HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
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142.- An order remaining unpaid after one year from date of issue-(e.g., issued in January, but unpaid at the end of the following January)—becomes legally void and lapsed to Government and will not be paid unless satisfactory explanation as to the cause of delay in presenting it for payment can be furnished to the Postmaster-General, who alone can authorize such payment. Repayment of such orders as have already been paid into the treasury as void may be authorised by the Governor under such conditions as he may see fit.
POSTAL NOTES
143.- Local Postal Notes for the following amounts, payable within six months, are issued and paid at the General Post Office, Hongkong, and at the several British Postal Agencies, and in respect thereof the Commission payable shall be:--
Amount.
Commission.
Amount.
Commission.
25 cents
1 cent
$3.00
3 cents
50
1
4.00
4
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$1.00
1
5.00
5
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2.00
10.00
10
11
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144. In addition to the above commission on Postal Orders issued at the General Post Office, Hongkong, Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy and Foochow payable at Shanghai, Ningpo, Hankow, Liu Kung Tau, Chefoo and Tientsin a further charge at current rates is made to cover the difference between chopped and clean dollars.
145.-Broken amounts may be made up by the use of Hongkong postage stamps not exceeding 24 cents in value affixed to the face of any one Postal Order. Perforated stamps cannot be accepted for this purpose.
146.-The office issuing any Postal Note shall fill in the name of the port where it is payable. The purchaser may, before parting with the order, fill in the name of the Payee.
147.-Every person to whom a Postal Order is issned should keep a record of the number, date and name of office of issue, to facilitate enquiry if the Order should be lost, and should register the letter in which it is forwarded.
148.-If a Postal Order be crossed ➖➖➖➖ & Co. payment will only be made through a Banker, and if the name of a Banker is added payment will only be made through that Banker.
149.--After a Postal Order has once been paid, to whomsoever it is paid, the Government will not be liable for any further claim.
150. If any erasure or alteration be made, or if the Order is cut, defaced or mutilated, payment may be refused.
151.-Any officer in charge of a Post Office may delay or refuse the payment of a Postal Order, but he must at once report his reasons for so doing to the Postmaster-General.
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152. After the expiration of six months from the last day of the month of issue a Postal Order will be payable only on payment of a commission equal to the amount of the original commission, but after twelve months it will become invalid and not payable.
153.-It shall be within the discretion of the Postmaster-General to suspend at any time the issue of Local Postal Orders.
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