'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [‎49r] (100/483)

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Section V.—MONEY ORDERS.
INLAND MONEY ORDERS
197. Definition. —A " Money Order’ is an order granted by the
Post Office tor the payment of a sum of money through the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of
the Post Office. A ‘ Remitter” is the person who sends money by means
of a money order. A '‘Payee” is the person named in a money order
as the person to whom the money is to be paid.
198. Money Order Offices.— All post offices accept inland
money orders for issue and pay them unless the contrary is indicated
against any office in the List of Post Offices at the end of this publica
tion.
199. Limit of Value. — The amount for which a single
money order may be issued must not exceed Rs. GOO and must not
include a fraction of an anna.
200 Rate of Commission. —A commission at the rate of two
annas for every sum often rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. or fraction thereof will he charged
on each inland money order presented for issue at the Post Office.
201. Money Orders. —How obtained.-! 1 ). The remitter of a
money order must fill in, in ink, on a money order form (which will be
supplied to him by the post office) the necessary entries, adding his
signature at foot. He must also enter on the “acknowledgment” portion
of the form, if one is desired, his own name and address, the'amount of
the order, and the payee’s name. All the entries made in the form must
be legible, and may be written in English or in Arabic, either by the
remitter himself or by any one on his behalf. The remitter may write
on the “coupon” any communication he desires to make to the payee.
( 2 ). The money order form, to the back of which a half-anna
postage stamp has been affixed, must he duly filled in by the remitter
and presented with the'amount of the order and the commission pay
able on it, at the post office window during the hours prescribed for the
a cceptance of money orders.
Note. —The purpose of any remittance made by a Government Officer in
his official capacity, may be briefly stated by him on the
“acknowledgment” portion of the money order form in con
tinuation of the printed entry there :
“Received the sum specified above on ” . provided that
sufficient space is left, below the manuscript entry thus made,
for the signature or thumb-impression of the payee.
202, Payee’s Name and Address, —The name and address
of the payee must he entered with such completeness as shall secure
identification and prevent risk of wrong payment. In the case of money
orders payable in large towns, the name of the street and the number