If the Depositor has forgotten his watchword he can at any Receiving
Office desire the issuing of a request to make it known to him anew. To
obtain this favour he must present his deposit-book to the Post Office
officials and prove himself the Depositor (Payer). In case he is not
personally known to the officials, he must bring some witness who is
known to them, or a document capable of giving this proof (passport,
certificate of being naturalised, Work-or Service-book).
4. If the Depositor cannot write he must add his mark to the
notice-form and this mark must be attested by a witness.
Should the witness be the same one who attested the Depositor's
signature on the Counter-cheque and in the Deposit-book, the Notice
with the mark of the Depositor and the signature of such a witness can
be sent without further delay to the Post Office Savings Bank.
But should the signature of this person be no longer adducible, the
Depositor has himself to go to a Receiving Office and establish his own
identity.
In the case of depositors who cannot write but have a watchword, its
declaration and the attestation of the mark by any witness is enough.
The right is reserved to give Notice to withdraw the balance to the
Depositor's credit and to give a receipt for the same to the Official
Assignee, should the depositor fail,--to the Guardian appointed by the
authorities, should the depositor become incapable of managing his
affairs,--to the executor of the estate with relation to the person to
whom the right of inheritance to the deposit-book belongs should the
depositor die. The persons designated, are required to address their
memorials direct to the Post Office Savings Bank, sustained by the
documents necessary to form a judgement of the case together with the
deposit-and notice-books. The deposits of a deceased Depositor are to
be withdrawn in full by notice from the person who has the right of
inheritance.
If a Notice-book has been used up, or in any way has become useless, or
a depositor has lost his notice-book, he can on form N^o 5^d which will
be supplied at all post offices gratuitously, request the Post Office
Savings Bank to forward him a new Notice-book.
In the case of Notice-book lost or spoilt the sum of five kreutzers
must be added in postage-stamps; in that of an ordinary used up
Notice-book, a new one will be substituted gratuitously.