REVISION OF LOCAL POSTAGE RATES
Parliament of Singapore · 22 June 1966 · 1st Parliament
Official Report, 22 June 1966, Vol 25, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
Wednesday, 22nd June, 1966
Mr S. V. Lingam asked the Deputy Prime Minister whether he will consider revising the postage for local letters to the pre-Malaysia rate. i.e. ten cents.
Dr Toh Chin Chye: The postage rate on inland letters in Malaysia was raised from 10 cents to 15 cents as from 16th November, 1964 by the Government of Malaysia for the following reasons: -
(a) To meet increased operating and staff costs.
(b) To eliminate the varying levels of surface postage rates in the States of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak.
(c) To despatch letters by air whenever earlier delivery is possible by that means.
Although Singapore is no longer a constituent state of Malaysia, it is still necessary to maintain the current inland postage rates as since 1949 when the previous inland postage rates were fixed, staff and operating costs have increased considerably.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 22 June 1966. Republished on SGParliament.