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POSTAL DIRECTORY— RATES.
The address of the sender is charged for, if
transmitted; in any case, it must be written at
the foot of the form.
In ordinary European telegrams, the length al-
lowed for a word is 15 letters, in extra-European
telegrams 10 letters; any additional letters being
charged for at the rate of 15 or 10 letters respect-
ively to the word. ,
Every separate letter or figure is charged for as
a word. In European telegrams, every group of
five figures or letters is counted as a word, larger
groups being counted at the rate of five to a word,
plus one word for any excess. In Extra-European
telegrams, groups of figures are counted at the
rate of three to a word, plus one word for any
excess. Bars of division, decimal points, and stops
used in the formation of numbers are counted
as figures. Letters added to figures to form
ordinal numbers are counted as figures.
Ordinary compound words and names written
without break are counted as single words. If
joined by a hyphen, or separated by an apostrophe
or other sign of punctuation, they are counted as
so many separate words. Compound numbers
written in words and without break are also
counted as single words, and limited as in the
case of letters. The name of the place and country
of designation in the addresses of telegrams are
charged for as one word each, when so written
by the sender, whatever their length.
A telegram addressed to several persons in the
same town, or to the same firm at different
localities in the same town, is charged for as a
single telegram, and a sum of 5d. must be prepaid
for every extra copy to be delivered, if the number
of chargeable words does not exceed 100; an
additional sum of 5d. being charged for every
additional 100 words or part of 100 words. In
calculating the charge, all the names and addresses
are included ; but telegrams of this kind are not
accepted for America.
Telegrams may be sent from one place to another
abroad by post.
RATES FOR FOREIGN TELEGRAMS.
European System. — Algeria, 3d.; Austria, 3d.;
Belgium, 2d. ; Bosnia — Herzegovina and Bulgaria,
4Jd. ; Cyprus, 6-Jd. and Is. 7d. ; Canary Islands,
lfjd. ; Denmark, 3^d. ; France, 2d. ; Germany, 2d.;
Gibraltar, 4-Jd. ; Greece and Greek Islands, 7d. ;
Holland, 2d.; Hungary and Italy, 3d.; Luxem-
burg, 2|d.; Malta, tid. ; Montenegro, 4d. ; Morocco
— Tangier, 6d., other places, 4d. ; Norway, 3^d. ;
Portugal, 4^d. ; Roumania, 4d. ; Russia in Europe
and Caucasus, 5-i-d.; Senegal, Is. 6d.; Servia, 4d. ;
Spain, 4d., via- Marseilles, 7d. ; Sweden, 4d. ;
Switzerland, 3d.; Tripoli, Is. Id.; Tunisia, 3d.;
Turkey, 6|d. and lid. ; West Coast of Africa — Ben-
guela, 10s. 5d. ; Bissao and Bolama, 4s. lOd. ;
Gaboon, 7s. Id.; Grand Bassam, 5s. 4d.; Ronakny,
4s. lOd. ; Loanda, 9s. ; Mossamedes, lis. 4d. ;
Porto Novo, 6s. 7d. ; Principe, 7s. 6d. ; San
Thomas, 6s. lid.; Senegal, 2s. 10|d.
Extra European. — Asia — Annam, 5s. 8d. and
5s. 10d.; Beloochistan, 3s. 3d. and 3s. 7d. ; Bokhara,
Is. lid.; Burmah, 3s. lOd. and 4s. 2d.; China—
6s. lOd. to 8s. 9d. ; Cochin-China, 4s. lid. and
5s. Id. ; India — 3s. 8d. and 4s. ; Ceylon, 3s. 9d. to
4s. Id.; Corea, 9s. to 9s. od. ; Japan, 8s. to
10s. 8d. ; Java, 5s. lOd. and 6s.; Malacca, os. 5d.
and 5s. 7d. ; Penang, 4s. lOd. and 5s. - , Perak, 5s.
and 5s. 2d.; Persia, Is. 6d. and 2s. 5d.; Philippine
Islands, 8s. 9d. and 9s. ; Russia in Asia, Is. 8d.
and 2s. 7d. ; Selanger, os. 9d. and 5s. lid. ; Siam,
4s. 4d. to 5s. 7d. ; Singapore, 5s. 7d. and 5s. 9d. ;
Sumatra, 6s. 4d. and 6s. 6d. ; Tonquin, 6s. Id. and
6s. 3d.
