The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-09-05
POST OFFICE
NOTICE!
Suggestions to the Public,
with Regulations Relating to the
Mailing and Registry Of Letters
PAPERS, PARCELS,
Rates of Postage to Countries In and out
of the Postal Union.

Mail all letters. etc. as erriy possible especial
ly when sent IN large numbers, as Is frequently the
postofice is much diminished II letters. when mailed
in large numbers. are tied In bundles with the adj
dresses all in one direction.
2Make the address on all foreign letters legibie and
complete giving the name OF the postocc the State.
when addressed to the United States. The OF
the street aud number Of the house should also be
given, where etter-carrers are empoyed: while the
letter will eventually reach its destination without
number the omission is often a cause OF hesitation
and delay In the case OF letters for foreign countries
and especially in Canada in which country there
in the United States and England, the name OF the
country as well as the post-oice should be given In
don, without adding England" are frequently sent
to London, Canada, and rersa, thereby eausing
Burlington, y. $. Nova Scotial often 20 to Burlin-
ton, New York account Of the resemblance between
and when carelessly written
3-Always write the address with ink. and not with
pencil OF any kind, pencil marks often become
erased and the address rendered illegible-
of thin paper especially where mors than one sheet OF
paper or any other article than paper, Is enclosed
mail bags carried horseback such envelopes
frequently split OPEN giving OF complaint against
officials who are entirely innocent In the matter
through the mall except either by the means OF a
money-order or In registered letter.
e-Postlge stamps should be placed the upper
rghhand corner Of the address side of the mail matter
The emitting Of postage stamps in two or more
stamp on 1t will be forwarded.
s-Pos;age stamps regarded cash, and the sale
OF them on credit Is strictly prohibited.
o Anything in addition to an address written OF
them unmailablc.
I0-To insure a domestic letter being forwarded in
the mails, 1t must have not less than two cents in
postage stamps affixed II less than the fun postage
has been paid double the amount due must be paid by
the party receiving it.
ia subscriber to newspaper or periodical who
changes his resident and post-ofice should at once
cation sent to his new address.
I2-Pnblishers and news agents mailing printed
matter in quantities will facilitate its distribution and
often hasten its dispatch by asserting such by
States and Territories and the larger cities II foreign
or by Island, If domestic
Is-An Inquiries, whether from postmasters or the
public, relative to lost missing mail matter OF every
description, both foreign and domestic ordinary and
registcTed should be addressed to the General Post
Office, Honolulu, and losses or Irregularities should be
ence.
Ii-Send all letters, newspapers. and small parcels
to the postohice. As rule they will go safer and
reach their destination more quickly in the mails than
when sent in any other way Most Of the complaints
about the nonrecept OF letters are raccable TO their
being sent by chance conveyance outside the mails.
Io-Domestic postal cards, costing one cent each.
postal cards, mailabe to the United States Canada
and Mexico; and three-cent postal cards, mailabe to
any country in the postal union.
16-Donbe postal cards, called return postal cards
intended Tor an immediate reply to correspondent
will be prepared the cost being cents-1 cent
for the inquiry card, and cent for the return card
G-Letters and papers addressed to persons residing
in Honolulu should have the street and number, or
some other designated place of delivery, it is the
purpose of the Department to establish ettcr-caTrers
IN Honolulu as soon as practicable.
1S.The Issue Of money-oIders credit is strictly
prohibited and no money will be received by post
master in payment for money orders issued except
that which IS legal tender or bank checks orders and
certificates of deposit.
19-Letter boxes will be prepared as practi-
cable, in all the postoices in the Kingdom and all
persons who are In regular receipt of letters and new
papers will find il greatly their convenience to have
boxes.
2O-A letter deposited in the mail can be recalled
only by the writer, and then only giving written
receipt for the same. After letter leaves the Office
where deposited becomes the property of the person
TO whom IT fs addressed or his legal