TELEGRAPHIC CHARGES.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 150, 31 May 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC CHARGES.

IXLAND. The rat* for Inland Telegrams of 10 words is Is ; and Id extra for every additional word. On Sundays these rates are doubled, No charge for addresses and signature up to 10 words —ld each beyond that number. FOREIGN. The following are the Rates 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 Tortuga ... 99 0 Holland 96 0 Russia ... 96 0 Denmark... 95 6 Spain ... 9 8 0 France ... 96 0 Sweden ... 95 0 Germany... 95 6 Switzerland 94 6 Great Britain 99 6 Turkey ... 9 6 Italy ... 93 6 Via Sydney the rates are 3s more throughout. Telegraph offices are open from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. on week days, and from 10 to 10.30 a.m. and 5 to 5.30 p.m. « Sundays. NEW ZEALAND CABLE. (In addition to New Zealand charges) Telegrams for Sydney only.—First ten words, 8s ; each additional word, HiAll other stations in New South Wales. —First ton words 8s 6d ; each additional word lOd. All stations in Victoria.—First ten words 9s 6d ; each additional word lid. All stations in South Australia, xclusive of overland line tariff.—Same e s Victoria. All stations in Tasmania. —First ten •words, 13s 6d ; 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 ae added Australian Cable and Australian charges.—First ten words or fraclion, 9s fid, and every word utter ten lid per word.