U.S.A. Reduces Trans-

Pacific Air Mail Rate But South Pacific Territories Have Not Yet Fallen Into Line

THE United States Post Office has re cently announced that air-mail pos tage rates from the States to Fiji, New Zealand and Australia will in future be at the rate of 25 cents per half-ounce (equivalent of 1/3 Fijian currency and 1/6 Australian currency).

In making the announcement, the Post master General of the USA said that “Foreign nations were enthusiastic about plans to reduce air postage rates . . . they are only waiting for us to show the way.”

So far, however. South Pacific coun tries have not shown the enthusiasm quoted by the American PMG. The rate from Australia to USA is still 2/6 per half-ounce, although the postal authori ties acknowledge the cut recently made in rates by the USA,