VICTORIA.
(Received May 27, 3 p.tn.) ', :X><- *'& Melbourne, Wednesday. .7 '•'■< Vi The introduction of the shilling tariff 7 for telegrams of ten words . .between 7, ;7 Victoria and New South Wales has \ : yi proved a splendid success, the ■number ..;*7iof telegrams having increased fully one- y.-;-third, while the falling-off in _tHe ;>;, revenue has been slight. Negotiations ",- have been in progress with the, New 77 Zealand Telegraph Department, to, 1 rei,-.; 7 duee their share ot the revenue tojeii^l^, i pence per ten words, in order to admit yX-' : of the rate between Victoria and 7 that i? 7: colony being reduced to 7s, but. up ;<' to the present time the New Zealan.d V 7 Government have refused, although the 7| Victorian Government strongly urged ;7 its acceptance. ' . ;'■
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7174, 28 May 1885, Page 2
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127VICTORIA. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7174, 28 May 1885, Page 2
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