TELEGRAPHIC CHARGES.
INLAND. The rate for Inland Telegrams of 10 words is Is ; and Id extra for every additional word. On Sundays these rates are doubled. Ho charge foxaddresses arid signature up to 10 words —ld'each beyond that number. FOUEIGN. The following are the Pates for Telegrams for twenty words or less (including Melbourne or Sydney rates) via Port Darwin and the Java Cable : Austria ... £9 5 C London ... £9 8 G Belgium and Porfcuga ... 9 9 0 Holland 9G 0 Russia ... 96 0 Denmark... 9 5 G Spain ... 98 0 France ... 96 0 Sweden ... 95 0 Germany... 95 6 Switzerland 94 C Great Britain 9 9.G Turkey ... 9 G Italy ... 93 G 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. o Sundays. NEW ZEALAND CABLE. (In addition to New Zealand charges) Telegrams for Sydney only.—First ten words, 8s ; each additional word, Ofl. “All other stations in New- South "Wales. —First ten words 8s 6d ; each additional word lOd. All stations in Victoria. —First ton words 9s Gd ; each additional word lid. All stations in South Australia, xclusive of overland line tanfl.—Same e s VictoriaAll stations in Tasmania. —First ten words, 13s Gd ; Is per word for Australian and New Zealand Cable, and 2s for every additional live 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 Freelion. 9s (id, and every word after dm bid per wmb.
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Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 151, 4 June 1879, Page 2
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281TELEGRAPHIC CHARGES. Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 151, 4 June 1879, Page 2
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