SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1986
THE RACES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO OPEN, INVITATION AND LADIES' SECTIONS. EACH TEAM SHOULD CONSIST OF NOT MORE THAN 24 MEMBERS INCLUDING THE DRUMMER AND LEADER.
A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN URGED LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO THE RACES WHICH HAVE A LONG TRADITION IN ABERDEEN.
HE SAID THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE HAS SENT INVITATION LETTERS TO VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAD TAKEN PART IN THE RACES IN THE PAST. OTHER BODIES WHICH ARE INTERESTED CAN CONTACT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON 5-540271 BEFORE MAY 10 (SATURDAY).
+KILOPAK+ ENVELOPE OUT MONDAY *****
THE KILOPAK+ AN ENVELOPE INTRODUCED FOR POSTING URGENT DOCUMENTS BY SPEEDPOST AT DISCOUNT RATE, WILL BE ON SALE AT $5 EACH AT ALL SPEEDPOST ACCEPTANCE COUNTERS FROM MONDAY (MAY 5).
UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, SPEEDPOST DOCUMENTS IN +KILOPAKS+ WILL BE OFFERED A DISCOUNT OF $10 TO THE POSTAGE RATE WHICH IS BASED ON THE ONE KILOGRAM SPEEDPOST RATE TO THE DESTINATION CONCERNED.
THERE WILL BE NO MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE DOCUMENTS POSTED IN THESE ENVELOPES.
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TAKING THE WEIGHT OF THE POSTED HOWEVER, NORMAL SPEEDPOST RATE ITEMS INTO ACCOUNT, WILL APPLY TO KILOPAKS+ CONTAINING MERCHANDISE OR SAMPLES.
THE +KILOPAK+, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 350MM X 250MM WITH A SELF-ADHESIVE FLAP, IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR DOCUMENTS OF FOOLSCAP SIZE.
THE POST OFFICE HAS INTRODUCED THE +KILOPAK+ AS AN ONGOING EXERCISE TO STRENGTHEN THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE WHICH HANDLED ABOUT 1.2 MILLION SPEEDPOST ITEMS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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