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8 POST OF'FICE HANDBOOK.
on the lower left hand corner of the envelope or cover. The envelope or cover must
be superscribed with the words "On His Majesty's Service." ,
2. The envelope or cover must be addressed to the head of the department or to a
public officer or functionary who is entitled by the authority of His Exellcncy the Gover-
nor to receive official correspondence free of charge for postage.
3. No public officer will be permitted to make use of any stamp for franking letter~
or to frank letters without the authority of the Governor.
4. Heads of Departmenta and all postmasters must exercise vigilance l;o prevent any
abuse of t.he franking privilege, and any evn:>ion or attemp~ to nbu$e the privilege or any
departure from the rules, must be reported, with full particulars, to the Coloni:tl Secre·
tary or to the Postmaster for Jamaica.
tJ. The franking of envelopes, etc., either by means of the franking stamp or by signa-
ture, i1 strictly forbidden, unless the envelopes contain at the ti~e of franking the
official correspondence or matter to be transmitted through the post, subject to the fol-
lowing exception, narnely:-
That any written or printed matter properly issued in a franked envelope or covering
for circulation among members of a board or any body of individuals, and for ultimate
return to the office of issue, may be passed from one member of such board or body to
another in an envelope or covering provided for the purpose and duly fr:mked in advance
by a duly authorised officer.
N.B.-All registered reUers, posted by the public a.nd not j1·ank<•d as above described,
addressed IQ the above-nam.ed offiCials m.ust be prepaid with the re{listration fee of two pence,
with the netption of registered letters addressed IQ the Manager of the Gocermnent Savings
Bank whirh are wholly postage free. ·
5TI1EET AND 11AILWAY COLL ECTING I>OXES.
Collecting boxes are to be found at the following places in Kingston ancl Lower St.
Andrew. \The times at which tlll'y m·e cleared are stated on ench).
1. l{jng a••d North Streets 22. Smith Village, Percy and W.~llington Sts.
2. ColoniAl Secretary's Office 23. Campbell Town, Liverpool nnd HamptoD
3. Charles and East Street.'! Streets ..
4. Kingston G1udens 24. W oodford Park
5. Fire Brigade Station 25. Duke and Harbour Streets
6. Jamaica Club 26. Manchester Square, South Race Course
7. Torrington Bridge 27. Laws and East Streets
8. Allman Town Constabulary Station 2~. He.nnah St. and Rose Lnne
9. South Camp Road nrar North 29. Arnold Road, north of Connolly AYenue
Street 30. Studley Park Road
10. Highholborn & Laws Streets 31. South Camp Road Hotel
11. Park Lodge 32. Marescaux Road and Club Lane
12. Brown's Town Constabulary Station 33. Corner of Hope Road nnd Oxford Road
13. Tower Street & Elletson Road 34. Retirement Road near Retirement Pen
14. Marine Gardens 35. Knutsford Park Gate
15. Spanish Town Road and Beeston 36. King's House Gate
Street 37. Bedford Park Gate on the Constant
16. Parade, by Parish Church Spring Line near Sandy Gully
17. Princess & Harbour Sts. 38. Barbican Road
18. Princess and West Queen Street.<; 39. Papine. Corner
19. Gardner's, Harbour Street 40. Brent.ford and Curphey Roads
20. Orange and Charles Street'S 41. Grove and Central Roads, Kencot Lands
21. Franklin Town Police Station 42. Molines Road & Tarmnt Lane
Collecting boxes have also been erected in Savanna·la-Mar and Port Antonio. All
rellway stations are provided with collecting boxes which are cleared ten minutes be-
lore the departure of each passenger train.
Passengers on all trains mR.y post letters in the posting boxes provided for the pur-
pose.
TI1AIN POST OFFICE5.
