POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 37, 17 July 1939, Page 2

POSTAL RATES

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS Inland: Id for first ounce or ftaction thereof and %d for each additional ounce, o 1 fraction thereof. Inland Air Mail: 2d each ounce. British Empire (except meantime Australia and Dependencies), including Protectorates and Mandated Territory, also Egypt: each half ounce or fraction thereof. All olhei Countries: Postal Union rates for first ounce or fraction thereof, and for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. POSTCARDS Inland: Single %d; teply Id. All other j)laces: Single Id; repiy 2d. Late Fee: Id. PACKETS Comprising commercial papers, 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%lbSi Minimum cljarge 2d All other places (Postal Union Rates), commercial papers: 2%d for first lOoz or fraction thereof; ,%*1 each additional 2oz or fraction thereof. Books and printed papers: %d 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. :d within, twelve months). REGISTERED MAGAZINES Inland: Each copy Id for cach Boz or fraction thereof. NEWSPAPERS Inland: ,Each copy not exceeding Soz, %d; cach copy exceeding Boz, Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof". Australia Canada, Great Britain y y and most Empire countries: Each copy Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof. All places (Postal Union Rate): %d for each 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, 2s 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 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 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 Gin in length, ?,nd not ovci 6%in in diameter, not exceeding 31b, 2s 4d; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 71b, 2s ICd; exceeding 21b, but not exceeding 141b (maximum) 3s 4d including hamper fee. Fragile Fees. An additional fee of 6d or Is, according to size, is char 4. fed on parccls sent by "Fragile** post.