POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 7, 21 September 1942, Page 6

POSTAL RATES

Letters and Letter Cards Inland: 2d for first ounce or fraction thereof and Id for caeli additional half-ounce or fraction thereof. Inland Air Mail: 3d each half ouncc. British Empire (except meantime Australia and Dependencies), including Protectorates and Mandated Territories also Egypt: 2d each half-, ounce, Id each additional half-ounce. All other Countries: Postal Union rates.: 2%d for first ounce or fraction thereof, and Id for each additional half-ounce or fraction thereof. I Postcards Inland: Single Id; reply, 2d. All Other Places: Single, l%d; reply 3d. Late Fee: 2d. Packets Packets: Up to 6ozs 3d, arjtl Id each additional 2ozs up to lib. Commercial Papers: Id first 4ozs y 2 d each additional 2ozs. Books and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines:—■lnland: Id for each 4ozs or fraction thereof and for each additional 2ozs up to All other places (Postal Union Rates), commercial' papers Id for First 4ozs or fraction thereof; %d each additional 2ozs or fraction thereof. Books and Printed Papers: Id for first 4ozs; %d each additional 2ozs. "Householder" Circulars Inland'. V 2 d for each 2oz (%d for each 2oz when 250,000 or more posted within twelve months) . Registered Magazines Inland: Each copj* Id for each 3oz or fraction thereof. Registered Newspapers Inland: %d each 4ozs. Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and most Empire Countries %d each 3ozs^ All other places (Postal Union Rate): %d for each 3o>zs. Registration For any Place: 4d. „ Insurance Inland and Overseas: See P. and T. Guide. Inland Parcels

Not exceeding 31b, Bdi; exceeding 31b and not exceeding 71b, 1/3; exceeding 71b and not exceeding 111b, 2/-; exceeding 141bs and not exceeding 311b, 2/9; exceeding 211b and not exceeding 281b, 3/6.

Special Rate for Certain Parcels. Parcels more than 1 inch in thickness and exceeding 4ft 6in in length and girth combined, not exceeding 211b, 2/9; exceeding 211b, but not exceeding 281b, 3/6 (exclusive of hamper fee, if payable).

Note: Parcels not more than 1 inch in thickness arc 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 3ft 6in but not over a maximum of 4ft 6in in length, and not over 6%in in diameter, not exceeding 31b, 2/9; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 71b, 3/3; exceeding 71b, but not exceeding 14.1b (maximum), 3/9, including hamper fee.