New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 152

Page 3797

✨ Money-order Regulations



Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3797

and prescribing the conditions subject to which money-orders may be issued: And whereas it is expedient to amend such rates of charges and conditions in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the rates of charges fixed and conditions prescribed under the heading “Commission chargeable on Money-orders” by the above-mentioned Order in Council, and in lieu thereof doth hereby fix the rates of charges and prescribe the condition set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth direct that this Order in Council shall be read as part of the Order in Council first herein mentioned, and shall have effect on and from the date of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

COMMISSION CHARGEABLE ON MONEY-ORDERS.

Commission chargeable on Money-orders issued for payment within New Zealand:—

ORDINARY ORDERS.

  1. For each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d. The maximum amount for which a single order may be issued for payment in New Zealand is £40.

DOMESTIC ORDERS.

  1. The maximum amount for which a Domestic Order may be issued is £5. The charge for commission, which includes delivery fee, is 4d. for £5 or any portion thereof. Domestic money-orders may be obtained at any Money-order office in New Zealand for payment within the Dominion at the home or place of business of persons residing at places where a regular delivery is made by postman.

TELEGRAPH ORDERS.

  1. For each £5 or fraction of £5, 3d., together with a telegraph fee of 1s. for each order. The maximum amount for which a single Telegraph Order may be issued is £40. Money-order Telegrams may be sent as urgent upon payment of a telegraph fee of 2s. for each order in addition to the ordinary commission. Such telegrams will rate as Urgent Ordinary Telegrams and be sent in the order of their receipt with other telegrams of the like code.

  2. The remitter of a Money-order Telegram may have a private communication for the payee added to the official telegram of advice on paying for the additional words at the following rates: Ordinary, ½d. per word; urgent, 1d. per word, with no minimum charge.

  3. Commissions chargeable on Money-orders issued for payment within and beyond New Zealand:—

By Post.

For Money-orders payable in

For Sums New Zealand (including Aitutaki, Atiu, Mangaia, Niue, Penrhyn, and Rarotonga). Australian States, Ellice Islands, Fiji, New Guinea (British administration), Gilbert Islands, Papua (British administration), Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga. United Kingdom (and Foreign Countries through London), Austria, Cape of Good Hope (including Rhodesia), Ceylon (and Egypt), Federated Malay States, France, Germany, Hong Kong (Chinese agencies, Japan, Formosa, Pescadores Islands and Corea), India, Natal (and Zululand), Norway, Orange Free State, Straits Settlements, Transvaal (including Mozambique). United States of America (including Hawaii and Territory of Porto Rico); Canada.
Not exceeding £1 s. d. 0 3 s. d. 0 6 s. d. 0 3 £ s. d. 0 6 8
From £1 to £2 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 13 4
„ £2 to £3 0 3 1 0 0 9 1 0 0
„ £3 to £4 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 6 8
„ £4 to £5 0 3 1 0 1 3 1 13 4
„ £5 to £6 0 6 1 6 1 6 2 0 0
„ £6 to £7 0 6 1 6 1 9 2 6 8
„ £7 to £8 0 6 2 0 2 0 2 13 4
„ £8 to £9 0 6 2 0 2 3 3 0 0
„ £9 to £10 0 6 2 0 2 6 3 6 8
„ £10 to £11 0 9 2 6 2 9 3 13 4
„ £11 to £12 0 9 2 6 3 0 4 0 0
„ £12 to £13 0 9 3 0 3 3 4 6 8
„ £13 to £14 0 9 3 0 3 6 4 13 4
„ £14 to £15 0 9 3 0 3 9 5 0 0
„ £15 to £16 1 0 3 6 4 0 5 6 8
„ £16 to £17 1 0 3 6 4 3 5 13 4
„ £17 to £18 1 0 4 0 4 6 6 0 0
„ £18 to £19 1 0 4 0 4 9 6 6 8
„ £19 to £20 1 0 4 0 5 0 6 13 4
„ £20 to £21 1 3 4 6 5 3
„ £21 to £22 1 3 4 6 5 6
„ £22 to £23 1 3 5 0 5 9
„ £23 to £24 1 3 5 0 6 0
„ £24 to £25 1 3 5 0 6 3
„ £25 to £26 1 6 5 6 6 6
„ £26 to £27 1 6 5 6 6 9
„ £27 to £28 1 6 6 0 7 0
„ £28 to £29 1 6 6 0 7 3
„ £29 to £30 1 6 6 0 7 6
„ £30 to £31 1 9 6 6 7 9
„ £31 to £32 1 9 6 6 8 0
„ £32 to £33 1 9 7 0 8 3
„ £33 to £34 1 9 7 0 8 6
„ £34 to £35 1 9 7 0 8 9
„ £35 to £36 2 0 7 6 9 0
„ £36 to £37 2 0 7 6 9 3
„ £37 to £38 2 0 8 0 9 6
„ £38 to £39 2 0 8 0 9 9
„ £39 to £40 2 0 8 0 10 0
  • Service suspended.


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20 December 1919
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