Page 9 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1938

LOCATION OF DEPARTMENTS.

The General Post Office in Kingston is situated in the Public Buildings, west block,
King Street.
T he Circulation Branch, Money Order Office, and Telegraph Offices are maintained
at the north-west portion of the Public Buildings, King , Street. The Control Branch
and the Telegraph Office are on the first floor of the building. The Parcel Post Depart­
ment, including the C.O.D. and Detained Packet Offices, is housed in the new
Government Buildings (formerly “ Grace Building,” No. 33 Olivier Place).
The official hours of the various departments are as follows:—
K in g s t o n : General Post Office, Circulation branch, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Money and
Postal Order branches, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Parcel Post branch, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Telegraph
branch, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.* Money Order and Postal Order Offic s close at 1 p.m. on
Saturdays.
C o u n t r y : All Post and Telegraph Offices, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

INLAND MAILS.
CLASSIFICATION OF PI AIL, RATES, ETC.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (0 (?)
Letters. Post Cards. Printed and Parcel-Post
Commercial Parcels.
Local Papers.
For each pound Regis tr a-
For each Newspapers ?§, or for every 100
ounce or frac­ Single. Reply For each cubic inches at tion Fee
tional part paid. each. For each the option of
of an ounce, two ounces. two the Depart­
ounces. ment.
one penny. One half- One Half­ Half-penny. One Fourpence. Two­
penny 1 penny. penny. penny(+) pence.

REGULATIONS.
(a) Letters.—No letter for delivery in Jamaica, except it be sent to or from a Govern­
ment Office, may exceed 2 feet in length 1 foot in width or 1 foot in depth, or if in the form
of a roll 30 inches in length and 4 inches in diameter. There is no limit of weight.
Letters sent in open envelopes are not admitted at rale for “ Printed Papers.”
Letters, newspapers, book packets, etc., which are wholly unpaid will be liable to a
surcharge equal to double the prepaid rate; and, if they are insufficiently prepaid, to a
surcharge equal to double the deficiency.
(b) Post Cards.—Private post cards prepaid by means of halfpenny postage stamps
may be sent by the inland post on the following conditions:—They must not exceed
of by 4\ inches nor be less than 4 by 2| inches. The right hand half of the face is reserved
for the postal directions and address; the 'eft hand half is available for the purposes of the
sender, subject to the following restrictions:—In addition to stamps fo' prepayment post
cards may bear small labels showing the names and address of the sender and the addressee;
and engravings and photographs on very thin paper may be affixed to the back and left
hand half of the address side, provided that they are completely adherent. Newspaper
cuttings may also be attached to the back and left hand half of the address side. A
post card must not be enclosed in a cover of any kind.
* See page 80.
t No receipt is given for parcels sent under this scale, they are treated as ordinary
letters and should be posted in the letter box.