Page 9 - Jamaica PO Guide 1934

LOCATION OF DEPARTMENTS.

1'hc Gcncrnl Post Office in Kingston is situated in the Public Building~, west block,
King Street.
THE Circulation Brnnch, Money Order Office, and Tele~mph Offices are rnaintnined
11 t the north-we~t portion of the Public Buildin~s, Kin!( Street. The Control Branch
r~nd the Tele~r11ph Office are on the fit·st floor of the buildin·~· The Parcel Post Depart:
mcnt, includinl( t.he C.O.D. and Detained l'ncket Office~ is housed in the new
Government Buildings (formerly "Gra.eo Building," No. 33 vlivier Place).
The offici 1l hours of the various dep~ntments :~re as foilows:-
K!NGST0!-1: General Post 0 lice, Cireulntion branch, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; :\Coney and
Postal Order branches, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Parcel Post branch, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Telegrnph
branch, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. •Mon<'y O(d<'TS Offic' closl'S :Jt 1 p.m., on s~turd,ys. .
CouNTRY: All Post and lfclegraph Offices, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

INLAND MAILS.
CLA5Si f'JCAT ION Of' MAIL, RATES, I!TC.
(a_) __ --(b)
(c)
Pareels. I
Pape,.,. I
Lette<'!. Post Cards. Printed and (~) I ParJ\~Post j lil
Commercia! _3
Local •.: For each pound Regis~a-
'!' e or I or every 100
For each Newspapers I S u
_ - __ cubic inch .. 3 t tion Fee.
ounce or frac- S!nglo. Reply For each ) For each the option or I
tional part paid. each.
or an ounce. two ounces. two the Depart-
' ouneca.
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one 9Cnny. Ono hall-l One Hall- Hall-penny, One l•'ourpecoe. 1 Two-
penny pe:.:n=n"'-'-_ _ ,penny. ____ pe.:::n::..:ny(t ) penee.
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REGULATIONS.
(a) Letters.-No letter for delivery in Ja.mnic:~, except it be sent to or from a Govern-
ment Office, may exceed 2 feet in length 1 foot in width or 1 foot in depth, or if in the form
of a roll 30 inches in length and '1 inches in diameter. There is no limit of weight.
Lellers sent in ope11 envelopes are not admitted at rale for "Printed Papers."
Letters, newspapers, book packets, etc., which ure 1oholly unpaid will be liable to a
surcharge equal to double the prepaid rate; and, if they are insufficiently prepaid, to a
surcharge equal to double the deficieru;y.
(b) Post Cards.- Private post cards P"'Jiaid by means of halfpenny postage stamps
may be sent by the inland post on the following conditions:-They must not e.xceed
5I by 4~ inches nor be less than .J: hy 2f inches. The right hand half of the face is reserved
for the Post.al directions and address; the loft hand half is available for th9 purposes of the
sender, subject to the following restrictions:-In addition to stamps for prepayment post
cards may bear small labels showing the names and address of the sender and the addressee;
and engravings and photographs on very thin paper may be nffi.<ed t,o the back and left
han~ half of the address side, provided that they are computely adherent. Newspaper
euttmgs may a lso be att3ched to the back and left hand hali of the address side. A
post card must not be enclosed in a CO\'er of any kind.
• See page 6S.
ttt No receipt is given for parcels sent under this sc<l.le, they <M treated us ordinary
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e ers and should be posted in the letter box.