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ordinary money order commission, the cost of the telegram of advice
at the ordinary letter telegram rate per word and also a supplementary
fee of 2-4e. to be paid by the remitter. The telegrams of advice shall be
charged for at the letter telegram rate and shall be subject to all the
conditions governing the transmission of messages accepted at that rate.
A form of receipt (or certificate of issue) showing the amount of the
remittance and the charges, shall be given to the remitter.

G69. Private Messacrs In Terxcuars Money Orpers. The
remitter of a telegraph money order shall he allowed, on paying for
the additional words required, to add to the official telegram of advice
any short communication in English which he may wish to send to the
payec, and may also, if he so desires, prepay the cost of a telegraphic
reply to such communication. The full rate per word should he charged
for the prepaid reply.

90. Transwisston or Teteerau or Apvicr. All telegrams of
advice for orders payable in the United Kingdom shall he transmitted
to the office of destination through the Central Telegraph Office in
London, and all telegrams of advice of orders payable in the Presidency
shall be transmitted through the General Post Office, Basseterre.

71. Form or Tenearam or Apvice. Telegrams of advice shall
be prepared in accordauce with the following specimen:—

(1) (2) (3)
L. T.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandat 123 Bermingham
(1) (5)
Joseph iiien. 7 Seventeen pounds fifteen aniline "
(6) (7)
ohn Fuller, Oe ccntbein pivinds (break signal) ;

Grand Hotel

(8)
To pay your passage

NOTE:— If the payee is a woman, the prefix Mrs. or Miss
shoul appear before her name unless the christian name is given; but
in all cases the remicter bears the consequence if the address of the
telegram of advice or that of the payee is incorrect or insufficient to
insure payment to the proper person.

(1) Supplementary instruction required for letter telegrams only.
This indication “L. T.” should always begin the telegram. When a
reply is prepaid, the indication “R. P.” should appear between the
letters “L. T.” and the word “ Mandat”.