THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28тi MARCH, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 126.
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The following revised Regulations as to Money Orders, which have been approved by the Governor uncil, are published for general information.
By Command,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary,
Celonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th March, 1885.
Regulations approved by the Governor in Council under Ordinance 12 of 1884, this 25th day of March, 1885.
MONEY ORDERS.
1. Money Orders are issued at Hongkong and Shanghai on the following Countries:--
Azores Is.
gium.
ik rmuda.
Canada.
Cape Colony. Ceylon.
Constantinople).
yprus.
Denmark.
→
Egypt.
Talkland Is.
.
• Cambia.
* Germany.
† (Gibraltar).
* Gold Coast.
Hawaii.
* Holland.
* Honduras, (Br.).
* Iceland.
India. * Italy.
Japan.
* Lagos.
* Madeira.
* Mauritius. * Natal.
* Newfoundland.
New South Wales.
* Norway.
Port Darwin.
* Portugal.
Queensland.
* S. Helena.
* Seychelles.
* Sierra Leone.
South Australia.
Straits Settlements.
* Sweden.
* Switzerland. Tasmania.
UNITED KINGDOM, * United States.
Victoria.
Western Australia. West Indies (British,
Danish, and Dutch).
2. Orders on the Countries marked * are forwarded through the London Post Office, and are paid a small discount of about 2d. in the £1, for which the remitter should allow. All such orders the expressed in British currency.
3. The Hongkong Post Office also issues orders on Shanghai, and vice versa.
1. The commission charged is as follows (according to the currency the Order is drawn in).
Up to £2, or $10, or
20 Rupees...
£5, or $25, or
50 Rupees...
19
£7, or $35, or
70 Rupees.....
£10, or $50, or
100 Rupees...
150 Rupees.................
0.20 cents.
0.40 cents.
0.60 cents.
0.80 cents.
..$1.00..
5. No Orders must exceed £10 or $50 (unless drawn on India, when 150 Rupees is the limit) more than two such Orders be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payee, by ne mail.
Money Orders on the United Kingdom for sums not exceeding £5 are granted by means of Notes, as to which see separate notice or the Hongkong Postal Guide.
7. Sums not exceeding $50 may be remitted between the Ports of China by means of Postage subject to a charge of one per cent. for cashing them; or Money Orders can be granted at
gor Shanghai on Ports where there are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office.
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eral Post Office, Ilongkong, March 20th, 1885.
* Small remittances can be made to these places by means of Postal Notes. See separate notice or the Postal Guide.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.
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