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MONDAY, MAY 8, 1973

SPEEDPOST RATES TO BE LOWERED FROM JUNE 1

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CERTAIN SPEEDPOST RATES WILL BE LOWERED FROM JUNE 1 THE SENIOR CONTROLLER OF POSTS, MR. ARTHUR DICKSON SAID TODAY.

SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORIA, MR. DICKSON SAID THE CUTS HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE GROWING POPULARITY OF SPEEDPOST AMONG HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN,

HE SAID THE RATES OF CONTRACT SPEEDPOST TO TAIWAN AND JAPAN WILL BE REDUCED BY $10 TO $70 FOR THE FIRST POUND. BUT THE 5 CHARGE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL POUND WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THE FIRST POUND CHARGE FOR SENDING ON DEMAND ITEMS TO AUSTRALIA, BRITAIN, THE NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED STATES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED FROM $100 TO $90.

THE REVISED FIRST POUND CHARGE FOR 'ON DEMAND' SERVICE TO JAPAN, SINGAPORE AND TAIWAN WILL BE $80, MR. DICKSON SAID.

HE ALSO SAID THAT SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO TAIWAN IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ITS FIVE MAJOR CITIES- KEELUNG, KAOHSIUNG, TAICHUNG, TAINAN AND TAIPEI.

+AND WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 5, MERCHANDISE CAN BE SENT IN THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO SINGAPORE, HE SAID.

R. DICKSON SAID FURTHER INFORMATION ON SPEEDPOST SERVICE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE POST OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE AT 5-2671105.

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