2678
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

ceived, the duplicate must be prepared by the Postmaster. The original requisitions must be forwarded to the Chief Office at the close of the period in support of the entries in the Statement of Money-orders Issued, and the duplicate copies are to be filed at the issuing office in place of the original requisitions.

(b.) The duplicate requisition must be carefully compared with the original by the officer issuing the money-order, and any doubtful words or illegible figures must be verified and clearly rewritten.

Particulars to be furnished by applicants.
13. The applicant for a money-order, or a money-order telegram intended for payment directly to the payee in New Zealand, for a domestic money-order, for an intercolonial money-order telegram, or for a money-order payable abroad, must furnish the surname and at least the initial of one Christian or forename of both the remitter and the payee. The remitter’s full address must also be furnished to facilitate communication with him at any time respecting the order.

When an order should be crossed.
14. If a money-order or money-order telegram is intended for payment in New Zealand and the applicant—
(a.) Directs that it be “crossed”;
(b.) Furnishes only the surname of the payee;
(c.) Furnishes the forename, or initial of the forename, of the husband of the payee, prefixed by the title “Mrs.”;
(d.) Or in the case of a money-order, withholds the name of the payee,
the money-order or money-order telegram may be issued, but the issuing officer must cross the money-order thus:—

and Co.

in the manner in which cheques are usually crossed when they are to be paid through a bank account; and in the case of a money-order telegram write the word “crossed” in the space for instructions.

Prefixes to name of payee.
15. Prefixes, such as “Mrs.,” “Miss,” or “Capt.” may be used in granting a money-order, for the purpose of assisting in the identification of the payee, but the particulars set out in Rule 13 must be furnished in addition in all cases. When the prefix “Mrs.” appears in a requisition before either the name of the payee or the remitter, the Postmaster must ascertain whether the forename or initials following are those of the husband.

Printed lists of money-order offices supplied.
16. Lists of money-order offices in—
(1.) The United Kingdom;
(2.) New Zealand, Australia, Canada, South Africa, United States, &c.,
are supplied for use at every money-order office. The full designation of offices given in the lists must appear in the order and advice, and the latter must be addressed on the back in the fullest manner.

(a.) Care must be exercised to prevent the issue of orders payable at offices the names of which are printed in italics in the alphabetical list of money-order offices in the United Kingdom. Such offices are closed, and the names are included in the list only to indicate that fact.

(b.) All money-orders issued for payment in those countries for which lists of money-order offices are published must be drawn only on the offices named therein. In the case of orders for payment in countries for which there are no

Orders to be drawn on authorized offices, with certain exceptions.