Page 64 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

POST OFFICE GUIDE 63

General Information: Import—Prohibitions (Special),
Delivery of Correspondence

Fruits and vegetables (except dried or processed fruits and vegetables, grains,
seeds and irish potatoes) are prohibited in the mails to Jamaica from the United
States, unless accompanied by a certificate issued by a representative of the
United States Department of Agriculture attesting that the products arc home
grown, and arc the products of a State in which the Mediterranean fly (Ccralitis
capitiata), docs not exist.
The following articles arc absolutely prohibited:—Coffee, rum, shaving
brushes manufactured in Eastern countries as well as those exported from those
countries; citrus fruits. It is also prohibited to import Tuberculozyne (or any
other alleged cure for consumption), unless under licence.

DELIVERY OF CORRESPONDENCE

GENERAL
A letter box should be affixed to the gate of every private house to which
letters arc delivered; this saves trouble to all concerned. It is recommended that
the aperture should be not less than 8 inches by IJ inches, should have no rough
edges and should be fitted between 2 feet 6 inches and 4 feet 9 inches from the
ground
House-to-house deliveries by postmen are only in operation from the following
offices:—
The General Post Office, Kingston, Allman Town, Constant Spring, Cross
Roads, Falmouth, Franklin Town, Gregory Park, Hagley Park, Halfway Tree,
Jones Town, Liguanea, Linstead, Mandcvillc, May Pen, Mcadowbridge,
Mona, Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Port Maria, Reading, St. Ann’s Bay,
Savanna-la-Mar, Spanish Town, Morant Bay, Ocho Rios, Old Harbour,
Vineyard Town, Western District Office, Whitfield Town, Windward Road.
At all other offices correspondence must be called for and will be regarded as
l’ostc Restante correspondence.
The delivery of a postal article at the house or office of the addressee or to the
addressee (or to his servant or agent or other person considered to be authorised
to receive the article) according to the usual manner of delivering postal article to
the addressee and. where the addressee is aguest or is residentat an hotel orgucst
house, delivery to the proprietor or manager thereof or his agent shall be deemed
to be delivery to the addressee.
No registered article, insured article or parcel will be delivered to the addressee
until he or his representative shall have signed with ink or copying pencil a receipt
on the prescribed form together with the relative “Advice of Delivery” if there is
one.
Correspondence can only be delivered as addressed, or in accordance with
general instructions for re-direction. Applications that letters addressed to
private individuals at their business houses may be delivered at their private
addresses before or after business hours on week-days or on Sundays and holi­
days cannot be entertained.
Postmen are forbidden to deliver any article on which any sum of money is
due whether on account of postage or any other account, without receiving
immediate payment of the amount due. They are also forbidden to deviate
from their prescribed beats and therefore cannot be required to call again to
receive payment of sums due. They are not bound to give change.