Hi Philip, I have had a similar experience. Like you, I keep a balance at the archive so I don't have to go through the 'waiting' for the documents when I need them. They are very good about this, and I'm highly appreciative that they allow me to do this. I have doing this for at least 8 years. Last year I sent off my cheque and waited and waited until I followed up and got the same response as you. Apparently, their banking fees for foreign cheques are usurious. I never got a clear explanation as to what the charges were - I emailed the treasurer, my local bank, HSBC, which operates worldwide also tried to follow up, all with no satisfactory end result. I got tired of waiting. So now, I just convert dollars to euros and register mail the cash. I think it actually works out in my favour even with the cost of registered mail. Janette Chun Vancouver, Canada On 25-May-11, at 9:51 AM, Philip Rodrigues wrote: > Hello list members I wonder if anyone is having a problem with > payment to the > archives by bank draft (bank certified check)? > Recently I ordered some certificates and sent 30 euro bank draft in > payment. > The cost of the certificates were only about 5 euro but I always > send more and > they keep a credit balance in my account for future use. > The archives emailed me and said the Banco Bilbao and Viscaya said > that the 30 > euro draft does not cover it's expenses! I don't know what expenses > they mean > and my email to the archives remained unanswered. > > Now they (The archives) tell me the draft is being returned to me > and I owe x > amount euro. Banco Bilbao and Viscaya is in Argentaria Spain so I > have no > contact with them since I purchased the draft at a Canadian bank. > I just wondered if anyone encountered a similar situation? > > Thanks a lot. > > > PhilipRodrigues > Canada > > http://rodriguesfamily.tribalpages.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Thanks Janette that is exactly what happened and it's crazy but we have to live with it. I am going to send the cash courier. Philip http://rodriguesfamily.tribalpages.com/ ________________________________ From: Janette Chun <janettechun@shaw.ca> To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, May 25, 2011 6:40:05 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Payment to Madeira archives Hi Philip, I have had a similar experience. Like you, I keep a balance at the archive so I don't have to go through the 'waiting' for the documents when I need them. They are very good about this, and I'm highly appreciative that they allow me to do this. I have doing this for at least 8 years. Last year I sent off my cheque and waited and waited until I followed up and got the same response as you. Apparently, their banking fees for foreign cheques are usurious. I never got a clear explanation as to what the charges were - I emailed the treasurer, my local bank, HSBC, which operates worldwide also tried to follow up, all with no satisfactory end result. I got tired of waiting. So now, I just convert dollars to euros and register mail the cash. I think it actually works out in my favour even with the cost of registered mail. Janette Chun Vancouver, Canada On 25-May-11, at 9:51 AM, Philip Rodrigues wrote: > Hello list members I wonder if anyone is having a problem with > payment to the > archives by bank draft (bank certified check)? > Recently I ordered some certificates and sent 30 euro bank draft in > payment. > The cost of the certificates were only about 5 euro but I always > send more and > they keep a credit balance in my account for future use. > The archives emailed me and said the Banco Bilbao and Viscaya said > that the 30 > euro draft does not cover it's expenses! I don't know what expenses > they mean > and my email to the archives remained unanswered. > > Now they (The archives) tell me the draft is being returned to me > and I owe x > amount euro. Banco Bilbao and Viscaya is in Argentaria Spain so I > have no > contact with them since I purchased the draft at a Canadian bank. > I just wondered if anyone encountered a similar situation? > > Thanks a lot. > > > PhilipRodrigues > Canada > > http://rodriguesfamily.tribalpages.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message