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l'OST OFFICE GtJIDE.
The charges Cor the tmnsmission !lnd for porterage of telegtnms must be pre-pnld.
Persons resident at a pboe to which the island telegraph line has not beene:~tended
aan b11nefit hy its use on the following condit.ious:-
''· It the word:'!" By Post" with the Dl\m!! or a tele~.,'l'e.pb sl'l.tion he writtllu on a me..~age
Jt will be l6ls(lraph6d to auch station and forwarded from thence to il.s posl41 address
by 6ret post.
b. If a letter marker! "On Poat Office Telegraph BuaiMss" be s~nt b71 po~t to the wle·
gnlpb clerk at Ill\\' st·lf.ioo tbe me.'!-SRgc enclosed will ha promptly ftJrwarded bJJ telegraph
from suoh st.~tt.ion. [n t.bis case thA let!.11r by post must be registered f\rld the cost of the
me-ssage enclosed in stJt!Ups or coin. •rele~ram.s ma.y 11lso be hM(led LO a mail courier
on his way to a telegr..pll office, b11t the departmrnt does not take any Uability for
midcarriag!'.
c. No charge will be made in either c!lSe {or postage or registratioa.
Tel••gr• 1ms m&) b~> srot t.o uny port for outward tr'l\nsmiS!ion as letters. The
aenders must write " By post" before t.be illJdtas~ec's ni\Uu.•, .t.ntl the name o£ the te.rwinal
Telegraph Office ut the end of the address.
For example:-
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"B.v Post, Brown, 12 Fifth Avenue New York 1 King:~ton. ''
In 1\ddition t.o the ordinary telegraph charge the sender must also pny ~he postage fee.
In such cases registered addresses cannot be used,
The office hours are from 7 a.m., to 5 p.nt., du.ily-Su.uday:~ and Public Holidays
excedted.
Night, Sunday 11nd Holiday aervices ma.y be obtained !\t the following rates:-
a, After 6 a.m. 1~/Mil 8 p.m., double rule for t.elegram, plus u fee o{ 1/ to ea()a
clerk hAndling tb~ ll'IP~mm and 6d. for t.be messnnger.
b. After 8 p.m. tl1llil 6 a. m. double rate for the telegrams plus n fee o( 2/ to eAOh
(l!erk banolllng the telel(ram A.nd 1/ ror the messeuqer.
e. The ehru-ges of l)d. and 1/, rei!peotivcly, for rneS<~engers refer only to telegtalll!J ro:
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delivery up to one mile from the office.
d. On Public Holidays all offices Me open froa1 7 11.m. to 9 u..m. and telegrams are
accepted at the ordinary week day rates dtu•il'lfllhe38 hour3,
A. certified copy of a telegl'am may be obtAined on application to Postmast.er for
Jamaica on payment or a ree of Od. If special search is necess~rt the cost incurred will
be charged in addition.
Inland tele nams are retained on file for 3 months, and foreign telegrams for 6 months.
Abbreviated telegraphic addresses (inland) for use nt any office, may be registered with
the Postmast.er for Jamaka at a east or 5/- per annum, or upon payment of £2 for u
permanent address.
Looal telegrams from authorir.ed Government offioi.ats, ruembers of the Legislative
Council and other authorized persons on public business are t.ransm.itted rree of cbar!(e.
CABLEGR.A.IdB.-Pull tale calllt{II'G1118 for any part ot the world may be handed in at any
Telegraph Office on p&yment of the inland elw.rge in addition to the amount ol.w.rged !Jy
the cable company.
"Cnble~rarns addressed to the United Kingdom and lrtlland or Europe will be routed
"Vis Imperial.'' unle!!S ot.herwise marked b)' the sender.
This route offers the advantage of 11. diroot, speedy and reliable S01-vi0e between Jamaic·a
and the United Kingdom and Ireland, anJ Europe: i~is entirely British owned und operated
and touches only British territory.
Patrons are urged to mark their cablegrams "Via Imperial," tor which iudioatioo no
charge is made.
DEI"BB.R!:Jl C.&.BLEGBA..'\lS io plain language are accepted at ha.!f rates to most parts
ot the world.
W.!!W~o: ~ND LETTER CAllLEGnuts in plain langunge ue accepted ror the 011ited King-
dom and Ireland, United States, Canlldu., Newfoundland, Ha.lifa~, )i,S., Bermuda,
Turks Island, and certain European countries.
WmEu:as MESSAGES for ships a.t set1 are accepted for transmission through the D. W.I.
Oable Co.'s Kingston Station to vessels withw a radius of 300 wiles at a. rate or lOd.
per word. Vessels beyond this distance can be reached t.t increased rates.
Cul.El RATEs.-Qrdinary. 'I Via Bermuda/' "Via Bermuda lm.perial" or ''Via Weu