CABLE RATES.
PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. - Wellington, May 23. Th Eastern ExrSnsioir-Cab'e Com'
pang.hag approached the Government, *- patting forth certain proposils for a reduction of rates betweea New Zealand and Europe. The only condition precedent to the redaction is that
certain undertakings shall b? given the company by the Federal Goven meni of , Australia, the principal of which is is that the proposed redaction shall not affect the agreement existing betwten the company and certain States of the Commonwealth. If this under aking is given, the reduction of lates fiom New Zealand will be:—Ordinary messages from 5s 2d to 3s 44 per word, Government me;sigej via 3s 9d to 2s 4d, Government messages via Pacific 3s 8d to 2s 3d, press memges 2s to Is 21. The international rata from New Znland will therefore b , uniform with Auscralia, plus, of coarse, threepence per word for the cable rate between this colony and Australia, and one penny for the New Zealand terminal rate.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 121, 24 May 1902, Page 3
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161CABLE RATES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 121, 24 May 1902, Page 3
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