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b. If a letter marked "On Post Office Telegr11ph Business" be sent by post to the telc-·
graph clerk at any station the message enclosed will be promptly forwarded by tclcQraph
from such station. In this case the letter by post must be registered nnd the cost of the
rnessngc enclosed in stamps or coin. Telegrams may also be banded to a mail courier
on his way to a telegraph office, but the department does not take any liability for
miscarriage.
c. No charge will bo made in either case for postage or registration.
The office hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily-Sundnys nod Public Holidays'
excepted. From f) p.m. until 5.30 p.m. or as long as officJ actually engaged in Telegraph
work double rate is charged but no additional fees.
Night, Sunday and Holiday services may be obtained at the following ratcs:-
a. After 6 a.m. 11nlil 8 p.m., double rate for telegram, plus a fee of 11- to each clerk
handling the telegram and 6d. for the messenger.
b. After 8 p.m. wuil 6 a.m. double rate for the telegflmlS plus a fee of 2/- to each clerk
handling the telegram and 1/- for the messenger.
c. The charges of 6d. and 1/-, respectively, for messengers refer only to telegrams for
delivery up to one mile from the office.
d. On Public Holid&ys all offices are open from 7 a.m. ta 9 a.m. and telegrams
are accepted at the ordinary week day rates d·uring these hours.
A receipt for a Telegram may be obtained on thg prescribed form on payment of ld
ror each receipt.
A certified copy of a telegram may be obtained on &pplicntion to the Postmaster for
Jamaica on payment of a fee of 6d. If special search is necessary the cost incurred will
be charged in addition.
Inland telegrams are retained on file for 3 months, and foreign telegrams for 6 month&.
Abbreviated telegraphic addresses (inland) for use at any office, may be registered with
the Postmaster for Jamaica at a cost of 5/- per annum, or upon payment of £2 for a
permanent address.
Local telegrams from authorized Government officials, members of the Legislative
Council and other authorized persons on public business are transmitted free of charge.
By courtesy of the Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Ltd. the following information
concerning Overseas Cables is furnished:
CADLEGRAMs.-Cablegrams for all parts of the world may be h8Jlded in at My Tele-
graph Office on payment of the inland charge in addition to the amount charged by the·
cable company in accordance with their Tariff.
Cablegrams addressed to Great Britain, Ireland, and British Empire Countries will
be routed "Via Imperial" unless otherwise marked by the sender.
This route offers the advantage or a direct, speedy and reliable service between
Jamaica and those countries; it is entirely British owned and operated.
Patrons &re urged to mark all their cablegrams "Via I mperial" for which no charge
is made.
The v&rious classes of message available are:-
(a) ORDINARY TELEGRAMS; for immediate transmission; may be written in plain
language, code or cypher. (Reduced rate for CDE telegrams, i.e. telegrams
containing Code in which no code word exceeds five letters in length).
(b) URGENT TELEGR.A.Ms: Urgent and Urgent Code (CDE) telegrams at double
the Ordinary Rate and CDE Rate are accepted for transmission to all countries.
The word Urgent must be inserted before the address and paid for as an extra
word.
(c) DEFERRED TELEGRAMs: for non-urgent plain language messages only at
reduced rates. Prefix "LC" before the address (counts as one word).