Page 275 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

POST OFFICE GUIDE 275

Money Orders; Telegraph Money Orders

Subject to (a) and (b) above the Paying Officer shall make payment of every
order presented (otherwise than through a bank) if;—
(i) the payee, as named by the remitter on the order, gives the remitter's
name correctly;
(ii) the name of the remitter as furnished by the applicant is in agreement
with the advice;
(iii) the money order is properly receipted;
(iv) the identity of the person presenting the money order is established
to the satisfaction of the Paying Officer.
A money order payable to a limit d liability company, corporation or society
must have the name of the company, corporation or society entered in the receipt
space, together with the signature of a responsible officer such as the Secretary,
Manager, Director, Treasurer or Accountant and the description of his official
position.
A crossed order may be paid only through a bank. If the name of a bank is
inserted, payment can only be made through that bank.
If a payee is unable to write, he may sign the receipt by making his mark
which must be certified by a witness in the presence of the paying officer. The
addicss of the witness should also be furnished.

The paying officer is not permitted to act as witness
Wrong or Delayed Payment
After a money order has been paid the Post Office is not liable to meet any
claim in connection with it, nor can any claim be entertained for loss or injury
arising out of delay in payment or any o.her irregularity.
Duplicate Orders
When a duplicate order is required to replace a missing order, application
should be made by the remitter to the Post Office of the country of origin.
Applications for duplicates or orders issued in Jamaica should be made to the
Postmaster General.
Abuse of System
Should it appear that money orders are being used for the transmission of
large sums of money or that the system is being otherwise abused, the Post Office
may increase the prescribed rates of commission or refuse to issue orders.

TELEGRAPH MONEY ORDERS
Money Orders for sums not exceeding 100 dollars may be advised by telegram
from any money order office in J. maica to any money order office in the United
Kingdom subject to Bank of Jamaica regulations.
Similar amounts not exceeding 100 dollars may also be forwarded by telegraph
money order from the United Kingdom to any money order office in Jamaica.
General
Telegraph Money Orders are governed by the same conditions as ordinary-
money orders subject to the following exceptions;—