Page 28 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1930

26 POST OFll'ICE GUIDE .
&nta. MtJ.rt.a, Cristobal, J\ingston (arrives a.nd leaves Saturday), New York (IU'l'ives
Thursday)-a round voyage of 22 days.
During the "inter months n weekly service is maintained between New York, Cuba,
Jarus.ian,. Panama, Costa Rica, Cuba, New York-t. round voyage ui 23 days. (Mails
for .Jama1ca are not conveyed Irom New York by these ve~el!o.\
Nl!lw YoRK-CUB4-JAMAJC..\ SERVlC:E : A car$;0 steamer leaves New York every Saturday~
arrh•int: fullowin!! Friday or Saturdav.
NEw YoRK-CtrnA-,lA~iAtCA-HowouN.s-C:uAnatALA SeR\,C&~ A steamer leaves New
York every other !:\aturdu.y calling at the following ports:-
Sant.iago, Kiolf$tOn {arriveM and leaves .[;'ridav), Puerto Ca.stiUa, Tela, Puert.o Barrios
(an~ D<.>lize, monthly), Klngllton (arrh·es and leaves Wednesday), Santiago, ~ew York
(arnves Tuesday) .
N~w 0RIJ':ANs-CunA-.T.A"AU'.\ 'r.RVICE . A ~!teamer leaves ~t>w Orleans every Friday
calling at Santiagu, Kiotrstun (:J.rrivi.ug follo11~n!l: Friday) , returning t.o Gull port via
Oeotral American port. -
CottJllDrA-CA.-...u. Zoz.a~-J.ui.Al<.-A S.E:tWitE: A steamer leave~ Put>rto Colombia every
WednesdtLy, c:~ lh, At Carta~~>n/J and Cth.tob!d , and ur:rivtJs at 1\Jogstoo following Tuesday.
BtusTOt.-W. I. lf!l.A.NI'S-P.Lv.uu.-Cos A RICA-JAM.A.ICA SKRVW~~= An Elder!l o.nd Fyffes'
stf!amer leaves Dcb"l.Ol every ruteroate Saturday ~:~llin~ at the foUowinp; ports:-
Barbo.dos, Trinidwi, CriBtobRI, Limon, 1-\ingston (arrives 11nd ll:'twes Monday) llristot
(arrives Sunday).
A stenmer leaves Bristol every Thursday or Friday callin~ at. the following ports:-
T<ingston (arrives and lE'.tiVIIS FridaJ), Santa Marla, KingsLon (arrives and leaves
Thu:rsdny), Bris(ol (arrivee Wednesday}. Twice a month a sr.eumer calls at Trinidad and
Barbad(ls on the homeward voya&e from Jamaica.
Bnls'l'ot-,/a.wt~·Cos'J'.I. RrcA·PA.'<AlU. SERVICE: :\u Elders and Fyffes' steamer leaves
Bristol every alteru~>te Monday oatliog at. the followinll: port.s:-
Kingston (arrives and leaves Monday,) Limun, Ori~t.ob~>l, llin!lJ!ton (:J.rtives and leaves
Monday), Bristol (arrives Monday)-a round voyage of five weeks.
Elders and FyffPs, Ltd. maintain a furl her oservice with t.he United Kin~dom, but as
the sa.ilin.; days and routes or these boats vary eomewhM according to the season of t.he
w
year their movements cannot be reduced lo the precision of a schedule.
The following is the schedule of the Canadian Nattooal Steamships mail-co.rryicg
stesrners:-
CANA.O.<~.-BERMUDA-NASSAU-JAltAlC'A-BRI'I'rSH HONDtlRAS SERYlCE:--Duriug the sum-
mer n. ps.••senger steamer lenves Montreal every Iori.Jljght on Saturday tuJd ce.Jis at Hamilton
(Bermuda), Nassau und :Kingston, the last mentioned port b~ting the t~rruin\18. The
vessel arrives at :Kingston on Wednesdny morning and leaves 011 the return trip on Fric.lay
night callil.Jg at the sawe ports in the rev~:rse order, arriving at Montreal eJeven dnys
~>fter, a. round voyage of 24 days,
A freightstA.•a.meralso leaves Montreal every fortnight on 8aturday (ulternatiug with tlte
passenger vessels) and calls at Rali!ux eo toute f o JtuUaica.
The ~ervioc t.o Belize (which is a fortnightly one) is preformed by a smG.!J freight, p!\SSen-
ger and mail boat which connects at. Kingston with the l!l.l'ge passenger veSiiels.
During the winter months the ss.rnc; schedule is ruaintail.Jed except J,b!lt f,Le ste~>ruers
~ail from aud return to Flo.Jifax, the round trip occupying 20 days.
A steamel' of the 0 1 Ciorgio Fruit Corporation represented by the Jamaica Fruit and
Shippin~; Co., LLu., leaves Kingston for New York every Tuesday; and an AtltuJtic Frrnt
Company's steamer leave;> Port Antonio for New York or Philadelphia every Tuesday.
AVERAGE FREQUENM' OF SERVICES.
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U. S. of Amerir.a Three every week (1} Five every fortnight
Cllllada Two every week do.
United Kingdom Three every 1veek (direct. anc.l villj T hree every week (direet and
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Canal Zone, Pana- T bree every fortnight One every week.
ma, Oolombi11 I
and Costa Rica !
Gunteruula and Two every fortnight. Two every fortnight
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Cuba One every week::.· _____ _ _:::O.=n:.:.e..:e:.:v.=e.:.:y~fo::.:r:..:l.=Dl·gt:h:.:t ___ _
(1) Tv.o from New York and one from New Orleans.