Page 79 - Jamaica PO Guide 1936

76 AIR MAIL.
Am MAIL FOR AusTRALASIA., ETc. :- Letters for Australasia,
China., Japan, etc., are forwarded by air to U.S. Pacific exchange post
office for transmission by steamer to destinat ion.
Special attention is directed to the fact that the unit of
weight for Air. Mail letters is the half ounce and not the ounce
as for steamer mail.
Letters intended for transmission by air must be fully pre ·
paid to the extent of 25% of the air fee. Thus: a letter weighing
It oz. addressed to the United States, for which the correct postage
is 1/llj ( ~ 1/7} air fee, plus 4d. regular postage), if prepaid 5d.
would be surebarged 3/1 or 74 cents and be forwarded by air mail,
but if prepaid less than 5d. it would not be forwarded by ai1· but
by steamer.
(Rates for letters weighing up to 6 oz. are shown in following.
Tables. Limit of weight is 4 lb. 6 oz.)

ROUTING OF AIR MAIL FROM JA)1AICA.
CLOSING DAYS AND Houns AT GENERAL Pos·r OFFICE, KtNGS'roN.
Sundays 6 a. m. 2'uesdays 5 p.m. 7'hursdays 6 a. m. Fridays 5 p.m.
Via Havana, llia BarranAiuilla, Via Havana, 1' ia Barra1U1Uilla ..
for: for: for: for: ·
Cuba Brazil Cuba Antigua
Brttisb Guianr. Colombia
Via Miami, for: Colombia Via Miami, for: Guadeloupe
Bahamas Dut.ch Guiana and B11hamas 1\Iartinique
Canada French Guiana British Honduras St. Thomas
Dominican a Trinidad Canada ; ... Tri::lidad
Europe Venezuela Dominicana ~ Venezuela
Haiti Europe Puerto Rico
Mexico Via Crislobal. Haiti
Puerto Rico for: · Mexico Vi,., c, islobnl,
United States of Argentine Puerto Rico for:
America Canal Zone United States of Argentina
Chili America Canal Zone
Costa Rica Chili
Ecuador Costa Rica
El Salvador Ecuador
Guatemala El Salvador
Honduras Guatemala
Nicaragua Honduras
Panama Nicaragua
Peru Panama
Uruguay P.ru
Uruguay
Via Port au Prince,
for:
Antigua
Dominicana
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Martiniquc
Puerto Rico
St. Thomas