POSTAL RATES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 60, 9 December 1946, Page 1

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.frac-: tion thereof, and Id for each additional half-ounce or fraction thereof. Postcards Inland: Single Id; reply, 2d. All Other Places: Single, reply 3d. Packets Late Fee: 2d. Packets: Up to 6ozs 3d, and Id each additional 2ozs up to lib. Commercial Papers: Id first 4ozs !4d each additional 2ozs. Books and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines:—yin land: Id for each 4ozs or fraction thereof and %d for . each additional 2ozs up to l%lbs. All other places (Postal Union Rates), commercial papers Id 'for first 4ozs or fraction thereof; %d each additional 2ozs of fraction thereof. ' .

Books and Printed Papers: Id for first 4ozs; V£d each additional 2ozs. “Householder” Circulars Inlands yd 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 yd each 3ozs. All other places (Postal Union Rate): y d for each 3ozs. Registration For any Place: 4d. Insurance 'j. \ ■ 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 141 b, 2/-; exceeding lilbs and not exceeding 211 b, 2/9; exceeding 211 b and not exceeding 28!b, 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 211 b, 2/9; exceeding 211 b, but not exceeding 281 b, 3/6 (exclusive of hamper fee, if payable). Note: Parcels not more than 1 inch in. thickness are charged the ordinary rate, but such parcels must not exceed tlie maximum measurement of 6 feet, length and girth combined/. Parcels of fishing rods and golf cilibls over 3ft 6in but not over a maximum of 4ft_ Gin in length, and hot over 6%in in diameter, not exceeding 31b, 2/9; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 71b, 3/3; exceeding 71b, but not exceeding 141 b (maximum), 3/9, including hamper fee.