Page 17 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

IN LAND POST 17
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE
The following i~ a list of officials who are authorized to RECEIVE correspondence
through the inland post free of dmrg.,·
Accounlnnt (1eneml E.luc·alion anti Assistant E.lucation Officers
Bac·lcriologist ( luvernment Savings !lank Manager.
Chief Commt:;.,ioner under the C'cmtnl(ious (Pnstage free ittcluding Ti'gi~traticm fe~.)
DiSCtlti!'S or Auimul~ (lulundl l.uw. Meclic:tl Officers
Chief Tn•pcctor under the Agri<·ultural l\fl·dical Officers (llenlth)
Prodm·c Law \[eh•>rologist
Collector ( lcncwl Hcumr Medical Officers, 1\ingston
Collector of Cu,toms l'uhli<· l lospit.al and Mental Hospital,
Colk>ctot <Jf Taxes and .\,ist:utts Jubilee· .Maternity I lospitul
(Pu81ag< fr ·c inrluding nyistrutiou f. e.) 'J'. 1\ ~anatorium
Commi~sioncr of lnt'(Jttle T ux a11tl Tuhcn•ulnsis Officer
St.ump Du Lies Senint· Veterinar y Ofliccr nnd Vet~rinnry
Deputy ~:)tamp Commissionct· Oflic·cr
DirE'CtOr of Agriculture \'uluation Commission
Director of Education
Director of l\[edie!!l Scrdl'L'S awl .hsis-
tnnt Dircrtorof ~[edicul &•n ice, (llealllo)
A st.umhml franking bt<Ullp C<Jn,isting or the words "Official Free" with the Imperial
Crown in the centre has been authorized for use by all persons authorized to send mail
through the inland post free or clourgc.
Regiatcrcd l11lcrs, )IO~tcd by the geuuul public and 11ol franktd with. the standard
franking alamp, atltlr•881 d tv t!oe ojJicials mwad abot·e must be prepaid with tloe
registration fee nj 2d. ere· pi in the case nf rrgt•ltrcd letters addressed to the Managtr of
the Govtrnmtnl Sat·ings /Jaool• and to Collrclors and Assistaut Collectors of Taus, tc•hich
are wholly P<•Stll(Je fret.
Rules r egarding Frankin g of Official Correspondence
1. Sending- The cn,elopc or covt·t· of the official letter or other packet must be
"franl,cd " under authority of I lis ExcPIIency tht• (lo\'crnor by imprc!>,ion of the approved
official frunk stump. The Clll'clope or co1er lllUbt be supen,ct ibed with the wonlij "On
His Muj<::;tv's Hen·irc."
2. Receiving- The envelope or co•·cr must he addressed to tltl' head of the department
or to u public officer or func·tionury who is cntitk>tl hy the authority of I lis E xcellency the
Governor to rccci\'e official t'tii'TCoiJlOnclent·c frt>e of dmrge for postage, llS named ull()vl'.
3. No publil' oflirt·t· will he per·tuittt'tl to make use of any !ltuntp for franking letters
or to fmnk letl£'rs without the authority of the GovPrnor .
.J. . Heads of Departmcoots anct all p~stmastas 1111181 ezercise vigilanre to prct•ent a11y abuse
of thefrnnkiny privilc·ge, and moy et·asion or alltmpttn abt•se the privolige, am/ any departure
from the nl s must be H/Jnrt<d, tcith jt.ll parlirtdara, to the Colomal Secretary or to the
Postmaster 0 ~neml.
5 The franking of envelope.,, etc., is otrictly forbidden, unless tloe envelopes contain
at the time <lf franking the ollicial com:opondcnce or matter to he transmittcu through
the post, ~ubj<'c t to the following e.<ception, numcly-
Thul!IIW written or· po intcd matter· tn·opt•r·ly issued in a frankl'<l Clll'clope or covering
Cor cin•ulation amonl,( mctniJcrs of a board or any body of individual$, and for ultimate
return to the office of i,suc, may be p:.&;"l from one member of such board or body to
another in an envelope or covering prodded for the purpose and duly franked in udvnnce
by a duly unthoriscd oflic·er.
Letter& addrtssed to Jlluct·s al.road canooot Le franked but shodd be prtpaid.
Special R egulations
T he following nre JWrtniltC'<I to pass through the Post Offirc free of postage:-
1. Printed notires (" con,ignee's undrlivcml goods''), posted in open official envelopes
by railway stntion agents, and bearing the stamp " Jamaica Government Hnilway" or
" Jamnica flail way C'<Jmpanv"
2. I.ettc·r~ headed " lnf<'<·tinus Dise .5<'~ Notificntion," ben ring the signature of the
medic:\1 practitioner and acldre"'ed to a l\lcdirul Officer or Health or the Centrul Board
of Health or a Local Board of Heal Ut.