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e.t the" deferred" rate (1/2) per word. Every word in the telegrllul has to be paid for;
in the oa.se of a "deferred" telegram, the instruction " L.C.O." is chArged as one word,.
and the word "Postmaster'' has also to be sent i.n every case &nd must be paid for.
Ftuther details may be had from the Chief M .0. Office, Kings~n, or from Pllol'oohia}.
Treasuries.
POSTAL ORDERS.
J.mou,nl8 of p~tu'nd-I(Je.-Postal Orders are .sold and uMhed at all P<lst Offices in Jamaica,
and in the countries marked with au asterisk (*) above. These orders are printed on a
paper beariog an "all-over' wat.ermark consil!tiuq or tlte Royal Cipher-a crOI\'11 ,.otl
t.be letters G. \' R., and they meaaure sli~htJy less than 7 in. in length.
The commissions charged on orders issued are as follows:-
A.t 6d., ls., la. 6d., 2s., 2s. lkl. ld.
At &., 3s. 6d., 4s. Od., 5s. 1}d.
M~M M
At 8a., 10s. 2~d.
At 20s. 4~d.
P(l8tm;e SI!I.trlp8 Affixed 1(1 Postal Orde1s.-1'he sender of a postal order, whether made
p11oyable in the Uuited Ki~dow or elsewhere (ex.cept.ing Canada), me.y iucreaae its
vlllue by e.n amount not e.xoeeding 5d. by a.fl.i>:.ing postage ste.mps not exceeding twt>
in number to the fac:e of the order. No credJt will be given for stamps which are in
excess of two or which are affised elS6where than in the spaoes provided. Odd h.alf.
pence ~vlll nol be paid. Stalllps per(Qrated with initio.ls or ,marlcJ, or embo6sed or
impressed stamps cut out or envelop<::~, post cards, &c., cannot be accepted for this
purpose.
P&riod dm•ino which Orders are payalll,.-lf an order be not paid wiLhin three wonbhs
from the laat day of the month of il!l.u~:, ~< corwnission ec.tual to the original poundaga
will be obarged. The commission thU!I pu.id mu~t be alfuced in postage sts.m,PS to the
back o[ the order. Postal orders which are not presented for payment within six months
from the last day of the month of issue are not paid until reference has been made to
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London.
F'illino in oj Order.-The rrurohaser or a posto.l order must, before parting with it, fill
in the narne of the person to wb(lm the atnount ia to be paid, and is recommended to fill iu
the name of the office of payment as a precaution in caae the order should be lost or stolen.
l£ the purchaser does not bow which Post Office is most convenient to the payee, he
should insert the name of the to1vn, village or district where the payee resides. The-
order will then be paid at any Post 0£Goe in the place named.
Co-t4'111.er}oi~.-Every person to whom a postal order is issued should tear off and retain
t.he oounteri'oil. Its production will facilitate iuq,uiry if the order should be lost.
Mi8Cllrri~ge (lr loss.-The Postmaster caw1ot undertake to consider e.ny applicat.ion
respecting a postal order which has miscarried, or which has been lost or destroyed,
unless the cow•terfoil be produced, and unless proof be given to his satisfaction that~ the-
name of the payee was inserted in the order before the h()lder parted with it,
After a Postal Order has once been paid, to whomsoever it is paid, the Postmaster
will not be liable to any further claim.
Pavmern J.o the potblic.-Before a postal order i.s paid the name of the payee e.nd the-
name of the offiue of payment. must have been tilled in and the order must be properly
receipted.
Paytn.&nl thro~gh Bankers.-Il a postnt order be crossed, payment will only be made-
through a bank; and if the name of a bank be added, payment will only be mad<> through that
bank.
Rcpayrrumt to sender.-The sender of a postal order can obtain repayment or the amount
(but not the poundage) on presenting the order e.nd the counU:rfoil at the issuing Office.
If the otde.r hns been crossed for payment turuugb a bank the sender must first OAntet
the crossing by writing across the face of the order the words ' Please pay cash" and
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adding his initials.
Erwmrea, alterllliO?u, &c.-If any era.aure or alteration is made, or if the order is cut,
defaced or mutilated, payment may be refused.
Post41 Order8 not n8gotiable.-Postal orders do not, like Bu.ok or England notes represent
value in themselves. If an order is lost or stolen no person into whose hands it may
rau, thro~h hi.msetf innocent, is entitled to receive the amount of the order. The-
rightful owner is alone entitled to caah the order.