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I:-<f,AND ~[:\.ILS: OFFICIAL CORII.8.$l'ONDENCE. 15
Rules rcga1·ding Frar1king of Official Correspondence.
t. The cn,·elope or cover of the official letter or other packet may be "franked" under
:\uthority of llis Excellency the Governor in either of the following ways-(n) 13y thl'
impression of nn appr..,,·ed officia l frank stamp; (b) by lhc signt~turc and official designa-
tion of t he lle1Ld of t.he Department, or other duly authorised officer or functionary on
the lower left band corner of I he envelope or cover. The envelope or covet· must be
supPrscribed with the words "On llis Majesty's Service."
:2. 'J'he envelope or CO\'Cr mu~t be addressed to t he head of the department or to a
public officer or functionary who is entitled by tlw authority of Hill Excellency the
Governor to recei\'e official corrcspoudencc free of churgc for postabrc.
3. Xo public officer "ill be permitted to make use of nny stamp for franking letters
or to frnnk letters without the nutbority of the Governor.
4. Heads of Departments and all postmasters must exercise vigilance to prevent any abuse
of tha franking prtvilegc. and any evasion or attcmfJI to abuse the privilege. and any de-
parture from the rules must be rc)JJrted. with full particulars, to the Colonial Secretary or to
the Postmaster !or J:unaica.
5. The fran king of en velop~s, etc., either by means of the fmnkiog stamp or by signature,
is strictly forbidden, un less the en,·elopes contain at 1 he time of franking the ollicial cor-
respondence or matter to be trunsmilled through the post, subject. to the following
exception, namely- .
That any written or printed mnttcr properly issued in a franked envelope or coverinJZ
for circulation among members of a board or any body of individuals, and for ultimate
return to the office of issue, rnay be passed from one member of such board or body to
another in a n envelope or Co\·ering provided for the purpose and duly franked in t1d \•nnce
by a duly a uthorised officer.
N.B.- All registered letters, 11osted by the public and not franked as ab011e described
addressed to the officials named above in both lists A and B, must be prepaid with the
regi<Jtration fee of two pence, with the exception of registered letters addressed to the Manager
of the Government Savings Bank, Colledors and Assisl4nt Collectors of Taxes, and Chair-
man, BanaM Industry Aid Board which are '.DMlly postage free.
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