✨ Postal Service Regulations
JUNE 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1705
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(d.) All vouchers for repayment of loans are to be sent to the Accountant in registered letters.
(e.) Fines inflicted upon mail contractors are to be paid to Public Account, and the bank-receipts therefor forwarded to the Accountant with a covering memo. in each case.
CREDITS.
- Credit will not be allowed for any payment unless a receipt or discharge therefor is furnished.
The method of dealing with the various classes of payments which a Postmaster may make is as follows:—
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Postage refunded and written off.—Under this head is shown the refunds of postage charged in excess, the value of stamps spoiled, or of those the value of which for any reason it may be necessary to write off. In the case of refunds a receipt must be obtained from the person to whom payment is made. The authority to write off stamps spoiled, cancelled, or recalled must be quoted on the Cash Account in which credit is taken. If the amount is large, the stamps should be forwarded under registered cover to the Accountant, General Post Office.
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Chief Postmasters may authorise the refund of small amounts of postage improperly charged, and should do so in ordinary circumstances. The covers of letters or packages must accompany the Cash Account in which credit is taken, together with an explanatory memorandum.
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Postal Notes paid, and stamps affixed thereto, must be taken credit for by Postmasters as remittances to their Chief Offices, as provided for on Form Acct. 7, and by Chief Postmasters under the headings given in the Daily Cash Account (Form Acct. 133). For detailed instructions see Postal Note Instructions.
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Postal Notes written off must be treated by Postmasters as remittances to their Chief Postmasters; shown by Chief Postmasters in the Daily Cash Account (Form Acct. 133) under the above heading; and forwarded by them in support of the entry therein. The amount written off must include the value of the commission in addition to the face value of the note.
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British Postal Orders paid and Stamps affixed thereto.—These must be taken credit for in the Post Office Account by Sub-Postmasters as remittances to their respective Chief Postmasters, and by Chief Postmasters under the headings of “British Postal Orders paid” and “Stamps on British Postal Orders paid.” (See British Postal Order Instructions.)
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NZ Gazette 1906, No 47
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Fines and Loan Repayments from Fine Account
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsFines, Loan Repayments, Fine Account, Vouchers, Chief Postmaster, Officer in Charge, Accountant, Form Acct. 239
🚂 Postal Service Payment and Credit Regulations
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPostage Refunds, Postal Notes, British Postal Orders, Credits, Vouchers, Stamps, Cash Account