Hi Colin and All What about the good old fashioned Post Office Money Order? I use that in preference, or get the Genealogical Society of Victoria to organise the cheque for me. Recently had to pay $100 Australian to America ($191 American at the time) Cost me an extra $8.00 for the service. Cheers Beryl O'Gorman Greensborough Victoria Australia What's your story? Wordweavers Weaving your memories Weaving your stories http://www.wordweavers.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Darby" <colnet@optusnet.com.au> To: <SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:19 PM Subject: [EDB] COSTLY PROBLEM > COSTLY PROBLEM > The below may be of interest to the Listers; > Payment to UK is expensive from AUSTRALIA and will give the viewers details showing the expense incurred recently when I went the CBA bank for a cheque for a 4 (four) UK pound cheque to cover the payment for a parish register, the bank charges were "Transaction Fee" $4.00 Aust. plus "Conversion" amount of $11.67 Aust. plus a "Fee and Stamp