North America. — Alabama, Is. 3d. ; Arizona,
Is. 6d. ; Arkansas, Is. 5d. ; California, Is. 6d. ;
Canada (Dominion of) and Cape Breton, Is.;
Carolina (North and South) Is. 3d. ; Colorado,
Is. 5d. ; Columbia (British), Is. 9d. ; Columbia
(U. S.), Is. 2d. ; Connecticut, Is. ; Dakotah, Is. 5d. ;
Delaware, Is. 2d. ; Florida, Is. 3d. to Is. 8d ;
Georgia, Is. 3d. ; Idaho, Is. 6d. ; Illinois and
Indiana, Is. 3d. ; Indian Territory, Iowa, and
Kansas, Is. 5d ; Kentucky, Is. 3d.; Louisiana,
Is. 3d. and Is. 5d.; Maine, Is. ; Manitoba, Is. 6d. ;
Maryland, Is. 2d. ; Massachusetts, Is. ; Mexico,
Is. 9d. to 2s. 8d. ; Michigan, Is. 3d. ; Minnesota,
Is. 3d. and Is. 5d. ; Mississippi, Is. 3d. ; Missouri,
Is. 3d. and Is. 5d. ; Montana and Nebraska, Is. 5d.;
Nevada, Is. 6d. ; New Brunswick, Is. ; New Hamp-
shire, Is. ; Newfoundland, lsi ; New Jersey,
Is. 2d. ; New Mexico, Is. 5d. ; New York, Is. and
Is. 2d. ; N.-W. Territory, Is. 9d. ; Nova Scotia,
Is.; Ohio, Is. 3d.; Oklahoma Territory, Is. 5d.;
Ontario, Is.; Oregon, Is. 6d.; Pennsylvania,
Is. 2d.; Prince Edward Island, Is.; Rhode Island,
lsi'; Quebec, St Pierre, and Miquelon, Is.; Ten-
nessee, Is. 3d. ; Texas, Is. 5d. ; Utah, Is. 6d. ;
Vancouver's Island, Is. 9d.; Vermont, Is. ; Vir-
ginia, Is. 3d. ; Washington Territory, Is. 6d. ;
Wisconsin, Is. 3d. ; Wyoming Territory, Is. 5d.
South and Central America and West Indies. — An-
tigua, 8s. 9d.; Argentine Republic, 6s.2d ; Barbadoes,
9s. lid. ; Bermuda, 4s. ; Bolivia, 6s. 2d. ; Brazil, 6s.,
6s. lOd , and 7s. 8d.; Chili, 6s. 2d. and 8s. 10d.; Col-
umbia (U. States of), 5s. to 5s. 9d. ; Costa Rica,
5s. 3d. ; Cuba, 2s. 8d. to 4s. 9d. ; Curacoa, 9s. 2d. ;
Dominica, 9s. 2d. ; Ecuador, 6s. 2d. ; Grenada,
9s. lid. ; Guadaloupe, 9s. ; Guatemala, 4s. 3d. ;
Guiana, British, 12s. 2d. ; Hayti, 6s. lOd. and
7s. 10d. ; Honduras (Independent), 4s. 3d. ;
Jamaica, 5s. 10d.; Martinique, 9s. ; Nicaragua, 5s.
and 5s. 3d. ; Paraguay, 6s. 2d. , Peru, Gs. 2d. and
8s. 2d.; Porto Rica, 9s.; San Domingo, 8s. lid.;
St Croix, 9s. 4d. ; St Kitts, 9s. lOd. ; St Lucia.
9s. 2d.; St Salvador, 4s. and 4s. 3d.; St Thomasj
9s. Id. ; St Vincent, 9s. 6d.; Trinidad, 10s. 5d. ;
Uruguay, 6s. 2d. ; Venezuela, 10s. lid.
Africa. — Aden, 3s. 9d. ; Cape de Verde Islands,
2s. 'lid. and 3s. lOd. ; Egypt, Is. 7d. to 2s. 6d. ;
Cape Colony and Orange Free State, 8s. lid.;
Transvaal, 8s. lid. ; Natal, 8s. 9d. and 8s. lid. ;
Delagoa Bay and Mozambique, 8s. lOd. ; Madeira,
Is. 3d. ; Massowah, 3s. lid. ; Mombassa and
Zanzibar, 7s. 9d. ; West Coast (see also under
European System) — Accra, 8s. ; Addah, 8s. 2d. ;
Batkurst, 5s. lid.; Bonny and Brass, 9s. 8d. ;
Cape Coast Castle and Elmina, 8s. 2d.; Lagos,
8s. lOd. ; Pram Pram and Salt Pond, 8s. 2d;
Sierra Leone, 6s. 9d. ; Winnebah, 8s. 2d.
Australia.— New South Wales, 4s. and 4s. 2d. ;
S. and W. Australia, 3s. lOd. and 4s. ; Victoria,
3s. lid. and 4s. ; Tasmania, 4s. 6d. and 4s. 8d. ;
Queensland, 9s. 3d. and 9s. 5d.; New Zealand, 10s,
and 10s. 2d.