Prize-winners unaware

Press, 15 January 1979, Page 18

Prize-winners unaware

PA Wellington; Almost 2000 Bonus Bond-' holders are unaware that' they have won prizes, ac-| cording to the Post Office. Unclaimed prize-money totalled ,$65,273, from April. 1972, to last December. Most of the prizes are not claimed because bond-holders forget to inform the bonds registrar of changes of address. the Post Office says. I After six months, an un-i claimed prize goes into a special account in the winner’s name and stays there until he claims it. Holders have 25 years be-, fore the money reverts to the

Consolidated Revenue Account. All prize-winners will get their money eventually when they come to redeem their bonds, the Post Office says. If a prize-winner dies, his representative can claim the prizes and value of the bonds. Otherwise, the money goes back to the Consolidated Account. Anyone who thinks he may have an unclaimed prize should check daily newspapers every three months, when the Post Office advertises unclaimed prizes. Change-of-address forms and a monthly prize-list are available at the Post Office.