Train P.O's. are maintained on the through trains between Montego Bay and Port
Antonio, where postage·sbllnps, post-cards, and wfoappcrs may be bought, and telegraph
forms obtained.
on the lower left hand corner of the envelope or cover. The envelope or cover must
be superscribed with the words "On His Majesty's Service." ,
2. The envelope or cover must be addressed to the head of the department or to a
public officer or functionary who is entitled by the authority of His Exellcncy the Gover-
nor to receive official correspondence free of charge for postage.
3. No public officer will be permitted to make use of any stamp for franking letter~
or to frank letters without the authority of the Governor.
4. Heads of Departmenta and all postmasters must exercise vigilance l;o prevent any
abuse of t.he franking privilege, and any evn:>ion or attemp~ to nbu$e the privilege or any
departure from the rules, must be reported, with full particulars, to the Coloni:tl Secre·
tary or to the Postmaster for Jamaica.
tJ. The franking of envelopes, etc., either by means of the franking stamp or by signa-
ture, i1 strictly forbidden, unless the envelopes contain at the ti~e of franking the
official correspondence or matter to be transmitted through the post, subject to the fol-
lowing exception, narnely:-
That any written or printed matter properly issued in a franked envelope or covering
for circulation among members of a board or any body of individuals, and for ultimate
return to the office of issue, may be passed from one member of such board or body to
another in an envelope or covering provided for the purpose and duly fr:mked in advance
by a duly authorised officer.
N.B.-All registered reUers, posted by the public a.nd not j1·ank<•d as above described,
addressed IQ the above-nam.ed offiCials m.ust be prepaid with the re{listration fee of two pence,
with the netption of registered letters addressed IQ the Manager of the Gocermnent Savings
Bank whirh are wholly postage free. ·
5TI1EET AND 11AILWAY COLL ECTING I>OXES.
Collecting boxes are to be found at the following places in Kingston ancl Lower St.
Andrew. \The times at which tlll'y m·e cleared are stated on ench).
1. l{jng a••d North Streets 22. Smith Village, Percy and W.~llington Sts.
2. ColoniAl Secretary's Office 23. Campbell Town, Liverpool nnd HamptoD
3. Charles and East Street.'! Streets ..
4. Kingston G1udens 24. W oodford Park
5. Fire Brigade Station 25. Duke and Harbour Streets
6. Jamaica Club 26. Manchester Square, South Race Course
7. Torrington Bridge 27. Laws and East Streets
8. Allman Town Constabulary Station 2~. He.nnah St. and Rose Lnne
9. South Camp Road nrar North 29. Arnold Road, north of Connolly AYenue
Street 30. Studley Park Road
10. Highholborn & Laws Streets 31. South Camp Road Hotel
11. Park Lodge 32. Marescaux Road and Club Lane
12. Brown's Town Constabulary Station 33. Corner of Hope Road nnd Oxford Road
13. Tower Street & Elletson Road 34. Retirement Road near Retirement Pen
14. Marine Gardens 35. Knutsford Park Gate
15. Spanish Town Road and Beeston 36. King's House Gate
Street 37. Bedford Park Gate on the Constant
16. Parade, by Parish Church Spring Line near Sandy Gully
17. Princess & Harbour Sts. 38. Barbican Road
18. Princess and West Queen Street.<; 39. Papine. Corner
19. Gardner's, Harbour Street 40. Brent.ford and Curphey Roads
20. Orange and Charles Street'S 41. Grove and Central Roads, Kencot Lands
21. Franklin Town Police Station 42. Molines Road & Tarmnt Lane
Collecting boxes have also been erected in Savanna·la-Mar and Port Antonio. All
rellway stations are provided with collecting boxes which are cleared ten minutes be-
lore the departure of each passenger train.
Passengers on all trains mR.y post letters in the posting boxes provided for the pur-
pose.
TI1AIN POST OFFICE5.
Train P.O's. are maintained on the through trains between Montego Bay and Port
Antonio, where postage·sbllnps, post-cards, and wfoappcrs may be bought, and telegraph
forms obtained.
