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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Description of Packet.

Gross Weight.

Cost of

[633]

Conveyance.

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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

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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.