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master with whom the tender is to be lodged, and
made payable to him at the same office as it is
issued at. The Postmaster at the issuing office
should explain as the reason for doing so that re-
payment will thereby be facilitated in the event of
the applicant being unsuccessful.
(3.) No commission charge will be made in respect of
orders so issued, or fee charged if repayment thereof
is subsequently desired.
The letters "O.P.S.O." must be written in the
"Commission" column as an explanation of the non-
charging for commission on such orders.
(4.) The orders returned to unsuccessful tenderers should
be superscribed by the Chief Postmaster as follows:
"Repayment to remitter authorised," and when they
are presented for payment they will, assuming the
advice thereof is in the possession of the Postmaster,
be paid to the remitter, whose receipt will be taken
in the usual manner.
- Deposits received with mail-service tenders may,
when remitted in any other form than by free money-order,
be converted into money-orders drawn in favour of the
tenderers, to whom they should be forwarded when the time
comes for returning the deposits. No commission will be
chargeable in respect of such orders, which are to be issued for
the exact sum of the deposit in each case, less exchange, if any,
on cheque, no limit of amount being imposed in respect thereof.
The letters "O.P.S.O." must be written in the Commission
column as an explanation of the omission of a commission
charge.
PREPARATION OF BONDS.
- The following are the regulations to be observed in
the preparation of mail-contract bonds:
I. Contract Bond.
(1.) Qualification of Contractors.—Any individual of full
age, even a married woman, may ordinarily enter into
a contract.
(2.) A company can only contract within the scope of its
business. For instance: a company formed to carry
on business at sea only could not contract to carry
mails by land. When, therefore, a company offers
to contract, it will be necessary to examine its memo-
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