POSTAL CHARGES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20056, 30 September 1939, Page 7

POSTAL CHARGES

GENERAL INCREASE WAR REVENUE AIM MAIL AND TELEGRAMS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED (Government Message) WELLINGTON, this day. Following upon the announcement of the Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Nash, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night of a decision to increase the letter postage as a means of raising additional revenue for war purposes, and Mr. Nash’s statement that there would be some adjustment of other rates, the Post-master-General, the Hon. F. Jones, to-day furnished particulars of the general increases that would apply from October 1.

Commenting generally on the increases, the Minister said that the public might not be aware that the postal, telegraph and telephone rates they enjoyed in New Zealand were, in many instances, the lowest in the world. Even as increased, he said, the rates did not compare unfavourably with those in other countries, and he was sanguine that the increases would be accepted by the public as a necessary contribution in the emergency now obtaining. Particulars of the principal changes are a ! s follow: — Postal Branch

Letters, inland.—2d for the first oz. and Id each additional half oz.; Empire, 2d for the first half oz. and Id for each additional half oz.; foreign, 3d for the first half oz. and Id for each additional half oz.

Inland, by air.—3d for each half oz.; late fee, 2d additional to postage; registration fee, 4d additional to postage; express delivery fee, Gd a mile. Postcards. —Inland: Id; overseas, Lid-

Commercial papers.—ld for first 4oz. and id for each additional 20z.; printed papers, non-advertising circulars and Christmas cards, etc., Id first 4oz. and id for each additional 2oz. Newspapers.—lnland: id each 40z.; Empire, id for each 30z.; foreign, id for each 2oz. (no change); library exchanges, Id for each 4oz.

Packets. —Id for each 20z., with a minimum of 3d.

Parcel's. —31b., 8d; 71b., Is 3d; 141'b., 2s; 211 b., 2s 9d; 281 b„ 3s fid. Postal notes.—“An all-round increase of Id in poundage. Money-order commission.—ld on each £l, with a minimum of Gd.

Inland Telegrams

Ordinary week-days.—Bd for six words or less and Id each additional word; Sundays and holidays, rate and a half.

Letter-telegrams. —Is 2d for 24 words or less, and Id for each additional two words; urgent fee, Bd. Overseas telegrams and radio-tele-grams.—2d additional on each message. Press telegrams. —Is 8d for each 100 words, with a reduction to Is 2d for messages of 50 words or less. Telephone toll calls. —An additional charge of Id for each Gd of the toll (Charge for all calls costing more than 3d.