Page 106 - Jamaica PO Guide 1952

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The value of the postage stamp$ of those Colonies, etc., which do not use Sterling
currency i~ given in the following li~t:-
Equivalent of
0.1untry Currency
ltl. 2d. 3d. 4d. :>d. 6d. 7d. 8d. 9d. lOd. lid.
- - ---------------------------------
nritish Guiana 1
lki lish Honduras
Trinidad Cents of a dollar . . 2 4 6 S 10 12 J.J 16 1S 20 22
'
G re 1:\llo.
St. Vincent j
Aden '1
r:Ji'~la Jl Annas (1 annn =
Pakistan 12 pies) 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 11
Som:1liland Protect-
orale
Ko"Y'· Ug•mda ond l \) 13 17 21 25 30 3-J 3S 42 ..15
Cyprus
•
.. Ccnls of a dollar . . 7 15 20 30 35 45 50 55 65 70 so
l£ong Kong . . Pinstres . . .l q 2t 3 3~ ..tt 51 6 Oi n Si
Fils of a dinar .. 5
Imq
? "
1':11lj::llllyik:i Cents of a Shilling tO 15 - <> 35 ..10 50 00 65 75 85 9 0
Turrit.ory, Zanzibar
1\falnya,
Federation of Cents of a dollar . . -1 7 11 J.J 1S 22 25 29 32 36 4 0
Singapore
Brunei
·I 7 11 14 IS 21 ?" 29 32 30 3 9
-<>
North 13omco } Cents of a dollar ..
Snrnwak
l\l:writiu!! .. , Cents of a Rupee 12 18 2-1 30 3-1 39 -15 51 56 6 2
Seyche-lles . . Cents of a Rupee gl 12 IS 2-1 :10 3:1 39 -l-1 50 56 G 1
Period durino which Orders art. p<ryable: If an order be not paid within six months from
the lnst dny of the month of issue, a commission equnl to the origiJ1al pounda~e will be
charged. The commission thus paid must be affixed in postage stamps to the back of
the order. p,1stal orders whic:n nre uot presented for payment within six months from
the last <.h1y of the month of i~sue are not paid until reference has been made to the
Postmaster for Jamaica.
Filling in of Order: 'l'he purchaser of a post11l order must, before par1ing with it
fill in the name of the person to whom the amount is to be paid, and is reeonunended to fill
in the name of the office of payment as a precaution in ease the order should be lost or
stolen. T f the purchaser does not know winch Post Office is most convenient to the payee
he should insert the name of the town, village or district where the payee reside. The
order will then he paid at any Post Office in the place named.
Cormlerjuils: 'Every person to whom a postal order is issued should tear off and
ret~;in the counterfoil. Its production will facilitate inquiry if the order should be lost.
Miscarriage or Loss: The Po~t mnster cannot undertake to consider any applica-
tion respecting a p'lstal order which has miscarried, or which has been lost or destroyed,
unless the counterfoil be produced; and unless proof be given to his satisfaction that the
name of the payee was inserted in the order before the holder parted ~;Lh it.
After a Postal Order has once been paid, to whomsoever it is paid, the Postmaster
will not be liable to any further claim.
Paymenllo the Public: Before a Postal Order is paid the name of the payee and the
rume of the office of payment must have been filled in and the order be properly receipted.
Payment through Bankers: If a postal order be crossed, payment will only be made
through a b:lnk; and if the nnme of a bank be added, payment will only be made through
th:ltbank.