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Return showing the Cable Rates to United Kingdom and to the Australian Colonies before and after January, 1893.

j Country to Ordinary Eates. GOVEBNment Rate. Press Rates. Before January, 1893. From January, 1893. From January, 1893. Before January, 1893. From January, 1893. Per word. 10s. 2d. Per word. 5s. 2d. Per word. 3s. lid. United Kingdom ... 3s. Id. per word 2s. 2d., and 2s. per word from 24th July, 1894. "2 o is ■a ■a S o a o o fil O Cβ c3 Cable rate to Australian Colonies, 3d. per word. New Zealand inland rate to Australian Colonies, 6d. per 10 words, and Id. each additional word. Cable rate to Australian Colonies, Id. per word. New Zealand inland rate to Australian Colonies, 6d. per 100 words. Australian Colonies — CO O EH O a i s o •sis CO O o a. 09 TO O 8 DO TO TO . > o > I d "3 "s "3 d -3 a o a 00 o J. s TO o i— i 13 a o TO > "3 a o Co t> ■3 .2 d 11 &8 O o CO rrt w O O O Words. e= o § . i§1 I Words. New South Wales s. 9 d. 6 s. d. 1 0 s. d. 3 0 s. d. 0 5 Q com m ° it? nil E-l s. d. Not exceeding 34 0 6 Exceeding 34 s. d. d. s. d. s. d. 0 6 s. d. d. 8. d. s. d. ID "3 GQ a Cβ <D izi s Queensland South Australia ... Tasmania 11 11 12 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 •4 5 (i 6 0 0 0 0 C 7 Not exceeding 34 2 0 Exceeding 34 Not exceeding 34 2 0 Exceeding 34 Not exceeding 34 4 0 Exceeding 34 ... j ... 1 6 3 0 3 "0 5 0 i i i 0 6 1 3 1 3 2 6 First 10 Exceeding 10 and up to 34 E xceeding 34 and up to 100 First 10 Exceeding 10 and up to 16 Exceeding 16 and up to 100 First 10 Exceeding 10 and up to 16 Exceeding 16 and up to 100 First 100 Since altered to first 10... Exceeding 10 and up to 34 Exceeding 34 and up to 100 First 10 Exceeding 10 and up to 34 Exceeding 34 and up to 100 First 10 Exceeding 10 and up to 16 Exceeding 16 and up to 100 2 "0 2"'0 c 1 6 3 0 3 0 5 0 "i 2 a 2 0 6 2 9 3"0 b 4 0 "* Victoria ... i 5 0 2"6 10 0 1 1 3 6 0 6 Not exceeding 34 2 0 Exceeding 34 3 "o * 2"'o "i 1 3 1 6 e Western Australia 12 0 1 2 Not exceeding 34 ! 3 0 3 3 0 1 3 0 5 6 0 7 3 i'e 2 3 g Showing the comparative cost of sending 100 words to the Australian Colonie3 under the above Press rates: Sending 100 words before January, 1893, to— New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia £ s. a. 1 14 6 1 16 0 1 16 0 1 18 0 1 16 0 2 12 6 Sending 100 words at the present rate to— New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia £ s. d. 0 10 4 0 11 10 0 11 10 0 13 10 0 11 10 0 13 4 a Altered since January, 1893, to Id. b Altered since January, 1893, to Is. 6d. e Altered sine e Altered since January, 1893, to Is. 3d. ' Altered since January, 1893, e January, 1893, to Is. 6d. d Altered since January, 1893, to Is. 3d. to 2s. 6a. « Altered since January, 1893, to 2s.