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POSTAL DIRECTORY. 77
Broken amounts may be made up by the use of postage stamps, not exceed-
ing fivepence in value, affixed to the face of any one Postal Order.
The person to whom a Postal Order is issued must, before parting with
it, fill in the name of the person to whom the amount is to be paid, and may
fill in the name of the Money Order Office at which the amount is to be paid.
The person so named must, before payment can be made, sign the receipt at
the foot of the Order, and must also fill in the name of the Money Order
Office, if that has not been already done.
POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS.
These banks are established under the provisions of the Act 24 Vict., cap. 14,
intituled, "An Act to grant additional facilities for depositing small Savings at
interest, with the Security of the Government for the due Repayment thereof," and
are open daily during the hours appointed for money order business for the
receipt of deposits of one shilling, or any number of shillings, subject, of
course, to the limitations of amount prescribed in the Acts previously in force
for Savings Banks.
Deposits are received of any sums not less than a shilling or more than £30 in
one year, and when the Deposit reaches £1, interest at the rate of 6d. a year
on each pound deposited is given.
Limit of Deposits, £150, exclusive of interest, except Deposits for Chari-
table Societies, the limit being £100 in one year, or £300 in all.
PURCHASE OF GOVERNMENT STOCKS.
Any Depositor in the Post-Office Savings Bank may invest any sum
up to £100 in Government Stocks at the current price of the day, and
may sell at the same. The commission for buying or selling is, not exceed-
ing £25, 9d. ; exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50, Is. 3d. ; exceeding £50 and
not exceeding £75, Is. 9d. ; and exceeding £75 and not exceeding £100, 2s. 3d.
The amount of Government Stocks which any one person can buy in a year
must not exceed £100, and the whole amount which he can hold in such
Stocks must not exceed £300.
GOVERNMENT INSURANCES AND ANNUITIES.
Life insurance for any amount not less than £5 or more than £100 may be
effected by any person not over the age of 65 years and not under the age of
14 years ; or, if the amount does not exceed £5, not under the age of 8 years.
Immediate or Deferred Annuities are granted for any amount not less than
£1 or more than £100 to any person not under the age of 5 years. The
persons whose lives are insured, or to whom Annuities are granted by the Post-
master-General, have direct Government security for the payment of the
money at the proper time.
Forms of proposal for the insurance of lives and the purchase of Annuities,
and information as to filling them up, may be obtained at any Post Office.
Pillar and Wall Letter Boxes.
COLLECTIONS.
1st, .
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2*0 A.M.
2nd, •
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- 9*15 A.M.
3rd, .
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- 11-0 A.M.
4th -
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- 12-15 p.m.
6th, 3-30 p.m.
7th, 6-15 p.m.
8th, 90 p.m.
Sunday, - - ■ 2'0am, only