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(b) rr n letter mnrked "On l'osL Oflice 'J'clegruph Dusiness '' be sent hy post to
the tele,;rnph clerk ut any station the message cnclosc<.l will be promptly
fnrwardt.~l by tcle~,rrnph from such station. In this case the letter may
be registered and the ccst of tl1c meewgc enclosed in stamps or coin.
Tclcgrnmsmay also be handed ton m:1il 1:ourier on ),is wuy to a telegraph
office, but the Department does not Iuke uuy liability for miscnrl"iage.
(c) No clwr~;.: will be made in either case for postage or regislmtion.

TELEGRAMS-(OVERSEAS)
Cable!Jnwu: CalJil•grarns for nil parts of the world mny be handcJ in at any Tcle-
W••rh Office on payment of the inland charge in addition to the amount chargc<.l by
Cable and \VireleS:l (\\'est lndil.'d) Ltd., in accllrduncc with their TnriiT. No i11lautl rate
is clwrued for leleurams / IJr the British Em71irc.

The various classes of message available are:
Ordinary Telegrams
Ordinary t.clcgrams may be writt1•n in plain or secret (code or cipher) language or any
combination of these.
The u.xt of an ortlin:~ry telegram may contnin a mixture of plnin and secret (code
nr1d/or cipher) language and the total charge is arrived at by adding the chnrr.t- for ench
individual word reckoned in nccordance with the rules for counting at pages 113 to 11-l.
The minimum charge is as for five words.
Urgent Telegr&.m11
The urgent, telegram provides n specially accclemted service to most countries.
Such telcj,'Tilms have priority in transmission nnd the rates are double the ordinary
rates. The word" Ur~-:ent" must be included ns the first word in the address and charged
for. The minimum churge is as for five words.
Letter Telegr&.m11
The le:ltcr telegram services (LT) provide facilities nt half the rate for ordinary
telegrams for communicntions in pltlin language of a lengthy though less urgent character
than those provided by the onlinary or urgent services. The minimum charge is ns for
22 words. Prcfi..x L 1' i! charged for as one word.
Lc/ter 7'elcur.Inl8 (L'f ) may be sent. to m'lst places outside Europe. They arc nor-
umlly delivered during the day following tile day of handing in.
Commonwealth Social Telegrams
Cummonwcalth social telegrams (GLT) may be sent to most plnccs in the British
Olmmonwcnlt.h, territories under Britjsh Trusteeship, Durma, and the lJashen.ite
Kingdom of the Jordon. They must be in plain language nml may be used for greetings,
f~lmily news or non-eommercial perscnnl aiTnirs.
Commonwealth social telegroms are normally delivered during the day follo\\ing the
day of handing in. They should contain tl•e full postal nd1lress of the addressee. The
only accessory service allowed is the prepaid reply. The rates arc one-hnlf UIC ordinary
rates bused on a minimum of 10 w01·ds. No charge is mnde for the prefix GL'f. No
other accessory services such as the multiple address facility are admissible.
Press Telegrams
Press telegrams for publication in tl1e newspapers mny be sent at reduced rntes by
only authorised press correspondents. The minimum charge for press tele(,trame is ae
for IOworde.
Multiple Address Telegrams
A telegram addressed to several persons in the same town or to U1e same firm at
different addresses in the same town may be sent to practically all destinations at rates
which give a reduction on all copies after the first.