Page 103 - Jamaica_PO-Guide-1939

100 POSTAL ORDERS.

at the "deferred" rnte (l/2) per word. Every word in the telegram bns to be paid for;
in the case of a "deferred" telegram, the instruction "L.C.O." is charged as one word
and tbu word ".l:'ostmiiSlcr" has also to be ~ent in every case nnd must bo p:1id for.
Further del1>ils may bo lmd from the Chief l\1.0. Oflice, IGngston.
POSTAL ORDERS.
Amo1mls of poundagc.-Postal Orders are sold and cashed nt all Post Ofliccs in Jamnica,
nnd in the countries marked with an asterisk (•) above, which include the greater
portion of tho British Empire, except J\uhlralia nod Cnn:~dn. These orders are printed
on a paper bearing an "all·O\'Cr" water mark consisting of !be !loyal Cipher-a crown
and the letlers.G. " R., nnd they measure slightly less than 7 io. in length.
The commissions charged on orders issued nrc as follows:-
At 6d., ls., Is. 6d., 2s., 2,. 6d. Id.
At 3s., 3s. 6d., 4s. 6d., Ss. Hd.
At 7s. Gd. 2d.
At Ss., lOs. 2~d.
At 20s. 1iJ.
Postage Stamps A.Oized to Po3tol Orders.-The ~<~oder of a postal order, whether made
payable iu the United Kiugdom or elsewhere (excep~ Cnnndn) may increase its value
by an amount not exceeding 5d. by affixing post.age stamps not e.~ceeding two in number
to the face of the order. No credit will be given for stamps which are in excess of two
or which are affixed elsewhere than in the spaces provided. Odd htdf-penoc will not
be paid. Stamps perforated with initials or marks, or embossed or impressed stamps
cut out of envelopes, post cards, &c., cannot be accepted for this purpose. t..::J
The value of the postage stamps of those Colonies, etc., which do not use Sterling
currency is gh·en in the following list.
Equivalent of
Country. Currency.
1d. I 2d. , 3d. 4d. 5d.

.
-.
Cents of n _D_o_ll_a_____ :1 2 -4- --6- 8 10
r
British Guiana }
British Honduras
Newfoundland
British Somaliland Annn (1 Annn-12 Pies) 2 3 4 5
Iraq Fils of n Dinar 5 10 15 20
Cevlon Cent~ of a Rupee 6 12 19 25 31
Zanzibar Cents of a Shilling 10 15 25 35 40
Cyprus Piastres (40 Pnrtlll 1 Piastre) i 1! 2i 3 3!
Strait~ Settlements I 4 7 11 14 18
Fed. i\falny States
North Borneo
Cents of a Dollar
Snr111~ak
Hong Kong .. Cents of a Dollar 8 16 24 32 40
Kenya and Uganda
Tnngnnyikn Territory } Cent~ of a Shilling 10 15 25 35 40
Mauritius
Seychelles } Cents of n Rupee 6 12 18 24 30
Palestine .. .Mils 4 8 12 17 21
,
4
Trnnsjordan . . Do. 2 ~ 1 1~ 17 21
Trini<!a.d Ccn ts of a Dollar 8 10
Period dllrillg which Order• are payable.-If an order be not p~id within six monthS
from the last day or the month of issue, n commission equal to the original poundage
will be charged. The commission thus paid mu.st be affixed in postage stamps to the