D.—No. 6,

POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS.

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be executed by an infant of or exceeding the age of fourteen years, shall alone be a valid discharge, except in case of insanity or imbecility of the party on whose behalf the deposits were made, when the Postmaster-General may, on proof of the fact to his satisfaction, allow repayment to be made to the trustee alone. The following declaration must be made in such cases : — Form op Declaration to be sigked by the Trustee op a Depositor. Depositor's Book. Place No I, of do hereby declare to the Postmaster-General, that I am desirous of becoming a depositor in the Post Office Savings Bank, as the trustee of of , and I do further declare on behalf of myself and also on behalf of the said that "we are not either jointly or severally directly or indirectly entitled to any sum or sums in the books of the Savings Bank above mentioned, save and except such benefit as I or he may be entitled to from such sum or Bums as may be standing in my name as a depositor, on my own account, or as trustee jointly with the name or names, and on behalf of any other depositor or depositors. Witness my hand, this day of 186 . Signed by the said trustee in the presence of me, 8. Deposits may be made by, or for the benefit of any person under twenty-one years of age, and repayment shall be made to such minor after the age of seven years in the same manner as if he were of full age. In case of minors under the age of seven years, the declaration must be made by one of the parents, or a friend on behalf of the minor. 9. Deposits may be made by married women, and deposits so made, or made by women who shall afterwards marry, will be repaid to any such woman, unless her husband shall give notice in writing of such marriage to the Postmaster-General, and shall require payment to be made to him. 10. The trustees of any Friendly Society, or of any charitable or provident Society, or Savings Bank, may deposit their funds, without restriction as to amount, in the Post Office Savings Bank, provided always that such deposits shall not be of less amount than one shilling, nor of any sum not a multiple thereof, and that a copy of the rules be forwarded by post to the Postmaster-General, with the names and addresses of the trustees, who will then be furnished with the necessary instructions. The following declaration must be made in cases of Friendly Societies : — Declaration by Trustee of a Friendly Society. Depositor's Book. Place No I, being the (Trustee, Treasurer, Steward, or Clerk) of the Friendly Society called the held at in the do hereby declare that I am desirous on behalf of the trustees of the said Society, of depositing in the Post Office Savings Bank the sum of £ and I further declare that the sum above stated is the exclusiveproperty of the said Society specified in this declaration, and arises from the contributions of the members of the said Societj'. (and from donations, if donations have been received). Witness my hand, this day of 186 . Signed in the presence of me, (Trustee, or Treasurer, or Steward, or Clerk) of the said Society. 11. Every depositor shall, once in each year, on the anniversary of the day on which he made his first deposit, forward his book to the principal office in the Province in a cover to be obtained at any Post Office Savings Bank, in order that the entries in the said book may be examined, and that the interest due to the depositor may be inserted in his book. 12. No charge for postage shall be made upon the depositors for the transmission of their books to the principal office in the Province, or for the return thereof to them, or for any applications they may have to make for acknowledgments of deposits, or for any application or necessary letter of inquiry respecting the sums deposited by them, or for the replies thereto. 13. Any depositor at the principal office in the Province can make withdrawals thereat without the necessity in all cases of making application in writing; but any depositor at a sub office of the Province, &c, wishing to withdraw the whole, or part of the sum deposited by him, must make application for the same to the Chief Postmaster of the Province, in the following form, a printed copy of which may be obtained at any Post Office Savings Bank: — Depositor's Book. Place No To the Chief Postmaster of the Province of (Date) day 186 . I iieeeby give notice that I wish to withdraw the sum of from my deposit account bearing the above number in the books of the Post Office Savings Bank, and I request that a warrant may be issued for the abovenanicd sum, and made payable to me at the Post Office. Signature ~) Address £of Depositor. Occupation ) In this form the depositor must specify the number of his book, the name of the office at which his first deposit was made, the sum he wishes to withdraw, his occupation and residence, and the Post Office at which he wishes to receive his money. By the same post, the Postmaster at whose office the warrant is made payable shall bo advised of the issue of the warrant. This warrant must be presented by the depositor at the Post Oflice named thereon, together with the depositor's book, in which the Postmaster shall enter the amount repaid, and attest the entry with his signature and the dated stamp of his office. The Postmaster shall in all cases take a receipt from the depositor for the amount repaid to him. Depositor's Eeceipt. I hebeby acknowledge the receipt of the sum of . (Stamp of paying Post Office.) £ : : (Signature of Depositor.) The Postmaster will endeavour to prevent fraud, and to identify every depositor transacting business with the Post Office Savings Bank ; but if any person shall fraudulently represent himself to be a depositor, and by forwarding a proper notice of withdrawal, and by presentation of the depositor's book, and compliance with the rules of the department, shall obtain any sum of money belonging to that depositor, the Postmaster will not be responsible for the loss thereof.