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7. The words " Government messages " and " Press messages " in these presents shall have the same meaning as they have under articles 5 and 6 of the said agreement of the 6th day of May, 1879, and all existing rules with regard to such messages, and any modification which may be made therein shall apply to such messages respectively under the reduced rates. 8. The reduced rates shall continue in force until the expiration of a notice given in. manner next hereinafter mentioned. The said notice shall be not less than two calendar months' notice in writing, expiring either on the 30th day of April, 1892, or on the 30th day of April of any subsequent year, and may be given either by the Extension Company to the Agent-General of South Australia on behalf of the colonies parties hereto by leaving the notice at the office in London of such AgentGeneral, or by such Agent-General to the company by leaving such notice at the office of the Extension Company in London. 9. Immediately upon the expiration of any notice given in accordance with clause 8 hereof the existing rates for the Australasian traffic shall .again come into operation: provided that the rate to and from Europe shall not exceed eight shillings, unless a higher rate shall be required to make up the receipts from the Australasian traffic to the sum of £237,736. 10. The Extension Company will not during the continuance of this agreement, directly or indirectly, in any manner howsoever, alter the rates specified in the Third Schedule hereto without the consent in writing of the contracting colonies. In witness whereof Sir Arthur Blyth, K.C.M.G., C.8., the Agent-General for South Australia, duly authorized to execute these presents on behalf of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, hath hereunto set his hand and seal; and the common seal of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company (Limited) hath been hereunto affixed, the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed, and delivered by Sir Arthur Blyth, ) . -o . , , on behalf of Her Most Gracious Majesty the AbTH ? E Blyth A gen -General Queen, in the presence of- f for South Australia. (1.5.) Samuel Deering, Assistant Agent-General for South Australia. The common seal of the Eastern Extension Austral-) t t^^tOT^fcSSSif&i asia and China Telegraph Company (Limited) [ \ Australasia ana china . was hereunto affixed in the presence of— j ( TA6 %^s£§** ay J. Denison Bender, Director. W. B. Lyne, Assistant Secretary.

The First Schedule. Schedule of the Existing Rates for Telegrams Exchanged with South and Western Australia.

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Net Australian Rate. Outpa; 'merits. Cis-Inaian 1 Extension m rtfn1 Joint Purse.I Company. J- 01111 ' Europe. India. Total Rate. I Java, j Australia. Total. Europe— Ordinary, vid Suez or via Teheran Government Press Aden Suakim Egypt Persian Gulf s. a. 2 9 2 9 0 10J 2 5 2 6 3 2 1 2 s. a. 4 6 2 3 1 1* 5 10 4 8 4 8 5 11 s. a. 7 3 5 0 2 0 8 3 7 2 7 10 7 1 s. a. 0 2 0 2 o 04 s. d. 0 7J 0 74 0 3 0 74 0 7| 0 7J 0 74 s. a. 0 14 o 14 o 04 o 14 o 14 0 if 0 14 s. a. 1 2 1 2 0 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 s. a. 2 1 2 1 0 8 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 s. a. 9 4 7 1 2 8 10 2 9 1 9 9 9 0 Persia.. India Penang Malacca Singapore Hongkong and beyond .. Macao 0 10 5 11 5 104 4 24 4 24 4 24 6 84 7 14 6 9 5 104 4 24 4 24 4 24 6 84 7 14 Persia. 1 3 0 7J 0 8 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 114 1 34 1 34 1 34 1 3j 1 34 9 11 7 10 5 6 5 6 5 6 8 0 8 5 Manila 8 4 8 4 Spain. 0 to. Cochin China. 0 14 1 34 0 14 1 2 1 G 9 10 Cochin China Tonquin Java .. 5 2 5 2 2 104 5 2 5 2 2 104 0 14 0 14 0 14 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 5 2 7 1 34 6 7 7 9 4 2 Europe, ma Moulmein .. 3 6 8 2 Europe. 0 24 Northern Co. 7 14 Europe. 1 7 Cochin China, Siam& India. 1 6 0 1J 1 2 3 0 11 2 4 8 „ vid Hongkong .. 4 8 4 8 India. 0 74 0 li 1 2 8 5 13 1 vid Turkey 1 2 4 6 5 8 0 14 1 2 3 6 9 2