POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 40, 16 January 1945, Page 8

POSTAL RATES

Letters and Letter Cards Inland: 2d for first ounce or fraction thereof and Id for each additional half-ounce or fraction thereof. Inland Air Mail: 3d each half ounce. 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. Postcards Inland: Single Id; reply, 2d. All Other Placcs: Single, 3%d; reply 3d. Packets Late Fee: 2d. Packets: Up to 6ozs 3d, and Id each additional 2ozs up to lib.

Commercial Papers: Id first 4ozs %d each additional 2ozs. Books and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines:—Inland: Id for each 4ozs or fraction thereof .and %d 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; each additional 2ozs. "Householder" Circulars Inlands %d for each 2oz (%d for each 2oz when 250,000 or more posted within twelve months). Registered Magazines Inland: Each copy 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 3ozs. Registration For any Place: 4d. Insurance Inland and Overseas: See P. and T. Guide.

Inland Parcels Not exceeding 31b, Bd,; exceeding 31b and not exceeding 71b, 1/3; exceeding 71b and not exceeding 141b, 2/-; cxcceding 141bs and not exceeding 211b, 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 are charged the ordinarjr rate, but such parcels must not exceed the maximum measurement of (> ieet, length and girth combined. Parcels of fishing rods and golf clubs over ,Jll (Jin but. not over a maximum of 41t Gin 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.