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process pursued is this : The postmaster enters the amount of 

 deposit in a book which he supplies, without cost, to the depositor, 

 affixing his signature and the stamp of his office to the entry. 

 The deposit is reported the same day to the Postmaster-General; 

 and by return of post the Postmaster- Greneral acknowledges the 

 receipt by sending a printed letter to the depositor. Once in 

 each year — on the anniversary of the day on which the first 

 deposit was made — the depositor should forward his deposit book 

 to the Controller of the Post-office Savings' Bank Depar'iment 

 in London, in order that it may be compared with the books of 

 that department, and the interest due to the previous 31st 

 December be posted in it. When a depositor wishes to withdraw 

 the whole or any part of the sum due to him, he has to make 

 application to the Postmaster-Greneral, on a printed form called 

 a " notice of withdrawal," which he can get at any Post-office 

 Savings' Bank. After properly filling up this form, he folds it 

 up and posts it as an ordinary letter, and in return for it he will 

 receive (probably by return of post) a warrant for the amount 

 required by him, payable at the Post-office Bank named by him 

 in the "notice of withdrawal." 



A depositor in any Post-office Savings' Bank may add to his 

 deposits at that or any other Post-office Savings' Bank, and may 

 withdraw the whole or any part of them from that or any other 

 Post-office Savings' Bank without change of deposit book. If a 

 depositor should lose his book, he must report the loss immediately 

 to the Postmaster- General, who will supply him with a new one 

 upon receipt of postage stamps to the value of Is., to pay for 

 the new book. No charge for postage is made on the depositor 

 for any letter passing- between him and the Savings' Bank 

 department with regard to his deposits, or to the withdrawal of 

 the same, or for the transmission of his deposit book between 

 him and the Savings' Bank department. 



The postmasters and other officers employed in the receipt or 

 payment of deposits are strictly forbidden to disclose the name 

 of any depositor, or the amount of his deposits, except to the 

 Postmaster- General, or his officers appointed to assist in the 

 business. 



Deposits may be made — 1st, by trustees on behalf of others ; 

 2nd, by minors ; 3rd, by married women ; 4th, by friendly or 

 charitable societies, or by penny banks. 



There are rules also for the repayment of deposits to 

 representatives of deceased depositors, and for the repayment of 

 deposits to depositors who have become insane, or unable to act 

 for themselves. Such are the leading features of the Post Office 

 Savings' Bank system in the mother country. 



