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96 POSTAL DIRECTORY.
Money Orders do not require a receipt stamp.
Although .it the end of twelve months from that in which it was issued, a
Money Order, if still unpaid, becomes legally void, nevertheless, when a good
reason can be given for the delay in presenting it, an application fur payment,
suliject to a certain deduction, is ejitertained.
No application can be entertained for coinijensation for allegeil injury from
the non-payment of a Money Order at the expected time.
After once paying a Moiiej' Order, by whomsoever presented, the Office is
not liable to any fuither claim.
Postal Orders.
Postal Orders for certain fixed sums from Is. up to £1 are now issued at
all Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom, at the British Post Oifice
at Constantinople, and in Malta, l Gibraltar, India, Straits Settlements,
Hong Kong, and Newfoundland. Such Postal Orders are paid at all Money
Order Offices in the United Kingdom, and at the British Post Office, Con-
stantinople. Payment is also made in Malta and Gibraltar provided the
Orders were issued in the United Kingdom or at the British Post Office,
Constantinople.
The following are the amounts for which Po.stal Orders are issued, to-
gether with the Poundage payable in respect of each Order :—
Amount of Order. Poundage. Amount of Order. Poundage.
Is. Od id. 4s. "
Is. 6d id. 5s.
2s. Od id. 7s.
2s. 6d Id. 10s.
3s. Od Id. 10s.
3s. 6d Id. 15s.
4s. Od Id. 20s.
Broken aniounts may be made \ip by the use of postage stamps, not exceed-
ing five];ience in value, affixed to the face of ;uij' 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 auioinit 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 jjayuient 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 l)as not been ;Jready done.
J]very person to whom a Postal Order is issued shovild keep a record of the
number, date, and name of office of issue, to facilitate enquiry if the Order
should be lost.
(5d
Id.
Od
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Id.
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6d
Id.
Id.
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POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS.
These banks are esLablished under the provisions of the Act 24 Vict., cap. 14,
intituled, " An Act to grant additional facilities for depositing small Savings at
interest, icith the Securiti/ of the Government for the due Repayment thereof." and
are open daily during the hours appointed for money order business fur the
receipt of deposits of one shilling, or any number of shillings, subject, of
course, to the limitations of amount jirescribed in the Acts previously in force
for Savings Banks.
Deposits are received of any sums not less than a shilling or more than .i50 in
one year, and when the deposit reaches £1, interest at the rate of lid. a year
on each pound deposited is given.
Limit of dei)osits, £200, inchisive of interest, except dcp(jsits for Chari-
table Societies, the limit being £100 in one year, or £300 in all.
PURCHASE OF GOVERNMENT STOCKS.
Any depositor in the Post-Oflice Savings Bank may invest any sum
up to £200 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 £2.'), 9d.; exceeding £25 and not exceeding ,t50, Is. 'Ad. ; ex(!eeding£50 and