th•Lt limit the following
porterngr fee must !;e prep~ id:-
a. At thf' rate of Ucl. per mile (one way) counting from boundary of free deli\•ery.
b. If dt>li1•ery by horse messenger is required at the rate of 11 per mile {one way) cou:ating
from the office.
The above rate; :1re mnintaineJ whenever prncticahle. lf rnt'g~engers <.>annot be
obtained at these rates the J'oslmistress is authorised to mnke the rnost rC'asonablc
ar rangement· possib:C.
'l'hl' charge~ for the trans111lssion :1nd for porterage of l~l~grams must be pre-paid.
Persons resident at a phce to which the island telegraph lino has not (yet) b~en
extended Cf\11 benefit by its use on t he following conditions:-
a. If thl' words" fiy Post" wii'J1 lhr. narn~ of a tele~mph Rtation be wl'ittr.n on a ml'ssagr
it "'ill be telegraphed to such stntion and forwarded from theucr. to its post.al address
by first post.
b. If a lrlter marked "On Post Office Telegraph Busin!'ss" br srnt by pn..t to the tele-
graph clerk at any station the mcs.sngc enclosed will be promptly forw.1rded by telegraph
from Rurh station. 1n thi~ cnsc th!' lcttPr by post must be regi~tcrcd nnd the cost of the
mes•age enclosed in st:1mps or coin. Telegrams may nlso be handed to a mail courier
on his wny to a te.egraph office, but tbe clepartmPnt does not tnke any liability for
miscarriaf!~.
c. l\o charge wiU be made in either cast for postage or registr3lion.
Te!Pgruns may be s~nt to any port for outward tr:tnsmission ~s letters. The
senders must write" By post" before the addrnssee'snamt>, and the name of the terminal
Tcl~grnph Office at the end of thl' addr\'ss.
For example:-
" B.v P ost," Brown, 12 Fif~h Avenue, New York, KingsLon."
In addition to the ordinary telegraph charge the sender must also pny th,, postage fee.
In such cases registered addresses cannot be used.
The office hours are fl'orn 7 n.m., to 5 p.m., daily-Sundnyd Md Public Holidays
excepted.
Night, Sunday and Holiday I) services may be obtainerJ at the following rates:-
a. After 6 a .m. until 8 ,,.m., double rate for telegram, plus a fee of 1/ to each
clerk handling the ~elegram and Gel. for the messenger.
b. After 8 p.m. unlil 6 n.m. double rate for the l"l!legr:.ms pl:u a. fee of 2/ to encb
clerk handling the telegram and 1/ for the messenger,
c. The charges of6d. and I! respectively. for messengers refer only to telegrams for
delivery up to one mile from the office.
d. On Public Holidays all offices are opt:n from 7 a. m. to {! a. m. and telegrams are
accepted at the ordinary week t]ay r.:~tes durin:~ these hours.
A cerl'ified copy of a tolegrmn may be obtained on application to Postmaster for
J amaica on payment of a fee of 6d. If specia.l search is neccss:~ry the coft incurred will
be charged in add it ion.
Jnland tclc,!;rlillls are retained on file for 3 months, and fot·eign lclcgrnms for 6 months.
Abbreviated telegr·aphic add•csses (inbnd) for use at any offi~e, may be registered with
the Postmaster for J:1maica at n cost of 5/- per annum, or upon payment of £2 for a
permanent addres.~.
CADLEGRAMs.-Fu/1 rale cablegrams Cor any part of the world may be ba:~ded in at any
'l'clegrapb Office on payment of the inland charge in addition to the amount chnrged by
the calle company.
"Cablc;'!'ams addressed to the United Kingdom and Ireland or Europe, will be routed
"Via Imp~rial," unless ot berwise marked by the sender.
{I) Iu re3pect of !loliday ~erviceo 1 note condition~ sci out in pnr. d,