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Page 28, Tune 13, 1979 - North Shore News

| business ; & Careers

Post office gearing for metric change July

| And scales will have to be changed ~

‘On July 1 thie postal service goes metric. No

‘more pounds and ounces. Everything will be

grams and kilos. All companies in Canada will be
affected by this change — from the smallest
‘business to-the largest corporation.

Most of us have enough
trouble coping with the ‘daily
- conversion of -miles to

kilometers and Farenheit to

Celcius. As of July 1,

Canadians are being asked to
cope with new postal metric
‘weights.

-But since you are going
' through this metrification
exercise only once, you
might as well do it right the
first time. Your attitude to
‘metrification,
decisions you, make as. to
how to handle it within your
own. “company, “could” save
you countless: dollars = — and
many headaches — in the

years to. come. _

A

- Whether you send. out
only 10 letters a day, or have
a@ massive: ‘operation
with thousands of letters and
parcels going. out daily, your
present postal scales are 00
longer adequate... .

Changing this single piece of
equipment doesn’t appear to
be a big deal. But there are
scales — and there are
scales. Postal scales range
from spring operated ‘units,
made. of tin or plastic, that
you can pick-up’ for around
$15.00 from your local
stationery store, up to highly
sophisticated. models. that
can set you ‘back many
thousands of dollars. -

Your selection of supplier
is also important. Reputable
names include Pitney
Bowes, Friden, Triner and
others. Some of the postal
scales suppliers operate on a
coast-to-coast basis in
Canada, others do not:

Basically, you have two
choices: (1) Convert your
present scales to metric (if
this is possible); or (2)
Purchase or lease new
scales. In most cases,
particularly with the less
expensive scales, conversion
simply is not possible.

Most likely you'll be faced
with the second option:
Purchasing or leasing new
postal scales. And this is
where you face some dif-
ficulty because there are
numerous models — both
good and bad — on the
market. A good set of scales
should perform with a high
degree of accuracy for many.

and. the

10%”

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Savings Rate 10%

Rates Bubject to Change

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years and, if you buy them

from a reputable supplier, .

you can be~- sure that
whenever postal rates

- Change ‘your supplier can

provide you with updated
scale charts.

-To help you with this
important choice, we offer

: suggestions on the four “C’s” ~

-«. Cost, Capacity, Con-
version and Construction.

COsT .

‘The
portant, particulary for
smaller companies faced
with. ted in-
crease in their office budget.
The first thing to consider is
that there’s more to cost
than the original purchase
price or lease arrangement;
there’s also .the continuing

_cost to consider.

It can cost you more to
purchase an inexpensive
metric scale than an ex-

pensive metric scale.

This apparent  con-
tradiction can be explained
in one word: Accuracy. A
difference of only a couple
of grams for a first class

. letter means an additional 8¢

a letter, and a couple of
grams difference in a 4 Ib.

‘ parcel (that’s two kilos) can
. mean 30 or 40 cents extra. —
Paying more for accuracy at

the outset. will give. you
savings in the years ahead.
An inaccurate scale may be
cheaper to buy, but every
time it’s used it may cost a
little extra...and a little extra
forever. So, even for a small
company with a mail flow of
10 pieces a day, an in-
vestment in a quality scale
can be justified.

CAPACITY

The cost of postal scales is
also reflected in their
capacity. Let's say your mail
consists of letters only, then
a 2.2 Ib. (one kilo) scale
should be sufficient for your
needs. But if your mail is
made up of letters and
smallish parcels, a 5 to 10 Ib.
(2 - 4 kg) scale would be
more appropriate. The
maximum weight capacity
you are allowed to send
through the mail system is 16
kg (about 65 Ib.) and postal

. scales are available t

- sophisticated

cost factor is im-

Finally, there are “highly
electronic
scales for the medium-to-

high mail volume company.

By pushing a few battons an
electronic scale will com-
pute the exact amount of
postage, for any mailing
Piece, by any method, to any
destination. Obviously, the
capabilities and features‘ of

' electronic scales vary from

supplier tosupplier, _
CONVERSION .

