POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 46, 7 August 1939, Page 7

POSTAL RATES

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS Inland: Id for first ounce or fraction thereof and J Ad for each additional ounce 01 fraction thereof. Inland Air Mail: '2d each ounce. British Empire (except meantime Australia and Dependencies), including Protectorates and Mandated Ter_ ritory, also Egypt: l%d each half ounce or fraction thereof. All other Countries: Postal Union rates for first ounce or fraction thereof, and l%d for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. POSTCARDS Inland: Single %d; reply 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:-2%d for first lOoz or fraction thereof; y&l 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 posted within, twelve months). REGISTERED MAGAZINES Inland: Each copy Id for each Boz or fraction thereof. NEWSPAPERS Inland: Each copy not exceeding Boz, %d; each copy exceeding Boz, Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof. Canada, Great Britain, and most Empire countries: Each copy id for: each 16oz or fraction thereof.' All other places (Postal Union Rate): 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 5' 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 over G%in in diameter, not exceeding 31b, 2s 4d; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 7Jb, 2s ICd; exceeding 21b, Diit not exceeding 141b (maximum) 3s 4:1 including hamper fee. Fiagile Fees. An additional fee of 6d or Is, according to size, is char.j. Ed on parcels sent by "Fragile"' post.