The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-03-24
BY AUTHORITY.
FOREIGN OFFICE NOTICE.

1t has been agreed between the Post ONCE De-
partment OF the Kingdom Of Hawaii, with the ap-
proval Of the Minister Of the Interior and the
Post once Department Of the British Colony Of
HSngkong, with the approval Of His Ezcellency
the Governor thereof that a regular exchange Of
Postal Money Orders shall be established between
the two countries on and after the 1st day OF
April, 1885. And In pursuance Of the said agree
ment the proper authorities have agreed to and
adopted the subjoined rules for the conduct Of the
said exchange Of Postal Money Orders, which are
hereby published for the information Of all whom
IL may concern:
Rules for the regulation Of Money order System
between Hawaii and Hongkong.
L The Ofices Of Exchange fer Money order
Advices and Accounts shall be HOngkong and
Honolulu only.
2 Hongkong may issue orders payable at any
Money Order office In Hawaii, and Honolulu may
issue Orders payable at any Money Order Office in
China at Macao.
3. All orders are to be drawn in dollars, each
Ohiee making its own arrangements as to rates Of
exchange and form Of order and advice.
T. No single order shall exceed $50. The grant
ing Of more than two $50 orders to the same per.
son in favor Of the same payee, by the same mail,
Ia considered undesirable by the Hongkong Office.
which does not, however, refuse to honor such
orders
S. Each Office shall fix it's rate Of commits
sion and advise the other office what its rates are.
G. Each office shah credit the other with per
cent on the total amount Of orders issued by such
ONCE.
7. AS soon as any order is issued the relative
advice shall be forwarded by the first opportunity
s. All orders shall be paid without deduction.
Payment of any order made before the arrival Of
the advice is the risk Of the country making it,
9. At the end Of every six months, whichever
Sfiice shall have claim against the other shall
prepare an account embracing the entire series OF
orders Issued by both offices during such six
months, and showing the balance due. Such bal
ance must be RENTED by the office owing it by
bill of exchange. These periodical settlements
are not, however, to supersede frequent remit
tances on account where all or nearly all the or
ders are in one direction.
TO- Money orders which shall not have been
paid within twelve months from the date Of the
issue thereof shall be considered void, and the
amount thereof shall be placed to the credit Of the
country Of origin In the half-yearly accounts.
IL. All these rules open to revision by COM
mon consent from time to time.
H. The money order system shall into
force from April 1, 1885.
Signed in duplicate Mt Honolulu this 18th day of
December, 1884.
H NJ. WHITNEY,
And at Hongkons this 5th day of February,
1885
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General.
I approve OF the above rules;
CHAS. T. GULICK,
Minister Of the Interior.
Honolulu, December 10, 1884.
approve OF the above rules.
By order: w. II. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
HOngkong, February 8, 1885.
All persons are hereby notified that the above
agreement has been made under the authority of
an act approved on the 5th day of August, A. d.
1882 entitled can act to authorize the establish
ment Of a system of Postal Money Orders" and is
to be respected accordingly.
WALTER NJ. GIBSON,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office, Honolulu, 23d March, 1885.
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