of America, although they are frequent opportunities for the exchange of mails in Kingston and at the outports. The most frequent and regular opportunities in Kingston are by the Steamers of the Atlas Company which at present leave on each alternate Thursday at 9 a.m. The opportunities at the outports are by the Steamer of Messrs. J. E. Kerr & Co. of Montego Bay and of the Boston Fruit Company at Port Antonio. There is a monthly mail service between Jamaica, Halifax, Bermuda and Turks Islands, by means of the Steamers of Messrs. Pickford & Black which arrive here about the 25th of each month and leave three days after. The steamers are subsidized by the Government of the Dominion of Canada. POSTAL UNION. The rates of postage to places in the Universal Postal Union are as under: Printed papers and Commercial papers may be sent to any country of the Postal Union under the Book Post regulation. It is forbidden to send through the Post to a country of the Postal Union- 2nd. Any packet whatever containing articles liable to customs duty. In addition to all kinds of printed, engraved or lithographed matter, legal and commercial documents and music in manuscript may be sent as a book-packet. Proofs of printing or of music may bear correction with a pen, and may have manuscript annexed to them. Circulars, &c., may bear the signature of the sender, his trade or profession, place of residence and a date. A book may have a dedication or complimentary inscription in manuscript; and printed and lithographed stock or share lists, prices-current, and market reports may have the prices added in writing. Commercial papers and printed papers must be sent under band or in an open envelope, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for inspection, but if they present the form and consistency of an unfolded card they may be forwarded without a cover. No packet of Printed matter or Commercial papers for transmission to countries of the Postal Union must exceed 18 inches in any direction, unless it be in the form of a roll in which case the limits of size will be 30 inches in length and 4 inches in diameter; and no such packet for other places abroad must exceed two feet in length or one foot in width or depth; the extreme limit of weight is 4lbs. for a single packet for countries in the Postal Union and 5lbs for other countries. Pattern and sample packets for places in the Postal Union must not exceed 1 foot in length, 8 inches in width, 4 inches in depth, unless it be in the form of a roll, in which case the limit of size will be 1 foot in length and 6 inches in diameter. The limit of weight is 8 ounces except when addressed to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Congo Free State, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Liberia, Luxemburgh, Mexico, Portugal, Roumania, Salvador, Servia, Siam, Switzerland, Tunis and the United States of America, the limits of which are 1 foot in length, 8 inches in width, 4 inches in depth, and 12 ounces in weight. The term "printed papers" has reference to newspaper and periodical works, books *The sender of a registered article addressed to any Country in the Postal Union may obtain an acknowledgment of its receipt by the addressee on payment in advance of a fee of 2d. in addition to the registration fee. stitched or bound, pamphlets, sheets of music, visiting cards, address cards, proofs of printing, with or without the manuscript relating thereto, engravings, photographs, drawings, plans, maps, catalogues, prospectuses, announcements and notices of various kinds, whether printed, engraved or lithographed; and, in general, all impressions or copies obtained upon paper, parchment, and cardboard, by means of printing, lithographing or any other mechanical process easy to be recognized, except the copying press, engraving or the type writer. Stamps for pre-payment, whether obliterated or not, as well as all printed articles containing the representative sign of a monetary value are excluded from the reduced postage applicable to "printed papers." Patterns of merchandize can only be forwarded by the ordinary post under the following conditions: They must be placed in bags, boxes or open envelopes, in such a manner as to admit of easy inspection. They must possess no saleable value, nor bear any manuscript beyond the name or social position of the sender, the address of the addressee, a manufacturer's or trade mark, number and prices. Pattern of merchandize may also be forwarded by Parcel Post subject to the conditions stated hereafter. LIST OF COUNTRIES, &C., COMPRISED IN THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. Australia. Islands. Danish Colonies of Greenland, St. Croix, Egypt (including Nubia and Soudan). French Colonies. viz.: Martinique, Guadeloupe and Dependencies. French Guiana (Cayenne), Senegal and Dependencies, Ahgwey, Gaboon, Grand Bassam and Half Jack, (also Sette Cama and Assinee), Réunion, Comoro Islands, Mayotte and Dependencies. French establishments in Madagascar, viz. Ambosetra, Andevovante, Antananarivo, Diego-Suarez, Fenerive, Fiaranantsoa, Foulpointe, Ivondro, Maevatanana, Mahambo, Mahanoro, Mahela, Maintirano, Majunga, Mananjary, Morandava, Morotsangana, Nossi-Vé, St. Mary, Tamatave, Vatomandry, Vohemar, New Caledonia aad Dependencies, the French portion of the Low Archipelago and the French Establishments in India (Pondichery, Chandernagor, Karikal, Mahé, and Yanaon) Annan, Cambodge Tonkin, and in Cochin China. French Establishments in Morocco, viz. -Casablanca. El-Ksar-el-Kbir, Fez Laraiche, Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat, Sam and Tangier. German Colonies, viz.: Marshall Islands Gibraltar, (including the British Post Office British Colonies (in addition to those sepa- British India, Hindostan and British Burmah, and the Indian Postal Establish LIST OF COUNTRIES, &C., COMPRISED IN THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION, continued. ments of Aden, Muscat, Persian Gulf, Guadur and Mandalay. Greece, including Ionian Islands. Grey Town. Guatemala. Hawaii. Hayti. Honduras, Republic of (including Bay Italy, including the Republic of San Marino Luxemburg. Paraguay. Persia, via Russia, and