PARCELS BY AIR

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19892, 22 May 1936, Page 9

PARCELS BY AIR

POSTAL ENTERPRISE. NEW BERVICS ON MONDAY. THE SCHEDULE OF RATES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. Another Post Office enterprise, the carriage of parcels by air, was onnounced to-day by the PostmasterGeneral, the Hon. F. Jones, who stated that his Department has made arrangements for this service with Union Airways, Limited, and Cook Strait Airways, Limited. “ There will be a special charge for air transit of parcels, explained the Minister, “ but the post office will only retain an amount equalling that charged under its recently reduced schedule of rates, the whole of the surcharge being paid to the aviation companies." Air parcels rates, contrasted with those for transit by ordinary methods, will be as follows for the normal class of parcels:—

Bulky Paroels. Long and bulky parcels such as fishing rods and umbrellas are to be carried at special rates, a 31b. parcel of this description costing 2s, plus air charge 2s 6d; a 71b. parcel costing 2s 6d, plus 3s 6d; and for 141 b., 3s, plus air charge of 4s 6d. Parcels which are over 4ft. 6in. in length and girth combined will be accepted at the following rates:—3lb.: 2s plus air charge of 2s 6d; 71b., 2s plus 3s 6d; 141 b., 2s plus 4s 6d; 211 b., 2s plus 6s; and for 281 b., 2s 6d plus the air charge of 7s 6d. Carriage of Films. Films will be carried at the following rates:—Five films, 9s Od plus 38s 6d: four films, 7s 6d plus 33s 6d; two films, 4s plus 18s 6d; and one film, 2s plus lis. The routes covered by these companies by air are from Palmerston North to Dunedin via Blenheim (connecting with the Cook Strait service from Wellington), to Christchurch and Dunedin and reverse, and the Cook Strait service between Wellington, Blenheim and Nelson. Parcels which can be expedited in delivery by utilisation of air transit on any part of these routes will be accepted from any point in the Dominion. The new service will commence on May 25, 1936.

31b. Post Office charge, s rl 6 Air charge, s (1 1 6 Total s cl 2 0 71b. . 2 6 3 6 141b. . 3 6 5 0 211b. . 6 0 8 0 281b. . 2 6 7 6 10 0