POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 42, 28 July 1939, Page 7

POSTAL RATES

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS + Inland: Id for first ounce or fraction thereof and 3 2d for each additional ounce 01 fraction thereof. Inland Air Mail: 2d each ounce. BriLish Empire (except meantime Australia and Dependencies), including Protectorates and Mandated Ter. ritory, also Egypt: I%d each half ounce or fraction thereof. All other Countries: Postal Union rates 2 1 / 2d for first ounce or fraction thereof, and l%d 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 papers, books and printed pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines. Inland: %d for each 2oz or fraction thereof and %d for each additional 2oz up to Minimum charge 2d All other places (Postal Union Rates), commercial papers: for first lOoz or fraction thereof; X A'\ 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 posted within, twelve months). REGISTERED MAGAZINES Inland: Each copy Id for each Boz or fraction thereof. NEWSPAPERS Inland: Each copy not exceeding Boz, each copy exceeding Boz, Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof Australia Canada, Great Britain and most Empire countries: Eaen copy Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof. All other places (Postal Union Rate): y 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 141b, 9d; exceeding 14lb 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 not exceeding 211b, 2s 4d; exceeding 211b, but not exceeding 281b, 3s (exclusive of hamper fee, if payable). 1 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 feet length and girth combined. Parcels of fishing rods and golf clubs over 1 3ft Gin but not over a maximum of 4ft Gin in length, and not ovct 6%in in diameter, not exceeding 3lh, 2s 4d; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 71b, 2s lOd; exceeding 21b, out not exceeding 141b (maximum) 3s 4d } including hamper fee. Fiagile Fees, An additional fee of (id or Is, according to size, is char.j. Ed on parcels sent by "Fragile'' post.