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HONG KONG POSTAL GUIDE

address in the presence of the Postmaster, and the latter will then certify the payment by adding his own initials. In no case should the Postmaster act as necessary that the witness should be personally

witness himself. It is not

acquainted with the payee.

197.-After once paying a Money Order, by whomsoever presented, provided the required information had been given by the party who presented it, the Department will not hold itself liable to any further claim.

198. The Commission to be charged on the issue of the Money Orders pay- able in Hong Kong, Macao, & Wei-ner-wel will be one cent per donar, or fraction of a dollar, with a minimum charge of nve cents.

199.-An order remaining unpaid after one year froin date of issue-c.g., Issued in January but unpan at the end of the following January-becomes legally void and lapsed to Government and will not be paid unless satisfactory explanation us to the cause of delay in presenting it for payment can be furnished to the Postmaster General who alone can authorise such payment. Ke-payment 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 to impose.

200.-When applying for Money Orders payable abroad the public should the special Requisition Forms, which are supplied gratuitously at the General Post Office, Hong Kong.

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201.-The applicant must furnish, in full, the surname and, at least, the mitial of one christian name both of the remitter and the payee and the re- mitter's address. In the case of orders through the United Kingdom the full address of the payee must be given, and if the order be payable to an asiatic an address in the vernacular must also be furnished.

202.-In any case in which the name of the payee is not known the remitter must make a note to the effect on the front of the Requisition Form, and give such description of the payee as will be sufficient to identify him or her to the Paying Officer. The order will then be issued at the remitter's risk.

203.-In the case of orders drawn on countries and places through the London Office, a receipt of the issue of such order only will be given to the remitter, an order in the currency of the country of payment being issued by the London Office, subject to a deduction on such order at the following rates:-

2d. for each £1 or fraction of £1 with a minimum charge of 4d.

All such orders must be expressed in British Currency and, if so desired, the remitter must allow for the above deduction.

204.-The commission to be charged will be one and a half cent per dollar or fraction of a dollar, on the amount (or equivalent of the amount) in dollars, with a minimum charge of 10 cents.