POSTAL RATES

Te Puke Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 55, 21 July 1939, Page 3

POSTAL RATES

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS 4 Inland: Id for first ounce or fraction thereof and id for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. Inland Air Mail: 2d each ounce. British Empire (except meantime Australia and Dependencies), including Protectorates and Mandated Territory, also Egypt: l|d for each half ounce or fraction thereof. All other Countries: Postal Union rates 2id for first ounce or fraction thereof, and lid for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. Postcards Inland: Single id ; reply Id. All other places: Single Id ; reply 2d. Late Eee: Id. Packets Comprising commercial papers, books and printed papers, pattern and sample packets, and unregistered magazines:— Inland: id for each 2oz or fracoon thereof and id for each additional 2oz up to lilbs. Minimum charge 2d. > AH other places (Postal Union Rates), commercial papers: 2id for first lOoz or fraction thereof ; id each additional 2oz or fraction thereof. Books and printed papers: id for each 2oz or fraction thereof. “Householder Circulars” , Inland: id for each 2oz (3.8 d for each 2oz when 250,000 or more posted within twelve months). Registered Magazines Inland: Each copy Id for each Boz or fraction thereof. Newspapers Inland: Each copy not exceeding Boz, id ; each copy exceeding Boz., Id for each 16oz or. fraction there* of. . . Australia, Canada, Great Britain ’ and most Empire countries: Each copy Id for each 16oz or fraction thereof. _ * All other places (Postal Union Rate): id for each 2oz. Inland Parheis t - Not exceeding 31b, 7d ; exceed- ' ing 31b and not exceeding 71b, Is 2d; exceeding 71b and not exceeding 141 b, Is 9d ; exceeding 141 b and not exceeding 211 b, 2s 4d ; exceeding 211 b and not exceeding 28lb, 3s 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, 2s 4d; exceeding 211 b, but not exceeding 281 b, 3s (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 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, 2d 4d; exceeding 31b but not exceeding 71b, 2s lOd ; exceeding, 21b, but not exceeding 141 b (maximum) 3s 4d, including hamper fee. Fragile Fees. An additional fee of 6d or Is, according to size, is charged on parcels sent by “Fragile’’ post. Registration For any place: 3d.