MONEY FOR TROOPS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 May 1940, Page 2

MONEY FOR TROOPS

METHOD OF REMITTANCE MINISTERIAL EXPLANATION. (By Telegraph—Press Association., WELLINGTON. This Day. The procedure to be followed in remitting money to members of the New Zealnad Forces overseas was explained yesterday by the Minister of Finance, Mr Nash. He said that such remittances could be made, subject to payment of exchange at the current rate, through the military authorities up to a total amount of £2O New Zealand currency for each member a year. Remittances must be in multiples of £l.

"When friends or relatives wish to make such remittances they should pay the money to public account at any branch of the Bank of New Zealand, and forward the bank receipt to the director of Pay Accounts and Base Records, Base Pay Office, Victoria Street, Wellington, together with army number and full name of the member to whom the money is to be remitted,” said the Minister. “The overseas paymaster will then be authorised bycable to pay the amount to the individual concerned. In the case of a member of the forces overseas requiring money to be remitted to himself, he should make the necessary request through the overseas paymaster, who will cable particulars to New Zealand.

“If the soldiers request is for money to be remitted by a friend or relative, the director of Pay Accounts and Base Records will, on receipt of the cable from the overseas paymaster, advise the friend or relative in New Zealand, who will then pay the money to public account at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand and forward- the bank receipt to the Director of Pay Accounts and Base Records at Wellington. The money will then be cabled to the overseas paymaster as above. A soldier may. however, cable di-I rect to his friends or relatives in New, Zealand to remit money to him, in which case the friend or relative will pay the money to public account at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand and forward the bank receipt, together with the army number and full name of the soldier, to the Director of Pay Accounts and Base Records Wellington, who will cable the remittance to the soldier concerned. . ~ “Should the soldier require the money to be remitted from his Post Office Savings Bank account to which allotments of his pay are being deposited, the Director of Pay Accounts and Base Records, Wellington, will, upon receipt of the cable from overseas. arrange for the money to be withdrawn from the relative Post Office Savings Bank account and paid to the public account. Cabled advice will be sent to the overseas paymaster authorising payment to the individual concerned. . “It will be necessary to make a nominal charge of 5s to cover the cost of cabling remittances ,and friends and relatives should include this amount when making payments to public account. “Should a friend or relative desire to remit money to a soldier overseas by letter, the friend or relative will pay the amount to public account at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand and forward the bank receipt, together with the army number and full name of the soldier concerned, indicating that the remittance is to be made by letter, to the Director of Pay Accounts and Base Records. Wellington, who will advise the overseas paymaster by letter to make the payment. . “Where a soldier overseas desires a friend or relative to remit money to him by letter he will write or cable the friend or relative direct. The friend or relative will follow the same procedure as above. “Should a soldier overseas desire a remittance to be made to him by mail from his Post Office Savings Bank account, he will make the necessaiy request to the overseas paymaster who will mail particulars to New Zealand. On receipt of this advice, the Director of Pay Accounts and Base Records, Wellington, will arrange foi the required amounts to be withdrawn from the soldier’s Post Office Savings Bank account and forwarded by mail to the overseas paymaster for payment to the soldier concerned."