Postal Rates.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 12 February 1915, Page 4

Postal Rates.

Letters and Letter Cards. — Inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof and.)4d. for each succeeding 2oz. —United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id. for each oz. or fraction thereof.

Post Cards —Inland, single, JEd reply, Id.; all other places single, Id. ; reply 2d. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered)—All places, Ad. per 2oz. Magazines, registered. —Inland, Ad. for every Bo'z. or fraction thereof. Foreign, %d per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open.

Commercial Papers —Town (for accounts, etc., only), Ad. per Aoz., or Id. for first 40z., and A d each succeeding 2oz. Inland Id. for first 40z., and Ad. for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. and Ad. for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection.) TELEPHONES. Charges.—At exchanges continuously open —Business establishments, £7; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continually open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier Hastings. Palmerston N., and Wanganui are open all clay and, all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 p.m. TELEGRAPH RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature — Ordinary Telegrams, 6d., and Ad for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is., and Id. for each additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged half-rates in addition :o the above. CABLE RATES. Australian States, 4Ad per word ; Norfolk Island, 3d per word; Fiji, 8d per word ; United States, 2s 4d to 2s 8d per word ; Cape Colony, 2s 7d per word; United Kingdom, 3s per word. (Signature and address counted as part of message.-”) Newspapers. Town and Inland, Ad each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal. Orange River, South Sea Islands and Transvaal, Id each per paper. If under Boz. sent by first availroute ;over Boz, by direct steamer only unless specially addressed and paid at the rate of Id for first 4oz. Pattern and Sample Packets— Inland, Ad first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “ all other places.” All other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction, Ad. Registration.—2d additional for all places. PARCEL POST. Parcels post in the Colony for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding lib. 4d, 21b. Gd, 31b. Bd, 41b. lOd, 51b. Is, Gib. Is 2d, 71b. Is 4d, 81b. Is 6d, 91b. Is Bd, 101 b. Is lOd, 111 b. 2s.

MONEY ORDERS. By Post Payable in New Zealand,for each £5 of fraction of £5, 3d. Commonwealth, Fiji, | Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £5. Is ; £7, Is 6d ; £lO, 2s ; £l2, 2s 6d ; £ls, 3s ; £l7. 3s 6d ; £2O, 4s ; maximum, £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United States, Hawaii and Germany, 3d for each £1 or fraction thereof. By Telegraph—Within New Zealand, 3d tor every £5 or fraction of £5, and a telegraph fee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal money orders, plus teletelegraph charge.

Farm, Garden and Orchard Notes.

{ : KITCHEN GARDEN. I If there is any moist weather, I I make sowings for autumn and I winter crops. Continue earthing up celery. Towards the end of the month make a sowing of onions for eating as spring onions. The main crop of these should now be taken up as it ripens, and spread out to dry, before storing. Keep pinching tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. As ground becomes vacant, clear it of the spent crops and dig in the refuse if left upon the ground, it simply becomes a harbour for insects. FARM. | Finish any thatching that reI mains to be done. Plough in I stubbles. Push on the burning oft' of all cleared land. Sow oats and barley for green feed and turnips for the winter. ORCHARD Budding and summer pruning may be continued. February is the proper month to bud peaches, apricots and nectarines. If your orchard is situated on very dry soil it would be advisable to irrigate if possible to ensure fruit ripening, especially on young trees, as insects attack late fruits more than they do early ones ; you must keep a good look ou for insects and destroy all you poss bly can. Currants, raspberries, gooseberries and strawberries must be attended to this month, otherwise you will have a very inferior yield ' next year. Apply the last sprayings for codlin tooth on apples and pears. FLOWER GARDEN.

i Trim up garden hedges, choose cloudy weather if possible. Cut away all dying stalks, being careful not to injure any fresh growths ; gather seeds as they ripen, sow mignonette and stocks, and hardy annuals to flower in spring, take up and store bulbs as their leaves begin to wither, keep your lawn and paths clean,

cut back all straggling p'ants and ugly growths ; rose budding should be finished this month ; chrysanthemums and dahlias should be watered with liquid manure, the benefit of which will be shown in the bloom, if desirious of producing fine chaysanthemum blooms, cut back the brunahes to one or two buds to each stalk. The best liquid manure is made with soft cowdung, it shoud bo kept in a bai rel or some such vessel and stirred up before being used, as doctors say of their medicines: “To be well shaken before taken.”