The Development of Rates of Postage Part 23

This table shows the relative cost per packet, based on the rates of work (Table H), the cost of an ordinary letter being taken as the unit.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facing and Description of Packet. Collection. Stamping. Storing. Delivery.

[631] [632]

--------------------------+-----------+------------+----------+---------- Ordinary Letter Packets-- (a) not exceeding 1 oz. 1 1 1 1 (b) over 1 oz., not exceeding 4 oz. 1 6-2/3 1-1/3 1-1/3 (c) over 4 oz 1 6-2/3 1-2/3 1-2/3 Postcards 1 1 1 1 Halfpenny Packets 1 1-1/4 1-1/9 1-1/9 Newspaper Packets 1 6-1/4 1-3/7 1-3/7 --------------------------+-----------+------------+----------+----------

TABLE K

STAFF (RELATIVE COST).

This table shows the ratios in Table J weighted according to the number of packets in each cla.s.s.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facing and Description of Packet. Collection. Stamping. Storing. Delivery.

--------------------------+------------+------------+----------+----------- Ordinary Letter Packets-- (a) not exceeding 1 oz. 1 1 1 1 (b) over 1 oz., not exceeding 4 oz. 0.113 0.755 0.151 0.151 (c) over 4 oz. 0.045 0.299 0.075 0.075 Postcards 0.306 0.306 0.306 0.306 Halfpenny Packets 0.402 0.503 0.447 0.447 Newspaper Packets 0.069 0.430 0.098 0.098 --------------------------+------------+------------+----------+-----------

TABLE L

STAFF (ACTUAL COST).

This table shows the ratios given in Table K applied to the total cost (Tables F and G).

-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+---------- Facing and Description of Packet. Collection Stamping Storing. Delivery. Total.

-------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+---------- Ordinary Letter Packets-- (a) Not exceeding 1 oz. 564,811 165,944 1,052,392 2,104,784 3,887,931 (b) Over 1 oz., not exceeding 4 oz. 63,824 125,288 158,911 317,822 665,845 (c) Over 4 oz. 25,416 49,618 78,930 157,859 311,823 Postcards 172,832 50,779 322,032 644,064 1,189,707 Halfpenny Packets 227,054 83,470 470,419 940,838 1,721,781 Newspaper Packets 38,972 71,356 103,134 206,269 419,731 -------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+---------- Total 1,092,909 546,455 2,185,818 4,371,636 8,196,818 -------------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+----------

TABLE M

CONVEYANCE.

_Total Cost of Conveyance of Mails within the United Kingdom_:

(a) For Conveyance by Railway 2,435,566 (b) " " " Road 662,010 (c) " " " Sea 177,260 ---------- Total 3,274,836 ==========

Of the payment for conveyance by railway, 1,238,529 is the cost of the conveyance of letter mails, and 1,197,037 the cost of the conveyance of parcel mails.

The payment for conveyance by road is, on such estimate as can be made, a.s.signable in equal proportions between letter mails and parcel mails.

Of the payment for conveyance by sea, 150,000 is, on such estimate as can be made, a.s.signable to the conveyance of letter mails.

The cost of the conveyance of letter mails is therefore--

By Railway 1,238,529 " Road 331,005 " Sea 150,000 ---------- Total 1,719,534 ==========

And the cost of the conveyance of parcel mails is--

By Railway 1,197,037 " Road 331,005 " Sea 27,260 ---------- Total 1,555,302 ==========

TABLE N

CONVEYANCE: a.n.a.lYSIS OF COST.

LETTER MAILS.

_Total Cost_, 1,719,534.

Cost of conveyance is a.s.signed between the various cla.s.ses of packets in proportion to the gross weight.

+----------------------------------------------------------------+ Description of Packet. Gross Weight. Cost of [633] Conveyance. +--------------------------+------------------+------------------+ Ordinary Letter Packets-- lb. (a) Not exceeding 1 oz. 67,200,000 437,734 (b) Over 1 oz., not exceeding 4 oz. 41,700,000 271,600 (c) Over 4 oz. 54,000,000 351,700 Postcards 8,203,000 53,450 Halfpenny Packets 37,705,000 245,600 Newspaper Packets 55,192,000 359,450 +--------------------------+------------------+------------------+

TABLE O

BUILDINGS.

_Total Cost_, 706,614.

Twelve times as much office accommodation is required in respect of a parcel as in respect of a packet other than a parcel (Table D).

Hence--

The total cost of buildings may be divided as between parcels on the one hand and all packets other than parcels on the other hand in the ratio--

133,663,000 12 : 5,831,550,000

i.e. 1 : 3.6357

The total cost for buildings chargeable to parcels is therefore 152,428, and the total cost for buildings chargeable to other packets is 554,186.

The latter sum is a.s.signed between the respective cla.s.ses of packets in proportion to the gross weight of each cla.s.s (Table N) as follows:--

Cost for Buildings.

Ordinary Letter Packets-- (a) Not exceeding 1 oz. 141,066 (b) Over 1 oz., not exceeding 4 oz. 87,536 (c) Over 4 oz. 113,356 Postcards 17,220 Halfpenny Packets 79,150 Newspaper Packets 115,858 -------- Total 554,186 ========

This division gives an advantage to the light packets as compared with the heavier packets sent by Letter Post; but, as between parcels and other packets, an advantage is given to parcels (cf. _supra_, Table E).

TABLE P

STORES AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE.