nvelope 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.

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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 <i>italics</i>.

[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 app