No British stamps, or stamps of a foreign country, can be received in pre-payment of postage in Canada.

[Sidenote: Mode of affixing.]

In affixing the stamp to the letter wet slightly the corner of the envelope and the gummed side of the stamp, and gently press the stamp till it is firmly fixed. Stamps should be placed on the front or address side of the letter, and on the right hand upper corner.

[Sidenote: Partial payment in.]

Letters cannot be pre-paid partly in stamps and partly in money; the pay-postage must be pre-paid either wholly in stamps, or wholly in money.

[Sidenote: Insufficient pre-payment.]

If the stamps affixed to a letter addressed to any place in British North America be not adequate to the proper postage, the letter is rated with an amount equal to the deficiency.

[Sidenote: Do. United States.]

Letters addressed to the United States, on which stamps are affixed representing less than the amount of postage to which the letters are liable, are rated with full unpaid postage.

[Sidenote: Stamps received for postage.]

Postage stamps are received at all post offices in payment of postage on unpaid letters delivered therefrom.

MONEY ORDERS.[Sidenote: Money order offices.]Post offices in Canada at which money orders are issued and paid are distinguished in the List of Post Offices by being printed in italics.[Sidenote: Orders issued.]Every money order office in Canada issues money orders on every other money order office in Canada, as well as on every money order office in the United Kingdom. Every money order office in the United Kingdom also issues money orders on every money order office in Canada.[Sidenote: Commission on Canadian orders.]The rate of commission charged on money orders drawn by one money order office in Canada on any other money order office in Canada, is as follows:-- If not exceeding in amount $10 5 cents.Exceeding $10 and not exceeding $20 10 "" 20 " " 30 15 "" 30 " " 40 30 "" 40 " " 60 45 "" 60 " " 80 60 "" 80 " " 100 75 "[Sidenote: Half cents.]No half cents can be introduced into orders.[Sidenote: Amount of single orders not to exceed $100.]No money order exceeding $100 in amount can be granted on any office in Canada; but postmasters are at liberty to grant two or more orders for $100 or for any lesser sum. They cannot, however, grant two or more orders for sums of or under $30 on the same day to the same applicant in favor of the same payee.[Sidenote: Orders on United Kingdom.]Money orders on the United Kingdom are drawn in sterling money, and may be for any sum from one shilling to ten pounds. They must not, however, exceed the latter amount; but postmasters are at liberty to issue two or more separate orders for ten pounds each or for any smaller sum.[Sidenote: Commission on do.]The rate of commission charged on orders on the United Kingdom, over and above the currency value of the sterling, is as follows:-- For orders not exceeding 2 sterling 25 cents.Exceeding 2 and not exceeding 5 sterling 50 "" 5 " " 7 " 75 "" 7 " " 10 " $1.Tables shewing the amount of Provincial currency required for money orders issued in Canada upon the United Kingdom, in addition to the commission, and paid for money orders issued in the United Kingdom on Canada, will be found at pages 41, 42, and 43.[Sidenote: Printed applications.]Applicants for money orders should always use the printed application forms, in which they should fill up the particulars of the order required. These forms are supplied gratuitously at all money order offices.[Sidenote: Full names and residences required.]The christian and surnames in full, and residences, both of the remitter and the payee, should be furnished to the issuing postmaster. When a married woman is either the remitter or payee, her own christian name should be given, and not that of her husband, thus--"Mrs. Mary Smith,"not "Mrs. John Smith."If the remitter or payee be a Peer or a Bishop, his ordinary t.i.tle is sufficient. If a firm, the usual designation of such firm will suffice, such as "Baring Bros.," "Smith & Son," "Jones & Co."[Sidenote: Orders should be examined.]Parties procuring money orders should examine them carefully to see that they are properly filled up and stamped. This caution will appear the more necessary when it is understood that any important defect in these respects will throw difficulties in the way of payment.