Post Office orders issued to the benefit of any person affiliated to the cheque-service can, at his request be placed to the credit of his account. He gives to this end, on forms required by the regulations, an authorisation at his district post office. On its side the Central Office of the Savings Bank puts itself in relation with the post office. Ingenious combinations which are indicated in the instructions reproduced in the appendix to this paper, cause the order to be transmitted to the Money Order Office of the Viennese Post Office, which in paying the amount to the Central Office of the Savings Bank will at the game time inform of this transmission, the person in whose favour the order is made out. The Post Office Orders only take a very secondary position in the accounts of the _cheque_ and _clearing_ service. In 1884 their amount rose to 851,514 florins » 1885 to 6,399,576 » » 1886 » 14,197,234 » » 1887 » 17,702,424 » » 1888 » 17,853,284 » » 1889 » 18,967,659 » » 1890 » 22,349,594 » » 1891 » 25,614,771 » » 1892 » 26,271,893 » » 1893 » 27,230,128 » » 1894 » 28,252,117 » » 1895 » 29,241,933 » It is stated that the progressive movement is at once slower and more regular since 1891, than it was previously. _Thirdly._ The Postal Savings Bank receives in like manner for the benefit of holders of cheque-books, dividend warrants due from the Austrian public funds. It records the amount of them to the credit of the holder's account and receives a fee of 1 kreutzer a piece. It is the least important of the agencies which feed the credit of the adherents of the system. In 1884 the amount received was 3,310 florins » 1885 44,056 » » 1886 114,684 » » 1887 134,588 » » 1888 147,833 » » 1889 131,944 » » 1890 148,104 » » 1891 167,199 » » 1892 165,139 » » 1893 176,524 » » 1894 223,757 » » 1895 254,497 » _Fourthly._ The amount of claims to debts and bills rendered payable at the post office can in like manner be placed to the credit of the adherent to the cheque and clearing service in favour of whom these bills have been drawn. The importance of this agency is more considerable, but its progressive development is said to move at an irregular rate. Introduced in 1886, it was absolutely insignificant during the first two years.