✨ Mail Service Bond Procedures
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29
signature by touching the pen while a cross or mark
is made between the Christian name and the surname,
thus—
his
“JOHN THOMAS x SMITH.” [Seal.]
mark.
(11.) A firm must not sign as such, thus, “Smith and
Jones,” but each partner should sign his own name
separately.
(12.) When a contractor executes by attorney, the power of
attorney must be produced to show that it gives such
an authority, and a duly verified copy of it or an
extract should be obtained and attached to the bond,
with a statutory declaration that the power of attorney
is still in force. In case of doubt, a reference should
be made to the Inspector of Post-offices before execu-
tion is allowed.
(13.) An attorney signs the name of his principal thus:—
“John Thomas Smith,
“By his Attorney,
“CHARLES ROBINSON.”
(14.) If the person signing be blind, or cannot read, the bond,
and indeed the entire contract, should be read over to
him, and, if necessary, explained. The fact that this
has been done is noticed in the attestation clause, as
mentioned hereafter.
(15.) When a company executes, the seal is affixed by two or
more directors.
(16.) What has been said above as to the execution of the bond
by the contractors also applies to the sureties. The
formalities to be observed are the same in each case.
(17.) Attestation is the formal record of a witness that an
instrument has been signed in his presence. The form
is shown in the bond in use, and all that has to be
done is to fill in the full name of the person who has
signed, and for the witness to sign his own name (add-
ing his occupation and residence), as shown in the
following example.
(18.) It is assumed John Thomas Smith and William Jones
have signed before one witness, so the attestation would
run :—
“Signed by the above-named John Thomas Smith and
William Jones in the presence of—
“FRANK FISHER,
“Grocer,
“Manners Street, Wellington.”
If William Jones were blind, or unable to read,
then the attestation would be—
“Signed by the above-named William Jones, by setting
his mark hereto, after the above bond was read
over and explained to him, he being blind [or un-
able to read, as the case may be], in the presence
of”—
[Witness to sign as before.]
(19.) If the bond is executed by attorney, the fact is noticed
in the attestation by adding, after the name of the
principal, the words “by his attorney” (stating his
full name). In other respects the attestation would
be like the first example.
(20.) There may be several witnesses to a signature, in which
case each witness signs as shown in the example; but,
of course, one form of attestation is sufficient.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1913, No 29
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NZ Gazette 1913, No 29
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Preparation of Bonds for Mail Services
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMail-services, Bonds, Subsidies, Post Office Procedures, Contractors, Sureties, Attestation, Witnesses
- John Thomas Smith, Example contractor signing bond
- William Jones, Example contractor signing bond
- Charles Robinson, Example attorney signing bond
- Frank Fisher, Example witness attesting bond