Post Office Money Order Regulations




Oct. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2559

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(d.) 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 Advices thereof are in the possession of the Postmaster, be paid to the remitter, whose receipt will be taken in the usual manner.

  1. Free Money Orders on the business of the Post and Telegraph Department may also be issued, but there must be special authority in each case for such issue. The letters “O.P.S.O.” must be written in the commission column of the Money Order Issued Statement as an explanation of the non-charge for commission on such Orders. The registered number (if available) of the paper containing the authority should also be given.

DESPATCH OF ADVICES.

  1. All Money Order Advices must be addressed on the back with the full designation of the Paying Office, taking care to add, in the case of Orders payable beyond the Colony, the name of the country in which the Paying Office is situated.

  2. The Postmaster must despatch the Advices of all Money Orders issued at his Office by first mail, as follows :—

(a.) Those payable in New Zealand must be forwarded direct to the Paying Postmasters.

(b.) Those payable beyond New Zealand must be forwarded by the Issuing Postmaster to his Chief Postmaster.

INSTRUCTIONS RELATIVE TO THE ISSUE OF ORDINARY MONEY ORDERS FOR PAYMENT BEYOND NEW ZEALAND.

  1. Every applicant for an ordinary Money Order payable beyond the Colony must furnish the following particulars on Form Acct. No. 70 :—

(a.) The amount of the Order required.

(b.) The name of the Office at which the Order is to be made payable.

(c.) The country in which the Paying Office is situated.

(d.) The surname and at least the initial of one Christian or forename of the payee.

(e.) The surname and at least the initial of one Christian or forename of the remitter.

(f.) The remitter’s address.

(g.) For Orders payable in the United States (including Hawaii), Canada, China, Corea, Egypt, Federated Malay States, Formosa, Germany, Hong Kong, India (including Aden,



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