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Remittance Facilities in Pakistan

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APPENDIX V

Limits to drawings by Telegraphic Transfers , Bank Drafts
and Government Drafts

1. Telegraphic Transfers, Bank Drafts, Mail Transfers and Government Drafts drawn by and on offices of the State Bank and office and branches of the National Bank having Currency Chest facilities may be issued without restriction as to amount. The term branches of the National Bank includes "Sub-branches".

2. In other cases Telegraphic Transfers, Bank Drafts and Government Drafts may be issued to the following extent for each form of remittance on any one day:--

at or on a Sub-Treasury . . Rs. 25,000/00
at or on a Treasury (not being

a Sub-Treasury) except on the

State Bank . . Rs. 1,00,000/00
at a Treasury on the State Bank Without limit

3. At a place where the branch of the National Bank has not full Currency Chest facilities, or is not conducting Government business, Telegraphic Transfers State Bank Drafts and State Bank ‘Government’ Drafts drawn on or by an office or agency of the State Bank will be drawn by or on the Treasury Agency at such place and National Bank ‘Government’ Drafts will not be issued.

Note:--Sub-Offices of the National Bank having limited Currency Chest facilities (i.e. Treasury Pay Office) will not draw State Bank Remittances, nor will they be drawn upon. The remittances will be drawn by or on the Treasury Agencies at such places, but the cash and clerical work in connection herewith will be transacted by the Treasury Pay Offices of the National Bank on the orders of the Treasury Officers in Charge of the Treasury Agencies.

  1. Drawings will not be subject to any minimum except in the case of Government Drafts, which will be for a minimum amount of Rs. 25/- except in special circumstances, vide Paragraph 1(C) of Appendix IV.

5. The limits laid down for drawings on Treasury Agencies may not be exceeded without the express sanction of the Currency Officer of the area in which the drawing office is situated.

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APPENDIX VI

Accounting procedure to be followed in respect of drawings on
and by Offices and Branches of the National Bank

1. Drawings under Paragraph 2B, 5B.

Telegraphic Transfers, Drafts and Mail Transfers for the public, Scheduled Banks, Indigenous Bankers etc, and Government Drafts:--

A. The drawing office will advise the branch of the National Bank in the usual manner. On presentation of the instrument, payment will be made to the debit of National Bank Central Accounts Section. At the close of the day all drawings will be listed on a schedule and forwarded to National Bank Central Account Section, together with an advice of the total debits passed in respect thereof.

B. National Bank Central Accounts Section will respond to the total debit received by them each day by debit to the State Bank on Principal Account, and will list and forward the relative schedules, with supporting vouchers, to State Bank Central Accounts Section.

C. The drawing office will credit the total amount of its daily drawings to State Bank Central Accounts Section, under advice, accompanied by a schedule giving the under noted particulars drawing:--

    (1) Place drawn upon.

    (2) Nature of drawing (T.T. Draft, M.T., Government Drafts.)

    (3) Serial number (in case of T.Ts the name of the beneficiary will be
         given).

    (4) Exchange (for Treasury Agencies only).

    (5) Amount.

  1. State Ban, Central Accounts Section will respond by credit to Remittance Clearance Account.

  1. The credit balance of Remittance Clearance Account will agree with the total amount of drawings outstanding in the schedules referred in sub-para D above.
  2. The State Bank will pay the National Bank each half year commission on the total of the enactment schedules forwarded by them at the rate laid down in paragraph 4(a) of the Agreement between the State Bank of Pakistan and National Bank of Pakistan.

2. Drawings under paragraphs 3B and 4B:

State Bank "Government" Drafts, Telegraphic Transfers and Drafts for the public, Scheduled Banks and Indigenous Bankers etc. 

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