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Money Orders: Telegraph Money Orders, could.

Charges
The charges arc as fjllows:—
(a) The amount of the order
(b) Commission at the s:ime rate as for an ordinary order
(c) The charge for the telegram of advice at the ordinary or "letter telegram"
rate.

Address
The remitter must furnish an address of the payee sufficient to ensure delivery.
If he intends that the order should be called for at a Post Office the words “Poste
Rcstantc" should be written instead of the address after the payee’s name, and he
should inform the payee of the despatch of the order and the name of the Post
Office to which it is addressed unless 'his is already known to the payee. The
remitter must defray all expenses and bear all losses resulting from the par­
ticulars in the telegram of advice being incorrect or insufficient to ensure payment
to the proper person.
Private Communication to the Addressee
The remitter is allowed, on paying for the additional words required, to add to
the official telegram of advice, any short communication in English which he may
wbh to send to the payee. H : may also, if he so desires prepay the cost of a
telegraphic reply to such communication. The full rate per word is charged for
the reply.
Advice of Payment
If the remitter requires an advice of payment he must pay a fee of 2c and the
cost of including the words “ advice payment” in the telegram of advice. The
advice of payment will be sent by post.
The Postmaster General is not liable for any loss or damage incurred or
sustained by reason or on account of any mistake or default in the transmission
or delivery of a telegraph money order.