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218 Remittance Services

ADVICE OF PAYMENT

The sender may, on payment of a fee of 40c. either at the time of issue or subsequently, be furnished by post with the date of payment. If the request for an advice of payment is to be communicated to the office of payment in the telegram of advice, the sender must pay the cost of including in the telegram the words Advise Payment.

PRIVATE MESSAGES

A private message to the payee may be included in the official telegram of advice. Payment for the additional words will be required for messages at the Ordinary rate. For messages sent at the LT rate (the minimum charge for which is as for 22 words) the words remaining available after allowing for the official telegram of advice, may be utilized for a private message. The message, which should be written in the space provided on the requisition form may, if so desired, consist solely of the sender's name, or name and address, which are not in ordinary course communicated to the payee, A reply to the message may be prepaid by the sender.

CERTIFICATE OF ISSUE

A certificate of issue is handed to the purchaser of every telegraph money order and this certificate should accompany any inquiry respecting it.

ORDERS ISSUED ABROAD

Telegraph money orders issued abroad and payable in this Colony are governed by the same conditions as ordinary money orders issued abroad.

TABLE OF MONEY ORDER AND POSTAL ORDER SERVICES

All orders are advised through London unless otherwise stated.

ABBREVIATIONS

P.O. British postal orders issued in Hong Kong are payable in these countries.

A.P. Advice of payment may be obtained on payment of 40 cents.

E.I.

or A.E. Permit from Exchange Control Office, Hong Kong required.

Maximum amount

Country

for a single order in

Other services

HKS

Remarks

ADEN (including Kamaran

Island)

640

P.O.

A.P.

ALGERIA

160

A.P. E.I.

ANDAMAN ISLES,

see India

ANGUILLA

640

P.O. A.P.

ANTIGUA

640

P.O. A.P.

ARABIA, see Aden

Persian Gulf Post

Offices & Saudi Arabia

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC{

160

A.P. E.I.

AUSTRALIA

640

A.P.

Advised direct.

AUSTRIA

160

E.I.