Diary of Sir Arthur Hirtzel, 1906 [‎8r] (20/294)

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Post Office Regulations.
Petitions and Addresses to His Ma
jesty (forwarded direct) or to either House of
Parliament, are exempt from postage, provided
they do not weigh more than 21 b., are open at
the ends, or without covers.
Halfpenny Post.— Not above 2 ozs., |d.
The postage must be prepaid in full; every
packet must be sent either without or in a
cover open at the ends, and must not exceed
2 feet in length or 12 inches in width or depth.
A halfpenny packet may contain separate
books, printed or lithographed A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. letters, prints,
maps, or photographs (when not on glass or in
cases containing gla ss, or any like substance),
and may be either printed, written, or plain, or
any mixture of the three. All legitimate bind
ings, loose or attached, will be allowed; also
rollers for prints or maps.
Imitations of the typewriter are also admis
sible provided they are handed in over the
counter of a post office and in quantities of not
less than 20 , identically alike.
Newspapers registered at the G.P.O. and
published at intervals not exceeding seven days,
postage one halfpenny each. No packet must
exceed 5 lb. in weight, or 2 feet by 1 foot in size,
and must be open at both ends, and must not
have any communication of the nature of a
letter written in it or upon its cover.
A packet containing 2 or more newspapers is
not liable to a higher charge than a halfpenny
packet or letter of the same weight would be.
Newspaper wrappers with jd. stamp —1 for |d.
2 for lid., 7 for 4d., 480 for 22s. lOd.
Newspaper wrappers with Id. stamp —1 for
Ijd,, 2 for 2jd., 8 for 8 jd., 240 for 21s. 3d.
PROVINCIAL MAILS FROM LONDON, &e.
The Evening Mails from London leave the Post
Office at 8 p.m., and letters must be posted at
St. Martin’s-le-Grand Before 6 p.m.
St. Martin’s-le-Grand with an
extra ^d. stamp Before 7.30 p.m.
Mount Pleasant with an extra
£d. stamp Before 7.45 p.m.
Town Sub-Offices and Pillar
Letter Boxes Before 6 p.m.
Head District Offices Before 6 p.m.
Town Sub-Offices and Pillar
Boxes (except E.C. District)
with an additional Jd. stamp Before 7 p.m.
Head District Offices with an
additional Jd. stamp Before 7.30 p.m.
Letters for the early Morning Mails to the
provinces or for the first Town Delivery in
London may be posted in the Pillar Boxes and
District Offices up to 3 o’clock a.m.; when no
collection is made at this hour, letters must be
posted in time for the last collection over night.
Inland Parcel Post.— 3d. for 1 st lb., and
Id. for every successive lb. up to 9 lbs.; 11 lbs.
Is. Compensation given for loss. Length and
girth combined, 6 ft. Matches, bladders with
liquid, and live animals, excluded.
Compensation is given up to a maximum
limit of £120 for the loss and damage of Inland
Registered Postal Packets of all kinds upon pre
payment of a fee in addition to the postage.
This fee either consists of or includes in each
case the ordinary registration fee of 2 d.; and the
scale of fees, and the respective limits of com
pensation are as follow:—
Fee,
Limit op
Compensa
tion.
Fee.
Limit of
Compensa
tion.
2d.
£5
9 d.
£70
3 d.
£10
lOd.
£80
4 d.
£20
lid.
£90
5 d.
£30
Is.
£100
6d.
£40
Is. Id.
£110
7 d.
£50
Is. 2d.
£120
8d.
£60
Where the postage only is paid, compensation
is given to an amount not exceeding ... £2
Inland Telegrams.— For twelve words
or less, 6 d., and one halfpenny per word after
wards. Addresses will be charged for.
Money Orders (Inland). — For sums
not exceeding £1, 2d.; £3, 3d.; £10, 4d., and 2d,
for each additional £10 up to £40.
Telegraph Money Orders.— Charge is
cost of necessary telegram (minimum 6 d.), and
also commission at ordinary Money Order rates,
and an extra fee of 2 d.
Postal Orders are issued for forty fixed
amounts, 6 d. to 21 s., upon which poundage is
charged up to Is. 6 d., |d. ; to 10 s. 6 d., Id.;
amounts over 10 s. 6 d., IJd.
By the use of not more than five penny stamps
affixed to the face of the Order, any broken
amount may be made up. Perforated stamps
cannot be accepted.
On Orders not paid witbin three months from
the last day of the month of issue a commission
equal to the original poundage will be charged
in respect of each further period of three
months, or any fraction of three months which
has elapsed.
Money Orders (Poreign and Colonial)
—£1, 4d.; £2, 6 d., and per additional £2, 3d.
No single Order is issued above £40, and many
countries have a limit of £ 10 .
Telegraph Money Orders (Foreign
and Colonial) can be obtained for most
European countries, charge 6 d. for each Order,
cost of telegram of advice and commission of
an ordinary Foreign Money Order.
Post Office Savings Banks are estab
lished at every Money Order Office. Deposits
must not be less than Is., or more than £50 in one
year, or more than £200 in all; exclusive of
interest, which is allowed at the rate of 2 j per
cent, for every complete pound.
Q-overnment Stock can be bought through
the Post Office Savings Bank in any sum from
Is. up to £200 until the total reaches £500 Stock;
such investments being in addition to ordinary
Savings Bank deposits. The dividends are placed
to the depositor’s credit free of cost. A small
commission is charged on each purchase or sale
of Stock.
Insurances and Annuities.— Insurances
are granted through the Post Office Savings
Bank on the lives of persons of either sex be
tween the ages of 14 and 65 years, for sums of
not less than £5 or more than £100. The lives
of children between 8 and 14 years of age may
be insured for £5. Annuities, either immediate
or deferred, may be purchased for any sum not
less than £1 or more than £100 on the lives of
persons not under 5 years of age.