National Post and Telegraph
Commonwealth Enterprise | |
Predecessor | Sirocco Post |
Founded | 2 January 2011 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 17 |
Area served | Sirocco |
Key people | Daniel Anderson (Minister of Access) |
Products | Mail services, stamps |
Owner | Siroccan government |
National Post and Telegraph, also known as NP&T and formerly as Sirocco Post is the government-owned monopoly provider of postal services in Sirocco. Unlike most government postal monopolies, Sirocco Post is not bound by a universal service obligation, due to the impracticality of regular deliveries across the Tasman Sea and the prevalence of electronic forms of communication such as telephony, email, and instant messaging among Siroccans.
History
Sirocco Post was established on 2 January 2011 by the then-Minister for Broadcasting (now Ministry of Access), Daniel Anderson. It commenced deliveries within the National Capital District (today Cambria province) on 4 January 2011. It later rolled out nationwide services. A delivery network spanning Sirocco was finally achieved in April 2011 when services in Wellesley began. Sirocco Post also once serviced certain Australian and New Zealand cities, including Adelaide and Auckland, but this work was uncompetitive, and so was subcontracted to Australia Post and New Zealand Post respectively on 26 January 2012.
Sirocco Post was renamed National Post and Telegraph on 22 January 2013 with the opening of telegram services.
Organisational structure
National Post and Telegraph is the responsibility of the Ministry of Access, who oversees the company's operations. Most day-to-day decisions are made by the Executive Panel of Regional Managers, or RMs, whom are directly responsible for NP&T's crew of casually employed postmen. There are nine 'regions' that are managed by each RM.
Region name | Constituent provinces | Postcode series |
Alston | Alston City and environs | 20n |
Greater Cambria | Ackland and Maran Districts | 21n-22n |
Jellicoe | Jellicoe, Bolton, Falkirk and Trafalgar provinces and the Muldoon Protectorate | 23n |
Greater Northern | Castor and Gillies Island Dependencies | 24n |
Halvorson | Halvorson province | 25n |
Auckland | Hobson and Wellesley provinces and the Watchman Island and Blacksands dependencies | 26n |
Dominion | Chai, Konson and Zageta | 30n |
Weymouth | Weymouth province | 70n-79n |
Australia | Australian-based Siroccan citizens. |
Postcodes
Alston | Greater Cambria | Jellicoe | Greater Northern | Halvorson | Auckland | Dominion | Weymouth |
200 Alston 201 Matauri 202 Gate Park-Tent Pegs 203 Tara Corner 204 Belmont 205 North Alston 206 Hilly Gully 207 Islington 208 Snell Cliffs 209 Lower Snell |
210 Baker and Ianson Islands 211 Sandbanks Bend 212 Rockport 213 Vista Cliffs 214 Ackland 215 Ballmore 216 Port Mayfair 217 Sussex 218 Ballance's Beach 219 Shelly Bay 220 Maran District |
230 Ridgelow 231 Kent 232 Minnerichell 233 Kenbank North 234 Kenbank South 237 Muldoon Dependency |
240 Castor 241 Mill Bay 246 Gillies Island |
250 Otanaki 251 Wharfdale 252 Clifden 253 Millennium River 254 Maudon Bay 255 Stony Bay 256 Department Creek 257 Tauwhara Bay 258 Commercial Bay 259 Sinclair Flat |
260 Havilland-Brookfield 261 Watchman Island 262 Blacksands 265, 270-281 Rathlyn |
300 Chide 301 Fort Konson 302 Tre'wei |
700-739 Copthorne 740-749 Greater Stirling 750-759 Basford 760-769 Gerrise 770-779 Breamore 780-789 Schofield 790-799 Sabulite |
Stamps
Stamps issued by National Post and Telegraph are divided into three distinct classes.
- 3d (48¢), 4d (64¢), 5d (80¢) and 6d (96¢) stamps are used for mail travelling within or between the provinces of Sirocco or the Dominion of Zona and are dependent on weight and type. For example, an ordinary letter would be sent using a 3d stamp whilst a heavy parcel would carry at least one 6d stamp.
- 7d ($1.12) stamps are used for mail between Sirocco and Zona.
- 9d ($1.44) stamps are used for international envelopes and parcels.