Page 7 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1930

LOCATION OF DEPARTMENTS.

The General Post Office in Kingston is situated in the Publio Buildings, west block,
King Street.
THE Circulation Branch, Money Order Office, and Telegraph Offices are maintained
at the north·west portion of the Public Buildings, King Street. The Control Branch
and the Telegraph Office are on the first floor of the building. The Parcel Post Depat~
ment, inaluding Lhe C.O.D. and Detained Packet Offices, is now housed in the new
Government Buildin~:,-s (formerly ''Grace Building,'' No. 33 Olhtier Place).
The official hours of the various departments are as follows:-
Kl:NOS'l'ON: General Post Office, Circulation branch, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Money and
Postal Order branches, 9 a. m. to 3 p.m.; Parcel Post Branch, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Telegraph
branch, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (1)
CoUNTRY: All Post and Telegraph Offices, 7 n.m. ~o 5 p.m.
INLAND MAILS.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL, I?ATt:5, ETC.

LIIITTERS. POST CARDS. PRlNTBD AND P&ROIIILS.
COidMEIICLAL
Local PAPElRS. {u) ~)
Registr11- For eac pound
w
For each Newspapera or for evaey 1()()
unce or frac- Single. Re~ty tloo Fee. For each For each cubic inches at
tionat part patd. each. two the ~tlon of
oJ an ounce, two ouncea. ounces. the epart-
- - -- - -- - - - ment,
Qne penny. 0ne hal!. One Elatr- Two- Hall-penny. One Fourpeoce.
1 peony. peony. penny. pence peony(2)
(a) Lettera.-No letter for delivery in .Tamruea may exceed 18 inches in length, IJ inohes
in width or 6 inches in depth, except it be sent to or from a Government Office.
Leturr3 sant in ope11111Wil.lcpes are nol adm1~a at role for "Pri11tlld Papers.''
Letters, newspapers, prices current, and book packets which are wholly U?lpllid will
be liable to a su.rabarge equal to double the prepaid rate; and, if they are insufficiently
prepaid, to a surcharge equal to double the dsficiqncy.
At the General Post Office, Kingston, letters, circulars, accounts, &e., (but not nell's-
papers) may be prepaid in money instead of postage stamps; provided that the articles are
chargeable with an uniform rate of postage, that the a.m.ount paid is in no ca.se less than
10s., and that they are tied in bundles representing a postage of 2s. 6d. each, with the
addresses arranged in the sa.me direction. Such mail matter must be presented at a. time
pre-arranged with the General Post Office.
(11) Pv8t Cw<W.~PriV!ite post cants prt~p~itl by mt~IW.I:I uf luillpenu.y puatagt~ ijtl4!llps
may be sent by the inland post on the following oonditi.cms:-They must not exceed
51 by 4i inches nor be le8$ than 4 by 2f inches. The right hand halt of the face is reserved
for the postal direct~ons and address; the left hand hali' is available for the purposes of the
sender, subject to the foUowing restrjctions:-In addition to stamps for prepayment
(1) See page 52.
(2) No receipt is given for parcels sent under this scale, they o.re treated as ordinary
letters and should be posted in the letter box.