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Postal Rates. Letters and Letter Cards. — Inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof and for each succeeding 2oz. —United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, Siam, Servia, and Postal Agencies in Chinese Treaty Ports, Id. for each oz. or fraction thereof. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered)—All places, Y>d. per 2oz. Magazines, registered.—lnland, Md. for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, J / 2 d per 2oz. or fraction thereof. One end must be left open. Commercial Papers —Town (for accounts, etc., only), Y 2 A. per Jdjoz., or id. for first 40z., and V 2 d each succeeding 2oz. Inland Id. for first 40z., and Hd. for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. and YzA. for every additional 2oz. (Open for inspection.)

TELEPHONES. Charges.—At exchanges continuously open —Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continually open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier Hastings. Palmerston N., and Wanganui are open all day and, all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 p.m. TELEGRAPH RATES. For 12 words or loss, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegrams, 6d., and l/£d for each additional word. Urgent Telegrams, Is., and Id. for each additional word. Telegrams to bo repeated will be charged half-rates in addition to the above.

CABLE RATES. Australian States, per word; Norfolk Island, 3d per word; Fiji, 8d per word ; United States, 2s 4d to 2s Bcl per word; Cape Colony, 2s 7d per word; United Kingdom, 3s per word. (Signature and address counted as part of message.”) Newspapers. Town and Inland, /2 d each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River, South Sea Islands and Transvaal, Id each per paper. If under Boz. sent by first: availroute ;over Boz, by diroct steamer only unless specially addressed and paid at the rate of Id for first 4oz. Pattern and Sample Packets— Inland, Jd>d first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “ all other places.” All other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction, Jdjd. Rogistrati on.—2d additional for all places. PARCEL POST. Parcels post in the Colony for delivery in New Zealand, not exceeding lib. 3d, 21b. IJAd, 31b. 6d, 41b. 7bgd, 51b. 9d, 61b. 71b. Is , 81b. Is Id, 91b. Is 3d, 101 b. Is 4'Ad, 111 b. Is 6d.

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Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 6 August 1915, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 6 August 1915, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 6 August 1915, Page 4

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