Page 274 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

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Money Orders, conhl.

The Postmaster General accepts no responsibility for wrong delivery or
payment resulting from, or facilitated by, indistinctness, inaccuracy or incom­
pleteness of the particulars furnished on the application form.
Documents Handed to Remitter
The issuing Postmaster will hand to the remitter either:—
(a) a money order to be forwarded by post to the payee for presentation
at the office of payment; or
(b) a certificate of issue. In eases where certificates of issue arc used the
money order will be sent to the payee from the chief office of the country
of payment.
Period of Validity of Money Orders
Money Orders issued in Jamaica for payment abroad remain valid for twelve
months from the last day of the month of issue and in Austria, Brazil, India,
the Netherlands Antilles territory they are valid for eight months and U.uguay
for six months only.
Money Orders issued abroad for payment in Jamaica remain valid far a
period of six months, except fi r Brit sh Telegraph Money Orders which retrain
valid for a year and those issued in the United States of America which remain
valid for twenty years.
Not withstanding the above, orders presented for payment after the periods
listed below should be referred to the Postmaster General for approval of
Payment.
U.S.A. AND CANADA 3 months after the date of issue.
UNITED KINGDOM 1 month after the end of the month of issue.

Orders presented after expiry of the period of validity can only be paid after
special authority has been obtained from the country cf issue.

Advice of Payment
Where the remitter of the money order desires to be advised of the date of
payment of the order, he may apply to the office of issue either at the time of
issue of the money order or subsequently and pay a fee of two cents. The issuing
Postmaster will then arrange for an advice of payment to be sent to the remitter.

Payment
Orders are paid in the currency of the country of payment and payment is
subject to the regulations of that country.

The rates of conversion of the amounts of money orders issued in or drawn
for payment in countries where the currency is other than sterling are liable to
variat.on.
Money Orders from countries other than the Bahamas, Canada, U.S.A.,
Canal Zone and the United Kingdom cannot be paid unless:—
(a) Corresponding advice has been previously received;
(b) the advice bears the date stamp of the office at which the order pur­
ports to have been issued.