POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 36, 14 July 1939, Page 7

POSTAL RATES

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS Inland: Id for first ouncc or fraction thereof and *£d l'or each additional ounce oi fraction thereof. Inland Air Mail: 2d each ounce. British Empire (except meantime Australia and Dependencies), including Protectorates and Mandated Territory, also Egypt: each halt ounce or fraction thereof. All other Countries: Postal Union rates 2%d for first ounce or fraction thereof, and for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. POSTCARDS Inland: Single %d; leply Id. All other places: Single Id; reply 2d. Late Fee: Id. PACKETS Comprising commercial jiapers, books and printed papers pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines. Inland: %d for each 2oz or fraction thereof and %d for each additional 2oz up to l%lbs. Minimum charge 2d All other places (Postal Union Rates), commercial papers: for first lOoz or fraction thereof; %d 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, ed within, twelve months). REGISTERED MAGAZINES Inland: Each copy Id for each ftoz or fraction thereof. NEWSPAPERS Inland: Each copy not exceeding Boz, %d; each copy exceeding Boz, Id for each IGoz or fraction thereof - Australia Canada, Great Britain y t and most Empire countries: Earn copy Id foe each 16oz or fraction thereof. All other places (Postal Union Rate): for eacli 2oz. REGISTRATION For any place: 3d. INSURANCE Inland and overseas: No alteration. INLAND PARCELS Not exceeding 31b, 7d; exceeding 31b and not exceeding 71b, Is 2d; exceeding 71b and not exceeding 141b, 1$ 9d; exceeding 141b and not exceeding 211b, 2,s 4d; exceeding 211b and not exceeding 281b, 3s. Special Rate for Certain Parcels: Parcels more than 1 inch in thickness and exceeding 4ft 6in in length and girth 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 in thickness are charged the ordinary rate, but such parcels must not exceed the maximum measurement of 6 length and girth combined. Parcels of fishing rods and golf clubs over 3ft 6in but not over a maximum of 4ft 6in in length, and not ovei 6% in in diameter, not exceeding 31b, 2s 4d; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 71b, 2s 10d; exceeding 2lb, but not exceeding 141b (maximum) 3s 4d ? including hamper fee. Fiagile Fees. An additional fee of Gd or Is, according to size, is cliarj. Ed on parcels sent by "Fragile'' post. "HOW LIKE AN ANGEL" It was the usual gathering of women who in turn visited each other. For months the coterie had met and over the teacups discussed the latest births, deaths and spots of scandal so dear to most women. At last week's gathering the discussion centred round husbands, and from the general tone of the remarks made the poor dears had, in the matrimonial stakes, been unfortunate and instead of getting winners had selected husbands who were still in the hack class. Then one old girl dropped a bomb when she remarked that while she did not think her husband was an Ajax or Defaulter, Jie regarded her as an angel. "Why, wh.ttevar makes you think that 7" asked one ot the "Well, he doesn't think I need clothes,'' replied the ''angel." MENTS" BRINGS BIG RESULTS. THE BEACON'S SERVICE FOR SMALL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISE-