Useful References

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 April 1911, Page 1

Useful References

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BKJeamere leave "Wellington far ChrietchnrcH practically every evening in the week. Afternoon trains from Levin connect with them. There are frequent trips to porta farther south", such as Dnnedln and The Bluff. Steamers leave Wellington for Sydney dSfodfi on Friday of every week, and anyone who finds that day inconvenient may get to Sydney from Ancklsmd, whence a steamer leaves every Monday, after having voyaged up from Wellington via Napier_ and Weborae. The iwward steamers frota By&nej to Wellington go on to southern porfe, and from The Bluff I*ey steam up $o Melbourne and laifcef on io Sydney. . As a means of enabling the sender of a leiter addressed to « plaoe abroad to prepay tb« postage on a reply, tEeDeparfenen* iesnea reply coupons on payment of a "ee_ of Id. These conpona may fee exchanged for a postage stamp of *h* varne of fid in any o&notry wKIcS adopts the scheme. New Zealand's popnlaHon, inclnding tha? of tB« Oook Islands andoth'er dependencies, is nOw well over on«i mlTUori. In June, 1808, th* eeHms-Sed popnlfttfon of London was '4,718,787. The ratable valne o-f property in England and Wales Has risen each year since 1874. Th« flgnres are an follows , .—

In 1874, '£llß,m t m. In 1888, '£148,887,844. In 1894, £161,13f,575. In 1908, £818, 757, 450. The total rateable valne in 1874 fepresentte an average of £4 17s 6d per head of popnlation, while in 1908 the average was £8 per bead.