✨ Old-age Pensions Regulations
June 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1785
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final payment is entered on the old certificate the latter must be surrendered, and the prescribed receipt given to the pensioner. This receipt must be presented by the pensioner when claiming the first instalment due under the new certificate. Payment of such instalment cannot, however, be made until the new certificate comes to hand. (See Rule 1021.)
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The surrendered certificates are to be sent in with the accounts to the Accountant, General Post Office.
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Upon receipt of instructions from the General Post Office to stop payment of an instalment of a pension, the advice must be held until the expiry of the month, and then entered on the Unclaimed List.
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Advices of instalments which have not been paid during the calendar month, as specified in Rule 1007, must be treated as unclaimed, and returned under cover of Form Acct. 329 to the Accountant, General Post Office, immediately after expiry of the payable period.
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Every instalment which falls due during any period whilst a pensioner is in prison, is an inmate of a lunatic asylum, or is out of the colony shall be deemed to be absolutely forfeited, and the advices of any such instalments must be returned to the Accountant, General Post Office.
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The Registrar will supply to Postmasters a “List of Pensions” payable at each office, such list to be open for inspection on payment of 1s. This fee must be affixed in stamps to the application form, the applicant to cancel the stamps with his signature. The applications must accompany the period’s accounts to the Chief Postmaster, who will forward them to the Accountant, General Post Office.
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When satisfied of the death of a pensioner, the Postmaster should send a report to that effect to the Accountant, General Post Office, together with any unpaid advices relating thereto. When officially advised, all advices relating thereto must be withdrawn from issue, and returned to the Accountant, General Post Office.
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In no case may payment of an instalment be made to any person after death of the pensioner without special authority.
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When the due date of payment falls on a Sunday or holiday, payment may not be made until the next business day.
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No instructions received from the Registrar or Deputy Registrars relative to old-age-pension matters may be complied with unless covered by an authority from the Accountant, General Post Office.
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When any case occurs which is not provided for in the foregoing instructions, the Postmaster must at once report the matter to his Chief Postmaster for instructions.
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When communicating with the Accountant, General Post
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Old-age Pensions Payment Procedures
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🏥 Health & Social WelfareOld-age pensions, Payment regulations, Agent payments, Warrants, Postmaster duties, Magistrate warrants, Stamp duty, Non-collection procedures
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Old-age Pensions Payment Procedures
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🏥 Health & Social WelfareOld-age pensions, Payment regulations, Surrendered certificates, Unclaimed list, Forfeited instalments, Postmaster reports, Registrar instructions
- Accountant, General Post Office
- Registrar
- Deputy Registrars
- Chief Postmaster