'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [‎55v] (113/483)

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Money Orders.
foreign sterling money order form, with the words By telegraph
deferred” or “by telegraphic ordinary ” as the case may be, written
across the particulars. . %
255. Private Communication to the Payee. —The remittermay
have a private communication to the payee included in the telegraphic
advice by paying for the additional words at the rate prescribed for the
class selected by him.for the telegraphic advice. The communication
should be wiitten below the particulars of the money order and should
invariably be in English, and if it is to be paid for at the deferred rate
jt must also be in plain language.
256. Prepayment of Reply —The remitter may also prepay a
telegraphic reply to his private communication but the charge for the
prepaid reply wnll be at the ordinary rate. For this purpose, he should
write words “Reply prepaid’’at the end of the private message followed
by the number of words in the reply for which the charge is prepaid.
257. Advice of Payment. —The remitter may obtain an advice
of payment by paying a fee of 2 annas, the procedure to be followed
being the same as in the case of as an ordinary foreign sterling money
order (see clause 238). If, however, he wishes that the request for such an
advice should be communicated to the office of payment by telegraph,
he must pay, in addition to the fee of 2 annas, the cost of telegraphing
the words “ Advice Payment” , at the rate for the class (ordinary or
deferred) to which the telegraphic advice belongs and he should write
these words below the particulars of the money order,
258. Remitter to Specify Telegraph Office. —The remitter
should specify in the money order form the name of the telegraph
office to which the order is to be signalled. If be is unable to do this,
he must add the name of the country of destination after the name of
the office of payment, and the money order will then be advised by
telegram at his risk.
259. Procedure if payment cannot be made. —If a tele
graphic money order issued in Iraq for paymant in Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, cannot be delivered owing to an insufficient or
incorrect address or has been refused by the payee, a telegraph reference
from the office of payment will Ire received by ' the office of issue
through the Iraq Office of Exchange and the remitter will be informed
by post of the non-delivery of the advice. If the remitter wishes an
alteration to be made in the payee’s name or address or both, or
desires the amount to be repaid to him, his wishes will be communi
cated by telegram to the telegraph office of exchange of destination on
his paying the cost, at the ordinary rate of 12 words for a private
message to Great Britain and Not hern Ireland.
260. Payment in Iraq —If, owing to the payee having changed
his address, payment of a telegraphic money order received from Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, for payment in Iraq cannot be made at
the post office on which it was originally drawn, the telegraphic money