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792 GONVENTION—WINDWARD ISLANDS—MONEY-ORDERS. JULY 2, 1884. to the country to which such money-orders are sent, three-fourths of one per cent. on the amount of such orders. Anrrcrn 4. Offices of 6 X- The service of the Postal money-order system between the United °h“”€"· States on the one part and the several Winclward Islands on the other part, shall be performed exclusively by the Agency of Oihces of Exchange. On the part of the United States the Office of Exchange shall be New York, and on the part of the several Windward Islands, the Oiiiee of Exchange shall be Bridgetown, Barbadoes. Money-order of- Orders shall be drawn only on the authorized money-order offices of Ec"? °*’d°’¤» &°·» the respective countries included in this Convention, and the Postal °"‘ Administration of the United States shall furnish to the Post-Office cf Barbadoes a list of such offices in the United States, and shall from time to time notify any addition to, or change in such list, and the Post—OtHce of Barbadoes shall furnish the Post-Oihce of the United States with a list of such offices in the several Windward Islands, and shall from time to time notify any addition to, or change in such list. Mdf¢¤¤ Every order and advice must contain the name of the Office and of the country of destination, and if relating to an order payable in the United States, the name of the State in which such office is situated. Ancrrcnn 5. No money-order shall be issued unless the applicant furnish the name and address of the person to whom the amount is to be paid, and his own name and address, or the name of the firm or company who are the remitters or payees together with the addresses of each. Expeuw of rv- The money·oiders issued in either country shall be forwarded by the "““““°°· remitters to the payees at their own expense. Anrxcnn 6. Form "A-" The advices of all money·orders issued upon any of the Windward Islands by the Post»Offices in the United States shall be sent to the Ollice of Exchange at New York where they shall be examined, and if found correct, impressed with the dated stamp of that office and transmitted by the next mail to the Exchange Office at Bridgetown accompanied by a list in duplicate drawn upon the model of Form ‘°A.” The advices on their arrival at Bridgetown shall be compared with the entries in the list, and afterwards despatched to the paying offices. Y°¤¤ “B·” In like manner the advices of money-orders drawn on the United States by Postmasters in any of the.Windwa1·<l Islands shall be sent to the Exchange Office at Bridgetown, shall there be examined and if found correct, impressed with the dated stamp of that office and be despatched accompanied by a listin duplicate [Form “B"] to the Office of Exchange at New York by the next mail. Advices. The advices on their receipt at New York shall be compared with the entries on the list and afterwards despatched to the paying Offices. The advices of orders issued in the United States in the month of September, which may arrive at the Office of Exchange at New York in the earlier days of the iollowing month, shall be entered on lists supplementary to that of the last day of the month of September, and in like manner the advices of orders issued in any of the Windward Islands in the month of June which may arrive at the Exchange Office at Bridgetown in the earlier days of the following month, shall be entered on lists supplementary to that of the last day of the month of June. Mougys of both Each Exchange Office shall certify its orders to the other on the lists, °°¤¤°¤°¤ in amounts designated in the denominations of the money both of the despatching and receiving country at the rate of conversion established