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POSTAL DIRECTORY. 75
No application can be entertained for compensation for alleged injury from
the non-payment of a Money Order at the expected time.
After once paying a Money Order, by whomsoever presented, the Office is
not liable to any further claim.
Postal Orders.
Postal Orders, for certain fixed sums from Is. up to £1, are now issued and
paid at all Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom, and at Malta and
Gibraltar.
The following are the amounts for which Postal Orders are issued, to-
gether with the Poundage payable in respect of each Order :—
Amount of Order. Poundage. I Amount of Order. Poundage.
Is. Od hd. 4s. 6d Id.
Is. 6d Jd. 5s. Od Id.
2s. Od Id. 7s. 6d Id.
2s. 6d Id. 10s. Od. Id.
3s. Od Id. 10s. 6d Id.
3s. 6d Id. 15s. Od. l£d.
4s. Od Id. 20s. Od l|d.
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 forco
for Savings Banks.
GOVERNMENT INSURANCES AND ANNUITIES.
The Postmastei'-General is empowered, under the Act 45 and 46 Vict., cap.
51, to insure the lives of persons of either sex for any amount not less than
£5 or more than £100. An insurance 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. The Postmaster-General is also
empowered, under the same Act, to grant Immediate or Deferred Annuities
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 Postmaster-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, 2-0 a.m. I 6th, 3-30 p.m.
2nd, 9-15 a.m. I 7th, 6"15 p.m.
3rd, 11 'd a.m. 8th, 90 p.m.
4th 12-15 p.m. | Sunday, - - - 2'0 a.m. only
5th, 1-45 p.m. |