Postal_Guide_July_1957 — Page 212

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212 Remittance Services

Value of overseas postage stamps not showing amount in Hong Kong currency

Barbados

Country

British Guiana

British Honduras.

Dominica

Grenada....

Leeward Islands

St. Lucia

St. Vincent

Trinidad and Tobago

British Post Office Agencie»,

Persian Gulf

Cyprus

Equivalent of H.K. Cents

Currency

?

10 15

20

30 35 40 50 55 60

75

Cents of u

dollar

10

12 14 16 18 20 22

1 Rupee=100 Paye-paise

6

12

18 24

29

34

40

13

17

20

25

30

6

13

17

21

25 30

Cents of a shilling

10

15

25

35 40

5} 60

e gre S

45 50

33 38

8

34 38 42

$229

56 62

42 45

9 10 11

***

45

65

75 85 90

Great Britain

Iraq

Aden,

Kenya, Uganda, and Tan-

ganyika Territory, Somaliland Protectorate, Zanzibar

Malaya (Federation of) (Jahore,

Kedah, Kelantan, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak. Peilis, Selangor, Trengganu, Penang, Province Wellesley and Malacca)

Singapore (including Christmas

Island)

Brunei

North Borneo

Mils Pence (d)

Fils of a dinar

Sarawak...

Mauritius

Seychelles

Cents of a dollar

11

14

18

22 25 20 32 36

40

Cente of a dollar Cents of a

rupee

7

11

14

18

21 25 29 32 36 39

12

19

12

18

*** **

24 30 34

39 45

24

30 33 39

肝肝

51

56 62

44

50

56

61

SCOPE OF SERVICE

INLAND MONEY ORDERS

Inland money orders are those issued in the Colony for payment at any Post Office in the Colony which deals with money orders.

AMOUNT

A money order may be obtained for any sum which does not exceed $400.

POUNDAGE

Poundage is charged on inland money orders at the rate of:

1 cent per dollar or part of a dollar, with a minimum charge of 5 cents.

PURCHASE

A requisition form is supplied to intending purchasers at all money order offices. The full name, title, or designation of the payee and of the remitter should be entered on the form.

CROSSING

The purchaser should state, on the requisition form, whether he wishes the order to be crossed like a cheque, or he may cross the order himself.

ADVICE OF PAYMENT

For a supplementary fee of 40c. payable at the time of the issue of the order or subse- quently, the sender will be furnished with the date of payment of the order.

TRANSMISSION OF ORDER ·

A money order is handed to the purchaser to be sent to the payee. and advice is sent from the issuing office to the paying office.

At the same time

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