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APPLICA'I'IONS FOR RECALl, Or' LE1T8RS. 67
The De1,artment does not un<lcrlakc to divert, at tbc Gcncml Post Office. lelters
uddres•ed to one Post Office to another Post Office in the island. An effort will, however,
be made, as far as the exigcncicij of the Service allow, to serve the public by delivering
in Kingston lct,tcrs add•·cs~ed lo a district Post Office or by directing them from one
office to another.
t.\I>DUCATIONS I~O il I?ECALL 0 1' Ll~TTEI?~.
No letter, parcel or otht!r postal packet can, when once it has been P<JStod inn Post Office
receptac:le or accepted for transmission at :L Post Office. be lakrn ou t of the post, even
if tt1Jplication be made for it hy tl person who c:tn prove thnt he is the sender, without
th~ authority of the Governor. Nor c:1n it be <let»ined or delaycrl :1t t he sender's request;
it must be forwarded to its address nnd ran not be di1 erted to a ny other nddress.
PRIVATE LETIEQ BOXE5 AND ~AG::'l.
Priv11te letter boxes, nvnilable for ahe subscribers' use from 7 a.m. till 5.30 p.m. on
week days (and also for two or three hours in Kingslon after the arrival of imp rlant
oversen mni!s) may be rented for 12s, a year at the Post Offices of Kingston, PortAntonio,
Montego Bay and l\Jnndevillc. Letters addressed to the hou.~r addri'R~ of a person rent-
ing fl letter box will be delivered as nddressed. Only letters specifically addressed to
the lelt.cr box or business add rcss of the rcnter of the box will be assorted in the box.
Private bags.- By permission of the Postmaster for Jamaica any person mFty have his
letters conveyed by his bet\rcr to nnd from the Post Office in a private bag upon payment
of nn annual fee of one guinea. the bag to be locked, one key being kept by the Post-
mnstcr nnd one by the owner of the bag; the bag to be provided by the owner.
When a private letter b["lg is conveyed by a mail contractor a further annua l fee of
one guinen is to be paid. These fees must be p11id in advance through the Postmaster
for Jamaica.
P05T E RE5TANTE.
The Poste Rcstanle or General Delivery is intended solely for thll accommodation of
stra ngcrs and travellers and even they may not use it for more than three months.
Lellers nddresscd to initinls, or to fictitious names, or to a christiun nl\me without a
surname are not taken in al the Poste Restante. bul arc treated as undelivered uud
retu rned to senders.
_ ____ J:_>e:::r~io~d of Hctention of Poste Restante Corrcspondc::'.:.:1C:.:C::.. ------
Origin. At Kingston. ·r At D istrict Post Offices.
Places abroad Four weeks Eight weeks
Local Two weeks Four weeks
5 T11Et:T COLLECTING ~Oi\t:5
Collecting boxes arc to be found nl the following places in Kingston and Lower St.
Andrew. (The times at which they arc cleared are stated on each.)
I. J(ing and Xorth Streets 21. Orange and Charles Streets
2. Charles and East Streets 22. Fr:mklin Town Police Stntion
3. Kingston Gardens 23. Smith Villag~, Pcrcy and Wellington
4. Fire Brigade Station Strccls
5. Jamaica. Club 2-1. Campbcll Town, Liverpool & Hampton
G. Torrington Bridge Strecls
7. Allman Town Constabult\ry Station 25. Woodford Park
8. South Camp Road near North Street 26. Duke and Hnrbour Streets
9. Uighholborn and Laws Streets 27. Cif anchester Squnre, ::>outh Race Course
10. Park Lodge (Victoria A venue) 28. Law~ and East i:)treets
11. Drown's Town Constabulary Station 29. Hannah St. and Hose Lane
J 2. Tower Street and Ellctson Hoad 30. Arnold H.oad, nort b of Connolly Avenue
13. 1\Iarine Gardens 31. Studley Park Road
14. Spanish Town Road and Bceston Street 32. Soulh Camp Road Hotel
15. Parade, by Parish Church 33. Kingston and St. Andrew Corporalion
lG. P rincess and Harbour Str·t>els 34. Cllarescaux Hand and Club Lane
17. Princess and West Queen Streets 35. Hope and Os ford Roads
18. Jamaica Times Store 36. Retirement Road near Hctirement Pen
19. Jubilee C\Iarket, West Queen Street 37. Knutsford Park Gate
20. O'ange Street and P rt H y ! Street 38. King's llou.•c Gate