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A ~erlificd copy of a telegram may be obtained on application to the Postmaster for
Jama1ca on payment of a fee of 6d. 1f special search is necessary the cost incurred will
he charged in addition.
Inland telegra ms arc retained on 61e for 3 months, and foreign telegrams for 6 month~.
Abbreviated telegrnphic.addre.•ses (inland) for use at any office, may be registered with
lhe Postmaster for J amaiCa at a cost of 5{- per annum, or upon payment of £2 for a
permanent address.
Local telegrams from authorized Government officials, members of t.he Legislative
Council all(l other a uthorized persons on public business are t.ransmitled free of charge.
CADLEGUAMS.-Ji'ull rate cablegrams for any part of the world may be handed in at any
Telep;ntpb Office on payment of the inland charge in addition to the amount charged by
the cable company.
Cablegr:t.ms addressed to the G1·e<tt flritain. Troland and Europe will be routed
"Via Tmpcrial, '' unles.~ otherwise marked by the sender.
This rout<' offers the ad vantage of a direct, speedy nnd reliable service between Jamaica
and the Gr•·•t Brhin and Ireland and Europe; it is entirely British owned and
operated and touches only British territory.
Patrons are urged to mark their cablegrams ''Via Imperial, " for which indication no
charge is madP.
Dt;t·r.nnF.o CADLEGRAMS in plain language arc accented a t half rntes to most oarls
of the world.
WIRELESS J\.JESSACES for ships at sea a re accepted for transmission through t.heD.W.I.
Cable Co.'s Kingston Stntion to vessels wit.hin a rndius of 300 miles at a rAte of lOd.
word. Vessels b<•yond this distnnee can bo reached at increased rates.
NIGHT t.El·rE:n CA:ar.Es to countries iu Europe may be sent by po~l from London. These
mes~ap;es must bcnr n full Postal address ;md the "orcls "rost J~ondon" which arc
charged for as two words. A gradual ed clmrgr· to cover postage is also collected on
ordinary or registered mail by post or a ir.
R~t.tes and further partieuh1rs on application.
CAot.E TIATES.- Ordinary. "Via Bcrmudtl" "Via Bermuda Impcritd" per word,
Austria, 3/-; fl<:lc:ium, 2/8L Canada. accord ing lo location, 1/6 to 2/ 1; France, 2{8};
G<'rmany. 2/9~; Grl'nt Britnin and IrPland, 2/'l; United States according t.o loca~io n , 1/6 to
2{1. Conlinental Rates subject to fiuc,ruations.
"Via Bcrmuda-:vrnreoni" to Great Briluin and Ireland, 2/2 per word .
Dejer~·ed-To nil point.s mentioned 11bovc at h,df the rates quoted . These mcss·tges
must be in plain language and must bear t.hc prefix, LCO (language of country of origin),
LCD (language of coun try of dispatch) or r,CF (Frencl1) which is ch:ngetl for and
si[!nnllcd ftS thr first· word in the address. Rueh n1es:;ages must not contain code words
in the tPxt, though registered cable ~tddrcsscs may be used.
Night Leller 'fc/egroms.-Mioimurn 2; word~. Great Britnin and lr!'!nnd, 19/6;
C·• n' d'l, H·difnx :md Enst<'rn pro\·incc~. 12/G .o 13/ ll; 1\[:mitob~, l G/4; We~ tern Provinces,
17/5; NC'wfoundhnd, 16/: T.;nitl'd Sbt<•s of Am<'ric.1. 12/G tu 17/5; rules to other countries
on epplic·Jtion. Tlw prefix N.L.T. is written befot<' the ::ddr<'s~ and is chnrged for es
OD<' WMd.
Code 1.-<mgtwge.-Code telegr~ms. d<'pf'ndl·nt r n ht.w th('y nre exprrs.•!'d. are divided
iottJ three cntr-:rn•i<'~. R:~t es and furllwr particulurs on application.
Reply paid Cabl1•s.- R eplies to cabl!'s c, n be prepaid, .the minimum paynwnt being for
three w0rds, at filii rnt.t>.
ALL BJHTJSH RoUTE TO THE B.W.I.-The "All British'' cable to the British West
In dies is open. 'Mess~tges for this route should be routed "Via D .W.I. Cable Co., I.ttl.''
Hate 1/3 per word to British West Indian Islands ouly. Deferred messages net. per word.
A public telephone call office is established nt Cross Roads Post Office. The fee is 2d.
for a conversation not exceeding three minutes.