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 assigned between the respective classes of packets in proportion to the gross weight of each class ([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.
Total cost, £811,767.
As between parcels and other packets respectively, this amount is assigned on the unit basis, reckoning one parcel equivalent to twelve other packets ([Table D]).
As between the various classes of packets other than parcels, the amount is assigned on the basis of simple numbers.