Page 69 - Jamaica PO Guide 1936

66 POSTAL ORDERS.
at lbc "deferred" rnlc (1/2) per word. Every word in the telegram haa to be paid for;
in the caae of a "deferred" telegram, the instruction "L.C.O." ie charged ae one word,
aad the word "Postmo.\Ster" lms ulso to be sent in every case and musl bo paid for.
FurLhcr details may be had from lho Chief M.O. Office, Kingston.
POSTAL ORDERS.
Af!Wunts of poundage.- Post.d Orders nre sold nod cashed at nil Post Offices in Jamaica,
and in I be countries mnrkcd with un nsterisk (*) nbove, which include the greater
~ortion or lhe 13ritish Empire, except Austrnlin. These orders nrc printed on a
~npcr bearing :m "aii-O\'cr" wntermnrk consisting of the Royal Cipher- a crown and
the letters G. ,. R., nnd they mcnsurc slightly less tbnn 7 in. in length.
The ~otumissions charged on orders issued are SB followB:-
At 6d., la., Js. 6d., 2s., 2s. Gd. ld.
At 3e., 3s. 6d., 4s. 6d., 5s. I ~d.
At 7s. 6d. 2d.
At S.~., 10s. 2~d .
At 20s 1{c.i
Poa/agr ,<ftamps AOixcd to Postal Orders.-The sender of a poets! order, whether made
p!Ly:1ble in the United Kingdom or elsewhere (excepting Canada), may increase ite
vnluo by an amount not exceeding 5d. by affixing postage stamps not exceeding two
in number to the face of the ordet·. No credit will be given for ~tamps which are in
excci!IJ of two or which arc affixed elsewhere than in the spaces prov1ded. Odd half-
pence will not be pnid. Stnrnps perforated with initials or marks, or embossed or
impre~sed stamps cut out of envelopes, post cards, &c., cannot be accepted for th~
purpose.
Thl' vnlue of the postngc stamps of those Colonies, etc., which do not use terling
currency is given in the following li!it.

Equivalent oi
--,----,----
Country. Currency.
1d. 2d. l 3d. 4d. 5d.
j- - i------
British Guiana I
Britisb Honduras } Cents of a Dollnr 2 4 8 10
Newfoundland 6 1
British Sornaliland Anna (1 Aona-12 Pies) J 2 3 4 5
Iraq Fils of a Dinar 5 10 15 1 2()
Ceylon Cents of a Rupee 6 12 19 25 31
Zan:tibar Cente of a Ruoee 6 11 16 22 28
Cyprus Piastres (40 Pius.s 1 Pia,tre) ! ' H 2! 3 3t
Fed. Malay States
Nortb Borneo
Cents of a Dollar
Sarawak l 4 7 11 1 14 18
St.raits Settlements
Hong Kong Cents of a Doll fir 8 16 I 24 32 40
K enya and Uganda
T anganyika Territory Cents of a Shilling 10 15 25 , 35 40
Mauritius l 6 12 18 1 24 30
C<>nte of a Rupee
Seychelles .. I
Palestine Mil~ 4 8 12 : 16 20
Trans-Jordan Do. 1 8 12 17 21
Trinidad C!'nt• of a Dollnr 2 4 6 8 1 10
Period duri11g which Orders arr pa,mble.-IC nn order be not paid within six mCinths
rom the last day of the month of issue, a commission equal to the original poun<!Pge
\vill be charged. The commission thus paid must be affixed in postage stamps to the