We have’ already pointed —
out that it is impossible to
convert many types of postal
scales. With those that can
be converted, however,

companies will have “to .

weigh the cost of conversion
against the cost of pur-
chasing.

CONSTRUCTION

A well constructed and
accurate postal scale will
carry a Canada Weights and
Measures stamp before it
leaves the  supplier’s
workshop. Commercial
scales which do not go
through Canada Weights and

Measures testing will say .
“Not legal for trade” on the

scale front.

Good construction is:

essential. What's the point in

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DIVIDEND NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a-
dividend of One Dollar ($1.00) per

. share on the outstanding Class A

and Class B shares has been
declared by the Board of Directors
of Falconbridge Nickel Mines
Limited, payable in Canadian
funds on June 29, 1979 to share-
holders of record at the close of
business oan June 15, 1979.

By Order of the Board
J.0. Krane
Secretary
Toronto, Canada.
June 4, 1979.

having a precise method of
putting the correct value of
an item when the
of weighing that

item to determine the value .

isinaccurate? | =

- What you. should be
concemed about in selecting
- new

operation; ease of operation;
customer goodwill (un-

derpayment of postage may ©

cut postage costs -— at the
expense of good customer
relations); and a system that
is. always up-to-date (easily

obtainable. replacement
.~Charts).
Friction in a scale leads to

inaccuracy and inaccuracy
costs money. Good scales
have costly precision knife,
agate or roller bearings that
are virtually friction-free.
Poor ones have metal-to-
metal pivot points, such as
‘rods or screws riding on
punched or drilled holes.

The zero adjustment
should be micrometer
precise. Poor scales have an
adjusting knob which does
not hold its changes in
adjustment for long because
of spring elasticity and wear.

..Good scales have -jack-
screw leveling feet and bulls-
eye level bubbles to permit
fast and accurate leveling on
the scale on any surface.
‘There are no leveling

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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

The partners of

Campbell Sharp, Chartered Accountants
are pleased to announce their

affiliation with

Creed & Company, Chartered Accountants

of Victoria an

Nanaimo, B.C. The combined

practices will continue under the name
Campbell Sharp, Chartered Accountants.

Our offices are now located in Vancouver, Victoria,
New Westminster, Kélowna, Nanaimo, Edmonton,
Calgary, Grande Prairie, Peace River, Winnipeg,
Toronto, Ottawa, Orillla and Montreal with
international representation in most principal cities
around the world.

postal scales is 100%.
accuracy; fast and efficient |

‘rugged,

devices on poor scales, nor

are there built-in devices to

indicate when the scale is.

level.

You'll also find thermo-.
’ wound counterwound coils

in good scales. These

compensate for temperature .
changes and keep the zero_

adjustment steady;
scales lack this feature.

Finally, you should insist
on scales constructed of
high quality
materials that never get out
of line, warp or twist and —
once placed in position —
stay there. Tin or plastic
scales lack durability or the
built-in consistency that's

poor

_Recessary for year-in-year-

out precision.

Hopefully, these four “C’s”
will take some of the

from
metrification day. Your next
-problem — and it’s.one you |
will. share ‘with: countless ‘.
- thousands « of businessmen:

headaches ‘away

across Canada — is: in. ob-
taining delivery of your new:
postal scales in time to meet’
the July I deadline: Most
suppliers in the busiziess:are
being rushed off: their ‘feet’
and many will not be able to
fill all their orders in time. - no

If you are one. of . the
unlucky ones -who ‘have-to.
wait to take. delivery, we
suggest you" look up. ‘postal
“scale suppleirs in your ©
‘Yellow Pages: under.
Machines and Equipment.
Most firnis will be happy: to

_ supply you with a free metric ~~

converter to tide you over
during the interim period. °

‘Plmey Bowes of Canada Ltd.

The Partners of

DUNWOODY & COMPANY
Chartered Accountants |

are pleased to announce that the following
have been_admitted to partnership

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