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P05TI::: DE.STANTE..
The Poste n.e.~tante or General Delivery is inteuded solely for ~b.e IWOOrnmodatlon or
etrangefSand travellefS and even ~bey may not u.se it for more thau three mouthll.
Letters addressed to ioitinls, or to fictitious name.;,, or to a ebristia.n name without &
surname are not taken in 1\t tile Poste RestQnte, but are treated &S undelivered and
returned to aenders,
Period of Retention of Undelivered Correapoodence,

Origi11. At. Kingston. f At District Post Offices.
Places nbroad Four weeks. Eight weeks
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Collecting boxes u.re to be fottud at the following plaees In Kingston and Lower St.
Aodrew. (The times at which they ore cleared are stat.ed on eaoh.)
1. King and 'North Streets 29. Manchester Square, South Race Coursa
2, Colonial Seurotary's Offiee 30. LaWll n.nd East Streots
3. Charles Md En.st Streets 31. Iranoah Rt. nod Ro$e Lane
4. Kingston Gardens 32. Aruold Road, north of Connolly Aven .
5. Fire Brigade Station 33. S~udley Pa~lc Road
6. Jamaica Club 34. South Camp Road ffotel
7. Torrington Bridge 35. Maresce.u.~ Road and Club Lane
8. All man Town Constabulary Station 3B. Hope and Oxford Roads
9. South Camp Road near Nor th Street 37. Retirement Road near Retirement Pen
to. Iiighholborn and Laws Streets 38. Knutsford Park Gate
11. Park Lodge 30. liin_g's Uouse Gate
12. Brown's Town OollBtabulary Station 40. Bedford Park Gate on the Constant
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13. Tower St.reet and Elletson Road Spring Line near Sandy Gully
14, Marine Garden~J 41. Rarbioan Road
15. Spanish Town Road and Beeston Street 42. Papioe Corner
16. Pa.rade, by Parish Church 43. Brentford and Curphey Roads
17. Princess and Elarbour Streets 44. Grove & CAntral Roads, Kencot Lauds
18. Princess and West Queen Streets 45. Molioes !Wo.d and Ta!'rant Lane
W. Jamaiua Times Store 46. !Iope anu Trafalgar Roads.
20. Jubilee Market, West, Queen S•reet 47. Beech wood Ave. and ffillfway Tree
21. Gardner's, IT arbour Street Road.
22. Orange Rtrt',et and Port Royal Street 48. Penn and Rodney Streeta, (Admiral
23. Orange and Charles Streets Pen).
24. Franklin To1vn Police Station 4!1, Spanish Town Road and Old Pound
25. Smith Village, Percy and Welliugt.ou Sts. Rou.d.
26. Camp bell Town, Liverpool tt Hampton 50. Constant Spring Rou.d and Four
Streets. lloads .
27. WMdford Park 51. Ma.ry Brown's Corner, (Constant
28. Duke and Harbour Streets Spring Road).
Collooting boxes have also been erecter! in Savaun~~o-la-Mar, Port Antonio and
Montego Bay.
TELEGRAPHS.
Till': Governr:n~nt Telegraphs are under the control of the Postmaster for Jumaiea.
The charge for telegrams throughout Jl\.rnaita is ninepeoce for an}' number of words
up to twelvet and 4 half-petm:v for every adilitioaal word. 'l'he address and aiguature o.re
Loth countea. The obat'h"e is p~~oid in postage stl\mps affbced to the message.
If the addressee reside within one mile of the terrninal offi••c the telegram is delivered
by messan"er without IUJ.Y a<lditional charge; but if heyood that limit the following
porterage iee must he prep!iid :-
a. At the rat.e of C)d. per mile (one wa.y) counting from boundary of free delivery.
b. IC delivery by horse messenger is required ut the rnte of 1/ per mile (one way) c:ounting
from the Offil'e.
The above rtltes are maint.ained who11ever practica.hle. 1f mes..qengers cannot be
obtained at these ratas the Postmistress is authorised to multe r.he most tei\SOnablc
arrangement, possible.