PERIOD OF VALIDITY
Orders are normally valid for 12 months from the last day of the month of issue. Those sent to or received from Canada, Ceylon, India, the Netherlands Antilles, Pakistan and Malaya are valid for six months only.
DUPLICATES AND ALTERATIONS
Application for payment by means of a duplicate order, in the case of loss either by the sender or the payee, should be made by the sender, in writing, to the Chief Accountant, G.P.O.; any alteration or amendment required in the name of the sender or payee must also be advised in writing; a charge of a second commission fee will be levied in either case.
STOPPAGE OF PAYMENT
Payment of an order abroad may be stopped if the sender makes application in writing to the Chief Accountant.
If the sender wishes to stop payment by telegraph he is required to pay the cost of a telegram to the country of payment.
PAYMENT OF ORDERS ISSUED ABROAD
At Post Office. Before an order can be paid it must be properly re- ceipted, and the payee must give the sender's name correctly.
If the payee is unable to write he must make a mark or impress his personal stamp on the receipt which must be witnessed in writing by some one known to the paying officer but not connected with the Post Office. The witness should sign his name with his address in the presence of the paying officer, and the latter will then certify the payment by adding his own initials.
Payment cannot be made unless these conditions are fulfilled.
Through a bank. A crossed order may be paid only through a bank. If the name of the bank is added, payment will be made only through that bank.
REPAYMENT
The amount of a money order may be refunded to the purchaser at his request, which must be made in writing to the Chief Accountant and which must be accompanied by the certificate of issue. Re- payment will be made at the current payment rate less the amount of a second commission fee.
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