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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
397
(e)
Articles
such
as
the
following
are
prohibited
by
this
new
post,
and
few
of
them
can
be
sent
even
at
the
letter-rate
of
postage,
viz.
metal
boxes,
porcelain
or
china,
fruit,
vegetables,
bunches
of
flowers,
cuttings
of
plants,
knives,
scissors,
needles,
pins,
pieces
of
watch
or
other
machinery,
sharp-pointed
instruments,
samples
of
metals
or
ores,
samples
in
glass
bottles,
pieces
of
glass,
acids,
&c.,
copper
or
steel-engraving
plates,
or
confectionary
of
all
kinds.
In
almost
all
these
cases,
the
contents
of
a
letter-bag
would
be
in
danger
of
being
damaged
or
spoiled.
MONEY-ORDERS.
(a)
Inland
money-orders
are
obtainable
at
any
of
the
offices
of
the
United
Kingdom
on
payment
of
the
following
commission:--
On
sums
not
exceeding
2l.
for
3d.
Above
2l.
and
not
exceeding
5l.
"
6d.
Above
5l.
"
7l.
"
9d.
Above
7l.
"
10l.
"
1s.
0d.
The
commission
on
money-orders
made
payable
in
any
of
the
British
Colonies
where
money-order
business
is
transacted
is
four
times
the
sum
charged
for
inland
orders,
except
at
Gibraltar
and
Malta,
where
the
commission
is
only
three
times
the
British
rate.
(b)
The
amount
of
any
one
money-order
cannot
exceed
10l.,
nor
less
than
1d.
No
order
is
allowed
to
contain
a
fractional
part
of
a
penny.
(c)
Applications
for
a
money-order
should
always
be
made
in
writing.
"Application
Forms"
are
supplied
gratuitously
at
all
money-order
offices.
The
surname,
and,
at
least,
the
initial
of
one
Christian
name
of
both
the
person
who
sends
the
order,
and
the
person
to
whom
the
money
is
to
be
paid,
must
always
be
given.
The
address
of
the
remitter
of
the
money
should
also
be
given.
The
following
exceptions
are
allowed
to
the
above
rule:--
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
