Dec. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3613

23

Orders on the United States of America and Canada.

18. The full postal addresses of both payees and remitters must be furnished by the remitters of orders issued for payment in the United States of America (including Hawaii) or Canada for entry in the relative advices.

Telegraph Orders.

19. Money-orders for transmission by telegraph can be issued and made payable at Money-order Offices within New Zealand where there are Telegraph Offices, and similarly in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia through Perth.

Payment of Money-orders.

20. (a.) When a money-order is presented for payment (otherwise than through a bank) the Postmaster has first to see that the signature of the payee (which must be written in ink) is in agreement with the name given in the advice. The Postmaster has then to request the applicant to furnish the name of the remitter, and, if the reply is correct, pay the order, unless he has good reason for believing that the applicant is neither the rightful claimant nor sent by him.

(b.) When an order is presented through a bank, crossed by stamp or in writing with the name of the bank by a person known to be in its employment, payment will be made without the signature of the person named in the advice as the payee.

Advice of Payment.

21. (a.) The remitter of a money-order issued in New Zealand on any Money-order Office within New Zealand, the Australian Commonwealth, United Kingdom, Natal, and Transvaal may, if he so desire, obtain an official advice that the order has been paid.

(b.) Application must be made to the office of issue, either at the time of issue of the order or subsequently, and for the service a fee of 2½d. must be paid.

(c.) Should advice of payment of an inland money-order telegram be required the remitter must pay the cost of including the words “advise payment” and his address in the telegram of advice, in addition to the fee of 2½d.

Payment cannot be demanded on Day of Issue.

22. Payment of a money-order not issued for transmission by telegraph cannot under any circumstances be made on the day of issue.

Payment can be stopped by Remitter.

23. The remitter of an order has full control over the money until payment has been made by the Department, and can therefore stop payment, obtain repayment, or alter name of payee.

No Liability after Payment.

24. After once paying a money-order, by whomsoever presented, the Department is not liable to any further claim.

Void Orders.

25. If payment of an order, whether issued in New Zealand or abroad, is not obtained before the end of the twelfth calendar month after that in which it was issued (for instance, if issued in January, and not paid before the end of next January) payment can only be made under special authority granted by the chief office of the country of payment.

Money-orders Lost, &c.

26. (a.) Application for the issue of a duplicate order, for stoppage of payment, or transfer from one office to another must be made to the chief office of the country in which the order is payable.

(b.) Application for repayment, alteration of name, or correction of error in name of payee or remitter must be made to the post-office of the country in which the order was issued. All such applications should be made on the prescribed forms, which can be obtained at any Money-order Office.

(c.) In the case of applications for duplicate orders or alteration of the name of payee or remitter, they must be accompanied by an additional inland commission in postage-stamps.

(d.) Repayment or transfer, whether of an original or duplicate order, will not be authorised until it has been ascertained that payment has been stopped at the office on which the order was originally drawn.