CO129-549-4 Revision of postal charges 29-5-1934 - 12-6-1934 — Page 2

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1 Gov. sel 80

(excluding

P

Salar

as

ре

approved,

P. O.

repes es

12

rectuce

Empere

route) from 12

from

natify

July

K

29. S. 34.

مقلبه

10 cents

Requests, of

Full. Bureau.

The proposal is to

reduce Empire ratio

(Excluding the Sibenion Route) from 12° to 10°

from the 1st July 1934.

pen

Qued

as

The Governor gives no indication of the probable

effect

on

revenne

g

the proposed reduction in 1934 Estimates show that

Postage

postage rates. The the Estimated receipts

in

account

amount to $1.300.000 (Head 5 item 2 / 01

) or $25.000

less than the Estimated

receipts in 1933.

and 9.P.O. We

Subject to obsons of t

hight approve the proposed reduction. Aceast

is Submitted.

Blüm 9.20.

15 Ander

29/5/34

The existing rates for Empire letters are: _

(a) via Suey or Pacific, 12¢ her

03.

(b) we Siberia, 20¢ first oz., 10% every add? og.

If the H.R. P.O. think they

for (a) to 10p. I see no reason

can afford to reduce the rest

to object.

We should read only corresp. to C.As. for inf" so that they will later waderstand whatever intructions they may

regard to our changes.

The portal rates whe

receive in

relan

30.5.34.

substantially

anted

3

star aso

on account of

Fall in

the Empire rate

was from &c. to 12c.

silan rahmy

in he

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Th

Case of

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