Useful References

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 September 1911, Page 1

Useful References

FOR TRAVELLERS AND fAY-AT-HOME PEOPLE. Steamers i*ave Wellington lor Christen nrch practically every evening in the week. Afternoon trains from evin connwot with them. There are froqnent tripe to ports farther south, each Sβ Dnnedin and The Blntf. etearaerß teave Wellington for Sydney direftt on Friday of every week, nod anyone who finds that day iniT>T)?+-!iient may Ret to Sydney from Auckland, vhence a steamer lewres every Monday, after havinfc Toywßed up from Wellington vin Napier »nd Gieborne. Tho inward steamers from Sydney to Wellington go on to southern porte, and from The Blnß they steam np to Melbonrne and le*er on to Sydney. Aβ a means of enabling th* eaoder of ft letter addressed to * place abroad to prepay the postage on a reply, the Department teene* reply conpone on payment ©f a fee of Id. Theae oonpona may b» exchanged for » postage etamp of the T*lne of S|d in any coentry wßJofi riopte the eotieme. New Eenland'a populftfion, lnclnding that of the Oook Iriande and other dependenciee, ifl now well over ono milllen. In June, 18L , t'he eettmftte* popnlation of London waa 4,7i8,787. The rute&ble \ slue of. property in England and Wales B&a rl*en each year eince 1174. The fignree are as foilowa:— In 1874, xMß.ettJll. In 1888, £148,887,144. In 1894, £161,188,578. In 1908, £815, 787, 45f1. The total rateable ralne in 1874 repreaente an of £4 17e 8d per head of popnlation, while in 1908 the average was £6 per bead