The Development of Rates of Postage: An Historical and Analytical StudySmith, A. D. (Alfred Daniel)
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The Development of Rates of Postage: An Historical and Analytical Study
Smith, A. D. (Alfred Daniel)
Postal rates
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| | Facing and | |
Description of Packet. |Collection. | Stamping. | Storing. | Delivery.
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Ordinary Letter Packets-- | | | |
(a) not exceeding 1 oz. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
(b) over 1 oz., not | | | |
exceeding 4 oz. | 0.113 | 0.755 | 0.151 | 0.151
(c) over 4 oz. | 0.045 | 0.299 | 0.075 | 0.075
Postcards | 0.306 | 0.306 | 0.306 | 0.306
Halfpenny Packets | 0.402 | 0.503 | 0.447 | 0.447
Newspaper Packets | 0.069 | 0.430 | 0.098 | 0.098
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TABLE L
STAFF (ACTUAL COST).
This table shows the ratios given in Table K applied to the total cost
(Tables F and G).
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| |Facing and| | |
Description of Packet. |Collection| Stamping |Storing. |Delivery.| Total.
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Ordinary Letter Packets--| £ | £ | £ | £ | £
(a) Not exceeding 1 oz.| 564,811| 165,944|1,052,392|2,104,784| 3,887,931
(b) Over 1 oz., not | | | | |
exceeding 4 oz. | 63,824| 125,288| 158,911| 317,822| 665,845
(c) Over 4 oz. | 25,416| 49,618| 78,930| 157,859| 311,823
Postcards | 172,832| 50,779| 322,032| 644,064| 1,189,707
Halfpenny Packets | 227,054| 83,470| 470,419| 940,838| 1,721,781
Newspaper Packets | 38,972| 71,356| 103,134| 206,269| 419,731
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Total | 1,092,909| 546,455|2,185,818|4,371,636| 8,196,818
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TABLE M
CONVEYANCE.
_Total Cost of Conveyance of Mails within the United Kingdom_:
£
(a) For Conveyance by Railway 2,435,566
(b) " " " Road 662,010
(c) " " " Sea 177,260
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Total £3,274,836
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Of the payment for conveyance by railway, £1,238,529 is the cost of the
conveyance of letter mails, and £1,197,037 the cost of the conveyance of
parcel mails.
The payment for conveyance by road is, on such estimate as can be made,
assignable in equal proportions between letter mails and parcel mails.
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