Page 2 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1919

POST OFFICE HANDBOOK.

(Published Ann1wlly.)

GENERAL POST OFFICE.
THE Circub.tion Branch, tbe Money Order Office, Parcel Post anti Tele!(rnph Offices,
n.re all m:1int:~ined at the north-c:\St portion ol the Public BuildingJ<, 1\:inp: Street.
The Control Branch, Cash on Dcli\·err and Dctnin~d Pnci;et Office.~ a.nd the Telegraph
Office are on the first floor of the snme building.
The ordinnry office hours of the Circulnt.ion Brnnch nre from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; but
the office is opened earlier or later should the nrri\·al or departure of importaut ship mails
render it necessat)'.
The :\lone)' Order nu•.! l'~~rrcls l'ost Offices arc kept open from 9 :un. to :l run euch
working day.
District Post Offices arc open for the transaction of :\!I busine!IS from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily.
JAMAIC~ INTERNAL POSTAL RATE:S.
Local I I PARCELS.
POST-CARDS.
LET'r£M. ! I Comt&ttCIAL (1) (2)
PRI: lt'or the lirst Newspapers Reo:o-istrn- • PAr~RS AND
ounce ucnny o 300K PACKETS. (Sanople!For each pound
h31l·p:nny, nnd Price' ti~>ll F~~- -·· ·------· pllckc~•.)ior for ever)' lOO
:uul Cor every Slng\o. He ply For each !•'or cacb cubic inches nt
ounce or (r:'lc .. paid. Current two the optioo ol
tition:tl p2rt, lwn ounces. ounces. tbe Dcp:>rt-
al\er the first, c~ch.• --- .. --- ment.
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Occ·pcnoy. Ono- Two- Hate- Ttvo- Half·pcnny. One Threepence.
penny. oc~tce. penny. pence penny.t
• N n.-Any puhlicntion. printed and published in the Briti•b Jslnnds or in some British posses-
olon, which ie rcgi~tcrr.d at Lhe London General Post Office as a Newspape:r. may be sent to :>ny
odtlr...,. >Dilhin the J~lnnd nt the locnlncwspapcr rate of !•I {"'each co'fJV· AU other newspapers are
aublocL ~ po•ta~to 1\t the rnlc I or "Printed Papel".'' i.e. ~'i• . for each 2 oz. of weight.
1 No rccolpt lo ~tlven (or parcels sent under th~ scale, ~he)' are treated .u ordinary letters and
abould bu poatod lo tbo lottor box.