New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 65

Page 2691

✨ Money Order Regulations



Aug. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2691

(b.) If the payee is unable to write he must sign the receipt by making his mark, to be witnessed in writing, as, for example,—

Joseph Allen,
×
his mark.

Witness—John Fuller,
High Street, Dunedin.

The witness, who must be known to the Postmaster, must write his name and address, adding the word “Witness.” It is desirable (though not imperative) that he be not connected with the office, but it is not necessary that he should be personally acquainted with the payee. In no case may the officer who pays the order act as a witness.

(c.) Before payment, the applicant must be required to correctly state the name of the remitter.

(d.) Money-orders presented by a person other than the payee named in the advice must be accompanied by written evidence of assignment. The following form of authority should be signed by the payee :—

I hereby authorize —— to receive payment on my behalf of the amount of money-order No. ——, issued at ——.
Signature of payee : ——.
Specimen signature of agent : ——

Payment will then be made to the person so authorized, whose receipt must be obtained in the space provided for that of the payee on the face of the money-order. The assignment may be indorsed on the order, or may be written upon a separate paper.

(e.) Should payment be refused on the ground that the applicant is neither the rightful claimant nor his agent, or on account of any irregularity affecting the validity of the order, the case must be immediately reported to the Chief Postmaster for instructions.

(f.) It occasionally happens that a money-order is drawn in favour of a woman by the irregular use of her husband’s initials. In such a case it will be sufficient if the paying officer, having satisfied himself that the money is payable to the wife, obtains her signature and adds the following certificate : “Payable to Mrs. [Here insert husband’s initials], whose Christian name is [Here insert wife’s name].”

  1. Money-orders, the amounts of which are lodged at the Bank of New Zealand for credit of the Public Account, or the account of any Government Department, may, upon presentation by the bank, be paid on demand, whether the relative advices have been received or not. The orders must, however, be marked by the bank as credited to Public Account, or Government Department Account (naming it), and paying officers must be careful to place a docket among the advices of unpaid orders, noting that payment of such orders has been made without advice. Upon the receipt of the advice of any order so paid, it must be at once forwarded to the Controller, stating date of payment.

  2. In any case in which a money-order is drawn in favour of a person described by his official title only, or in favour of a club, society, limited or unlimited liability company, whether trading under the names of the persons comprising it or not, payment may be made on the signature of the secretary, manager, or other recognized legal agent thereof, provided that his official designation be written after his name. The usual signature of a firm, such as “Wilson and Richardson,” may also be accepted provided that it is written by one of the



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🚂 Signature Requirements for Money-Order Acquittance (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Money orders, Signature, Acquittance, Payee verification, Witness, Assignment
  • Joseph Allen, Example payee unable to write
  • John Fuller, Witness to payee's mark