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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1980

HIGHER PRICES FOR FOREIGN-STYLE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS INCREASED THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO BY ONE POINT IN CPI (B).

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY ONE POINT IN CPI (A) AND BY TWO POINTS IN CP! (B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTERCLOTHING ITEMS.

THE ONE-POINT INCREASE IN THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS IN CPI (A) WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIGHER PRICES FOR GLASSWARE AND TRAVEL GOODS.

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY ONE POINT IN CPI (B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES FOR TOILET REQUISITES, SOAP AND DETERGENTS.

THE THREE-POINT INCREASE IN THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CPI (B) WAS MAINLY BROUGHT ABOUT BY HIGHER CHARGES FOR SCHOOL BUS FARES.

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY ONE POINT IN CPI (A) AND BY TWO POINTS IN CPI (B) FOLLOWING HIGHER CHARGES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, DOMESTIC HELP, HAIRDRESSING, DINNER PARTIES AND ADMISSION TO FOOTBALL MATCHES.

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER COMMODITY SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

DETAILS OF THESE PRICE MOVEMENTS ARE GIVEN IN THE +CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1980, WHICH IS ON SALE AT $2 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE.

PROOF OF IDENTITY FOR CLAIMS AT POST OFFICE

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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE POST OFFICE TO FACILITATE THE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY OF REGISTERED ITEMS OR PARCELS BY PEOPLE OTHER THAN THE ADDRESSEES, FOLLOWING THE REQUIREMENT FOR CARRYING PROOF OF IDENTITY AT ALL TIMES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID TODAY PHOTOSTAT COPIES OF IDENTITY CARDS, SUPPORTED BY A STATUTORY DECLARATION VERIFYING THE COPY IS A TRUE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL, WILL BE ACCEPTABLE AS A MEANS OF PROVING THE IDENTITY OF THE ADDRESSEE.

THIS WILL ALSO APPLY IN THE CASE OF ENCASHMENT AT THE POST OFFICE OF MONEY ORDERS AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE COUPONS ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

+A PERSON COLLECTING MAIL ON BEHALF OF THE ADDRESSEE WILL STILL BE REQUIRED, HOWEVER, TO PRODUCE HIS OWN ORIGINAL IDENTITY CARD, OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF IDENTITY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

/+SIMILARLY