THE PENNY POST.
AUSIRAMA ACCEPTS DELIVBKY. The Postmaster-General (Sir Joseph Ward) forwarded the following circular memorandum on Wednesday: "Very plejsel to be able to inform you that in respons * to representations mada by me the Federal Government of Australia has today agreed to allow New Zealand letters to be admitted to the Commonwealth at the penny rate. This news, I am sure, will be received by you with satisfaction, as Australia was th<§ only Brit'sh I country which so far hail rtfus d j to agree to New Zealand's in.ivers*l penny pes age.--J. G. Ward."
I Mr E. M. Smi'h, M.H.K., and tlte Mayor (Mr E. Dockriil) nko received sknihr (elegi'tim* conveying the above information.
REDUCED OiBLB RATES. Wellington, April 23. Tne Fidoial Government has agreed to deliver New Zealand penny letters in Austr.ili*, this colowy having agited to a half-penny terminal rate on cables. The result will be a univeisal cable rate of 4|d a word to all parts of Australia (but not Tasmania], instead of the pr«s«nt diflersmial rales of 5d to Bd. The new rates as to letters will not take effect till a 4 Order in-Couacil ugazetttd,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 9, 24 April 1902, Page 2
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