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POSTAL DIRECTORY. 71
entered by the Postmaster, or other person receiving it, in a book, which
book is to be kept by the Depositor, and the Postmaster or other person re-
ceiving the deposit should affix his signature and the stamp of his office to
each entry. Depositors should carefully examine their books before leaving
the offices at which they make their deposits, and ascertain that they have
obtained correct receipts for the sums deposited by them.
In addition to the receipts which the Depositors will thus obtain in their
deposit books, they will receive for each deposit an acknowledgment by post
from the Savings Bank Department in London. This acknowledgment should
reach the Depositor within three days from the day on which he makes his
deposit, if the deposit be made in England or "Wales. If the deposit be made
in Ireland or Scotland, the acknowledgment should reach the Depositor
within five days. The acknowledgment should be quite free from erasure,
and should state the exact amount of the deposit, and the day on which the
deposit was made. If the acknowledgment does not reach the Depositor in
proper time, or if, when it reaches him, it shows any signs of erasure, or does
not agree with the entry in the Depositor's book, the Depositor should
immediately apply to the Postmaster-General by letter, and should renew his
application again and again until he obtains a satisfactory reply.
C. Once in each year, on the anniversary of the day on which the first
deposit was made by him, the Depositor should forward his deposit-book to
the Controller of the Post Office Savings Bank Department in London, in
order that it may be compared with the books of that department, and in
order that the interest due to the previous 31st December may be inserted in it.
D. When a Depositor wishes to withdraw the whole or any part t of the
sum due to him, he must make application for the same to the Postmaster-
General, on a printed form called a Notice of Withdrawal, which he can obtain
at any Post Office Savings Bank. "When he has properly filled up this form,
he must fold it and secure it, and forward it by post as if it were an ordinary
letter. In return for it he will receive, probably by return of post, a warrant
for the amount required by him, payable at the Post Office Bank named by
him in the notice of withdrawal.
E. A Depositor in any Post Office Savings Bank may add to his deposits
at that or any other Post Office Savings Bank, and may withdraw the whole,
or any part of them, from that or any other Post Office Savings Bank, with-
out change of deposit-book. For instance, if he makes his first deposit at the
Post Office Bank at Aberdeen, he may make further deposits at, or withdraw
his money from, the Post Office Bank at Aberdeen, or Leeds, Manchester, Bir-
mingham, Edinburgh, Dublin,or any other place which may be convenient to' him.
P. No charge will be made to Depositors for the books first supplied to
them, or for the renewal of those books ; but if any depositor shall lose his
book, and shall desire a new book, he must make application to the Post-
master-General for the same, and must enclose in his application postage
stamps to the value of Is., to pay for the new book. If a Depositor loses his
book, he should immediately give notice of the loss to the Postmaster-General.
G. No charge for postage will be made on the Depositor for any letter
passing between him and the Savings Bank Department with regard to his
deposits, or with regard to the withdrawal of the same, or for the transmis-
sion of his deposit-book between him and the Savings Bank Department.
H. The Postmasters and other officers of the Postmaster-General em-
ployed in the receipt or payment of deposits, are strictly forbidden to disclose
the name of any Depositor, or the amount of his deposits, except to the Post-
master-General, or to such of his officers as are appointed to assist in carrying
on the business of the Post Office Banks.
I. A full statement of the regulations of the Post Office Banks may be
seen in the " British Postal Guide," and at any Post Office Bank, where also
information may be obtained with regard to the rules affecting —
(A.) The deposits made by Trustees on behalf of another person.
(B.) The deposits of Minors.
(C.j The deposits of Married "Women.
(D.) The deposits of Friendly or Charitable or Provident Societies or
Penny Banks.
(E. ) The repayment of the deposits of deceased Depositors to their repre-
sentatives.
(F.) The repayment of the deposits of Depositors who have become in-
sane, or who are, from other causes, unable to act for themselves.