via Persian Gulf. Portugal, including Madeira and the Azores. St. Pierre et Miquelon. Malta and its dependencies, i.e., Cozzo, South African Republic (Transvaal). Comino and Ciminotto. Marquesas Islands. Mexico. Montenegro. Netherlands. Spain, including the Balearic Islands, the Netherland Colonies of Dutch Guiana (Suri- Spanish Colonies of Cuba, Porto Rico, Fer- Nicaragua. United States of Colombia; Barranquilla, United States of America. Venezuela. Prepayment of all classes of correspondence must be effected by means of Stamps. Letters not specially directed by a particular route will be sent by the first mail despatched. RATES OF POSTAGE TO PLACES NOT COMPRISED IN THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. Prepayment to Morocco is compulsory, with the exception of Casablanca, Fez, Laraiche, Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat, Saffi, Tangier, and Tetuan, to which places only registration extends. To these places (at each of which the Gibraltar P.O. maintains an agency under the Postal Union regulations) correspondence can be sent under the applicable to Gibraltar. Navigators Islands (Samoa) Niger Coast Protectorate, viz.: Benin, Bonny, Brass, Calabar (New and Old), Opobo, and Warree or Fercados, Orange Free State St. Helena Sarawak Society Islands Other parts Same as for Printed Papers except that lowest charge is 24d. Same as for Printed Papers except that lowest charge is 24d. (c) denotes that payment is compulsory, it being in all other cases optional; (a) that an additional charge is made on delivery; (in) that the Registration is incomplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival. Prepayment of all classes of correspondence must be effected by means of Stamps INLAND POSTAGES. The following are the existing Regulations with respect to Inland Postage: Letters, newspapers, prices current and book packets which are wholly unpaid will be liable to a surcharge equal to double the prepaid rate; and, if they be insufficiently prepaid, to a surcharge equal to double the deficiency. Post cards which have been issued to the Post Office Department only are available for inland circulation. Any other card will be surcharged at the letter-rate of postage. The postage on a parcel must be fully prepaid or it cannot be forwarded. A book packet may not exceed 3 pounds in weight, nor 2 feet in length, nor 1 foot in width or depth, except it be intended for transmission by Mail Coach. (See note below.) A Parcel may not exceed 8 ounces in weight, 2 feet in length nor 1 foot in width or depth, except it be intended for transmission by Mail Coach. (See note below.) Newspapers, prices current, book packets and parcels must be posted without a cover, or in a cover open at the ends or sides so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination. The more clipping of the corners or of the sides of an envelope or other cover is insufficient. They must not contain any letter or communication of the nature of a letter, nor anything that may injure the officers of the Post Office or the contents of the mail bags. If any letter or communication of the nature of a letter be found in a newspaper, prices current, book packet or parcel it will be withdrawn and surcharged at the wholly unpaid letter-rate of postage. If inseparable the whole packet will be liable to the letter-rate of postage. The following may, however, be transmitted by book post : OLD LETTERS which have apparently passed through the Post before and have served their original purpose. COPIES OF LETTERS which do not bear a present date and which it is manifest are not serving the purpose of original letters. LETTERS which are intended for publication in a newspaper or otherwise. CIRCULARS, i.e. which, according to internal evidence, are being sent in identical terms to several persons and the whole or greater part of which is printed, engraved or lithographed. Such letters and circulars must not, however, be closed in any manner and must be so put up as to admit of easy examination of their contents. Any letter or other mail matter may be registered on pre-payment of the registration fee and postage. Packets containing money, jewelry or other value, must be registered and must be prepaid at the letter-rate of postage. Any Packet found to contain value, but not registered, will be liable to a surcharge equal to double the registration fee, viz., eight-pence. Additional postage is not charged upon any Mail Matter which is re-directed by an Officer of the Post Office, or upon any Letter which may be re-directed and re-posted intact at the Post Office.of delivery. Post Cards, Newspapers, Prices Current, Book Packets and Parcels which may have been taken out of the Post Office, will, however, when re-directed and re-posted, be charged additional postage, at the prepaid rate. The fee for detaining and delivering in Kingston, Packet Letters addressed to District Post Offices, or for detaining and re-directing such Letters to any other Postal Address, has been reduced from 2s. 6d. to 1s. for each service. Applications for the detention, or re-direction of correspondence, from places abroad must be made prior to the arrival of the Mail. NOTE.-Parcels intended for transmission by Mail Coach, or which are addressed to places abroad, must not be put into the Letter Box, but must be handed to the Postmaster. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF INLAND MAILS. Depart. Due by. The mails from and to the country districts respectively are due at and despatched from the General Post Office as under :Depart by. 8.45 a.m. 4.27 p.m. Due at. 9.53 a.m. 9.5 a.m. 4 p.m. Northside Windward Portland Mails are exchanged daily by each Passenger Train between Kingston, Linstead, Ewarton, Old Harbour, May Pen, Four Paths, Porus, Shooter's Hill, Mile Gully and Balaclava. There are also daily mails between Kingston, Halfway-Tree, Gordon Town, and Cold Spring, and between Kingston and Up-Park Camp, and between Kingston and Port Royal. The delivery of correspondence by letter carriers takes place daily from the General Post Office as under, viz:-9.30 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 11.45 a.m., and 3.15 p.m. |