TELEGRAPHIC CHARGES.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 133, 29 March 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC CHARGES.

IN LAX T). The raU for Inland Telegrams of 10 words is 1? ; and Id extra for every additional word. On Sundays these rates are doubled. No charge for addresses an-.I signature up to 10 words 1 d each beyond that number. foreion. The following are the Hates for Telegrams for twenty words or less (including Melbourne or Sydney rates) via Port Darwin and the Java Cable : Austria ... £9 5 6 London ... £9 8 6 Belgium and Portuga ... 99 0 Holland 96 0 Russia ... 96 0 Denmark... 95 6 Spain ... 98 0 France ... 96 0 Sweden ... 95 0 Germany... 95 6 Switzerland 94 (? Great Britain 99 6 Turkey ... 9 6 Italy ... 93 6 Via Sydney the rates are 3s more throughout. Telegraph offices are open from 0 a.m. to T> p.m. on week days, and from 10 to 10.30 a.m. and 5 to 5.30 p.m. o Sundays. NEW ZEALAivD CABLE. (In addition to New Zealand charges) Telegrams for Sydney only. —First ton words. 8s ; each additional word, All other stations in New South Wales. —Fii-st ten words 8s Od ; each additional word lOd. All stations in Victoria. —First ten words 9s fid ; each additional word lid. All stations in South Australia, -exclusive of overland line tariff. —Same jis Victoria,. All stations in Tasmania. —First ten words, 18s Gd ; Is per word for Australian and New Zealand Cable, and 2s for every additional five words or fraction of five words, for Tasmanian cable. Messages for London and places in Europe (a word rate).— Ten shillings and sixpence per word ; to which must he added Australian Cable and Australian charges. —First ten words or frncv lion, ( Js Gd, and every word alter ten lid per word.