POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 57, 1 September 1939, Page 6

POSTAL RATES

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS Inland: Id for first ounce or fraction thereof and %d for each additional ounce oi fraction thereof. 1 Inland Air Mail: 2d each ounce. British Empire (except meantime Australia and Dependencies), including Protectorates and Mandated Ter. ritory, also Egypt: iy 2 d each half ounce or fraction thereof. All other Countries: Postal Union rates 2/od for first ounce or fraction thereof, and for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. POSTCARDS Inland: Single leply td. All other places: Single Id: repiy 2d. Late Fee: Id. PACKETS Comprising commercial papers, books and printed papers pattexn and sample packets, aixl unregistered magazines. Inland: %d for each 2oz or fraction thereof and %d for each additional 2oz up to Minimum Gharge 2d All other places (Postal Union Rates), commercial papers: 2%d for first lOoz or fraction thereof; Vrl each additional 2oz .or fraction thereof. Books and printed papers: %d for each 2oz or fraction thereof. "HOUSEHOLDER'' CIRCULARS Inland: V 2 cl 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 each Boz or fraction thereof. NEWSPAPERS Inland: Each copy not exceeding •Soz, %d;. each copy exceeding Boz, Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof. •

Canada, Great Britain, and most Empire, countries: Eaoiv copy id for each 16oz or fraction fhereof. - All other places (Postal Unioa Rate): for each 2oz. REGISTRATION* For any place: 3d. INSURANCE Inland and overseas: Nq alteration^ INLAND PARCELS Not exceeding 31b, 7d; exceeding. 31 h and not exceeding 71b, Is 2d; exceeding 71b and not exceeding 14 llv ls 9d; exceeding 141b and not exceeding '211b, 2s ,4d; exceeding 2 lib . and not. exceeding 2Slb, 3s. Special Rate for Certain Parcels;! Parcels more than 1 inch in thickriess 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 teet f length and girth combined; Parcels of fishing rods and golf clubsover 3ft Gin but not over a maximum, of 4ft Gin in length, and not over 6%in in. diameter, not exceeding 31!vw 2s 4d; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 71b, 2s lOd; exceeding 21b, but. hot exceeding -i4lb : - (maximum)' 3s !; 4<l including hamper fee. Fi agile Fees. An additional fee of" 6d or Is, according to size, is charj-. - ed on parcels sent by "Fragile'' post. '