TELEGRAM CHARGES

Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1915, Page 5

TELEGRAM CHARGES

■ NEW RATES. The Chief Postmaster last night ad-, •vised:— i "From to-day the charges on telegrams are to be as follows:—For ordinary telegrama, delivered within the dominion on week days, for twelve words or lett, including address and signature, urgent Is 2d, ordinary 8d; extra words Id and l& each, respectively. On Sundays, urgent 2s 2d, ordinary Is 2d; Mrtr* words 2d and Id each, respectively. Sum day rates to be charged At'all office* without exception. The alteration In the rates means an addition of 2d to the rates hitherto charged oh week d»yl and Sunday, and makes the Sunday rate apply at all offices. For cable messages the charges are to be as hitherto, plus 2d for each message." The Postmaster-General announce* that from yesterday the postage rates on nil postal packets, including parcels, but excepting newspapers, are raised by one halfpenny, both for packets addressed for delivery within the Dominion and for those addressed for delivery (beyond the Dominion. In countries to which the maximum Postal Union rates are already charged, that is to say, 2y,«l for the first ounce and l%d for each succeeding ounce of letters, no additional fharge will be made.(the Postal Uriion rates are fully set out at the beginning of the post and telegraph guide). Postal packets not prepaid on this soale>. , but wanting only the halfpenny additional charge, will' not be surcharged on delivery with more than the deficient halfpenny.