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POSTAL DIRECTORY.
The commission on Inland Money Orders is :-
85
For sums under 10s., -
2d
For
sums of £6 and under £7,
8d
,, of 10s and under £2,
3d
)> >) £7 5, ,, £8,
9d
„ £2 „ „ £3,
4d
„ £8 „ „ £9,
lOd
„ £3 „ „ £4,
5d
„ £9 „ „ £10,
lid
„ £4 „ „ £5,
6d
,,£10 -
Is
„ £5 „ „ £6,
7d
No order may contain a fractional part of a penny.
The ai^plicant must furnish, in fuU, the surname and at least the initial of
one Christian name, both of the remitter and the payee, together with the
remitter's address. In the case of Foreign Orders the full address of the payee
must be given ; and if the Order be payable to a native in British India, the
Tribe or Caste, and the Father's name must also be furnished.
Exceptions. — 1st. The remitter of an Inland Order may direct at the time
of issue, that the Order be crossed like a cheque thus, & Co., and thus be
payable only through a Bank. In that case he may give or withhold the
name of the payee. The designation of the Bank need not be furnished.
2d. If the remitter or payee be a peer or a bishop, his ordinary title is suffi-
cient.
3d. The usual designation of a firm is sufficient, exce]3t when a company
trades under a title which does not consist of the names of the persons
composmg it, as the "Carron Comjjany," but even a designation of this
natui-e may be accepted provided the Order be crossed for presentation
through a Bank.
The holder of an Inland Money Order may direct, by crossing it, that the
order be paid tlirough a Bank, even though its payment was not originally so
restricted.
Money Orders are issued in the United Kingdom on the following Foreign
countries, British possessions, Agencies, and Colonies, at the rates of commis-
sion shown below : —
Foreign Countries. — Belgium, Denmark, Danish West Indies, Dutch East Indian
Possessions, Egypt, France, German Empire, Holland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Norway,
Portugal, Sweden, Svidtzerland, United States. British Agencies. — Gibraltar, Malta,
Constantinople, Smyrna, Panama. British Possessions and Colonies. — Aden, Belize,
British Columbia, British Guiana, Cajje of Good Hope, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus,
Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gold Coast, Heligoland, Hong- Kong (with an agency at
Shanghai), India (including agencies at Bagdad, Bandor Abas, Bushire Busrah, Guadur,
Jask, Linga, Muscat, and Zanzibar), Lagos, Mauritius, Natal, New Bnanswick, New-
foundland, New South Wales, New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island,
Queensland, St. Helena, Seychelle Islands, Sierra Leone, South Australia, Straits
Settlements, Tasmania, Victoria, West Indies, Western Australia. For sums not
exceedmg £2— 6d ; £5— Is ; £7— Is 6d ; £10— 2a.
Postal Orders.
Postal Orders, for certain fixed sums from Is up to £1, are issued to the
public at all Post Offices in the United Kingdom at which Money Order
business is transacted.
The following are the amounts for which Postal Orders are issued, together
•with the Poundage payable in respect of each Order :-
Amount of Order.
Poundage.
Amount of Order.
Poundage.
Is Od
4d
4s 6d
- Id
Is 6d
id
5s Od
- Id
2s Od
Id
7s 6d
- Id
2s 6d
Id
lOs Od
- Id
3s Od
Id
10s 6d
- Id
3s 6d
Id
15s Od
- Ud
4s Od
Id
20s Od
- l|d
Broken amounts, biit not fractions of a penny, may be made up by the use of