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No. 18. Travellers , Orders whether, when filled up in Manuscript, they should pass at Packet Rate. We recommend that Travellers' Orders should be treated as commercial papers, and passed at Packet rate of postage inland and intercolonially, provided they contain no writing or remarks of the nature of a personal correspondence. No. 19.— Printed Matter and Trade Notices on Accounts and Invoices. We are of opinion that any difficulty in this respect would be met by amending Article 12 of the Australasian Convention by omitting the words " nor anything " in paragraph 3, and in the revised draft of the Convention we have proposed such omission. As an illustration, we append a portion of an invoice submitted to the Melbourne Post Office, and claimed to pass at Packet Rate. We are of opinion that the first portion should be passed, and that the latter is in the nature of a personal correspondence, and therefore inadmissible : — John Smith & Co., Wholesale & Family Draper. Melbourne, , 189 TERMS NET CASH

We beg to notify that our Terms are strictly Cash, as we sell at original Wholesale Prices. No. 20.— Mate on printed Circular from Business Firms. The following specimens of postal matter numbered consecutively 1 to 12 having been submitted to us to decide whether they may pass at packet rate of postage, we recommend that Nos. 1, 11, and 12 pass at packet rate, and the rest at letter-rate of postage : — No. 1. Adelaide, 189 Received from the Sum of Pounds Shillings and .Pence Sterling.

No. 2. Adelaide, 189 Wβ are instructed as Agents for the Vendors of to inform you that £ is now due, and unless this amount or a considerable portion thereof is paid within 3 days from date we must place the matter with our Solicitors for collection.

No. 3. 189 To Mr. Kijsdly favor us with remittance of £ overdue Rent, which must be paid without fail not later than noon of Monday next.

No. 4. Adelaide, 189 Please take notice that interest amounting to £ : s. d. became duo on and we must request payment of same within seven days from date hereof.

No. 5. Adelaide, 189 Wβ desire to remind you that interest amounting to £ s. d. will become due by you on and we shall be obliged by a remittance on that date.

No. 6. 189 To Mr. Kindly favour us with remittance of £ overdue Rent, which must be paid without fail not later than noon of next.

No. 7 Adelaide, 189 M Please note that amounting to £ s. d. will become due on the Ist proximo, and is payable at our Offices, opposite Town Hall, King William-street.