POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 34, 10 July 1939, Page 2

POSTAL RATES

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS Inland: Id for first ounce or ftaction thereof and for each ad'JitionfJ ounce 01 fraction tiiereof. Inland Air Mail: Id extra each letter. British Empire (exccpt meantime Austral a and Depjndenci'JS), including Protectorates and Mandated T-_r. ritorv, also Egypt: lf«d each half him.cc or fraction thereof. AU othci Countries: Postal Union ;-ates. 2%:\ for first ounce or fraction thereof, and for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. POSTCARDS Inland: Single leply Id. All other places: Single Id: reply 2d. Late Fee: Id. PACKETS Comprising commercial papers, books and printed pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines. Inland: %d for each Boz or fraction thereof and %d for cacli additional 2oz" up to lA£lbs. All other places (Postal Union Rates), commercial papers: 2%d for first lOoz or fraction thereof; each additional- 2oz or fraction thereof. •Books and printed papers: for each 2oz or fraction thereof. "HOUSEHOLDER" CIRCULARS Inland: %d for each 2oz (3.8 d for each 2oz when 250,000 or more post, cd within, twelve months). REGISTERED MAGAZINES Inland: Each copy Id for cach Boz or fraction thereof. NEWSPAPERS li.land: Each copy not exceeding Boz, %d; each copy exceeding Boz, Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof. Australia Canada, Great Britain, and most Empire countries: Each copy Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof. All other places (Postal Union Rate): 3 / 2 d for each 2oz. REGISTRATION For any place: 3d. INSURANCE Inland and overseas: No alteration. INLAND PARCELS Not exceeding 31b, 7d; exceeding 3lb and not exceeding 71b, Is 2d; exceeding 71b and not exceeding 14113, 9d; exceeding 141b and not exceeding 211b 2; 4d; exceeding 211b and not exceeding 281b, 3s. Special Rate for Certain Parcels: Parcels more than 1 inch in thick, ness and exceeding 4ft 6in in length &n.d girth combined not exceeding 211b, 2s 4d; exceeding 211b, but not exceeding 281b, 3s (exclusive of ham. per fee. if payable). Note: Parcels not more than 1 inch ia thickness are charged the ordinary rate, but such parcels must not exceed the maximum measurement of 6 length and girth eoinb'ned. Parcels of fishing rods and golf clubs over 3ft 6in but not over a maximum of 4ft Gin in length, and not ove* %%'u\ in diameter, not exceeding 31b, 2s 4d; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 71b, 2s 10d; exceeding 21b, but not exceeding 141b (maximum) 3s 4d # including hamper fee. Fiagile Fees. An additional fee of j6d or Is, according to size, is charged on parcels sent by "Fragile'' post.