Useful References

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 July 1911, Page 1

Useful References

FOR TP AVRLL"BRfi AND TAT

AT-HOME PEOPLO

Steamers loave Welfinpfcon for Christchnrch practically every «venine in the week. Afternoon trains from ' evin connect with them. There are freqnent trips to ports fnrther sontß, sneh n$ Dnnedra and The Bin If. BWmers leave WeTHnfcton for Bvdney direct on Friday of every week, and anyone who find? that dnv inconvenient may pet to Rvdney from Anckland, whence a steamer leave® ©very Monday, after ha vine voyaged "p 'rem Wellington via Napier and Gfieboirne. The inward steamers from Bydn#y to WellrnErtoTi eo on to southern porta, and from The Blnff they steam np to Melbonrne and later on to Svdnov

As a means of enabling the sender of a letter addressed, to a place abroad to prepay the postage on a replv. the Department Sesnee reply oonpons on payment of a fea. of Id. These conpona may be excHanfed for a postage stamp of the value of B*d in any country wBToI adopts the scheme.

New Bealand's . population, fnclndine that of the Oook Islande and othftr dependencies, ia wow well over one million.

In Jnne. 1908, the esHtnafofl popnlntion of London wm "4,718,787.

The rateable Taint* of properly in England and Walw Em risen each year si'nw' 1874. The Bin res are ** follows: —

In 1P74, iMIWWJM. In 7»SB. £)4H.897.944. Tn ISW. £1«1.1S».B7S.

Tn IPOS, £21? 757, 4fSO. The total rateable Taine in 1874 represents an «verag« of £4 17b 6d per head of popnlation. while in 1908 the averaee waa £6 per bead.