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Return showing the Value of the Concessions made to the Public by the Post and Telegraph Department from 1891 to 31st August, 1911. £ On postages .. . • •■• • • • • • • • 224,304 On parcels-post .. . • • • • • • • • • • ■ 21,569 On telegrams .. .. • • ■ ■ • • ■ ■ • ■ 77,438 On cables .. •• 25,113 On telephone-exchanges .. .. • • • • • • • • 6,021 On money-order and postal-note commission .. . ■ . • 21,600 On private-box rentals .. .. • ■ •• • ■ •'■ 1,700 On account of reduced charges for rural telephones .. .. .. 1,000 £378,745 D. Robertson, Secretary. General Post Office, 6th September, 1911.

Post and Telegraph Concessions from December, 1890, to 31st August, 1911.

Date. Nature of Concession. Nature of Concession. i Reductions in Postage. _ 1891—Jan. Oct. 1901—Jan. 1906—Nov. 1908—Jan. Letters. For the United Kingdom, from 6d. per £ oz. to 2|d. per \ oz. For all countries beyond New Zealand, except Australia and South Sea Islands, from 6d. to Is. 2d. per £ oz. to uniform 2£d. per \ oz. Establishment of universal penny post. .. ! Reduction on inland rate from Id. per \ oz. for each 4 oz. Reduetionjof inland rate to Id. for 4 oz. and £d. for each 2 oz. thereafter. 1893 1901—Jan. Letter-cards. Introduction of. .. From l£d. to Id. - Post-cards. , 1891—Oct. 1898—Feb. 1901—Jan. 1907—Oct. Der. For the United Kingdom, from 2d. to ljd. per card. For other British and foreign countries, except Australia : formerly not admitted, rate made l|d. per card. Increased size of, to in. byj3|in. .. From ljd. to Id. Sending a post-card not bearing a communication of thej nature of a letter at printed-paper rates. All post-cards may bear writing on the address side. Labels giving the addresses of the sender and receiver may be attached. Cards with Christmas and New Year wishes limited to five words may be sent at the printed-paper rate. Reduction of postage inland from Id. to'^d. 1907—Dec. Reply-paid Post-cards. Reduction of postage, if in Dominion, from 2d. to Id. 1891—Oct. Commercial Papers (Including Accounts, <fec). For delivery in town in which posted, from Id. per \ oz. to Jd. up to £ oz. For other places within the colony, also Australia, from 2d. per \ oz. to Id. up to 4 oz. (For Australia subsequently altered to 2£d. up to 10 oz. and £d. for eachjjadditional 2 oz.). ! For other countries, including United Kingdom, from 6d. to Is. 2d. per \ oz., reduced to 2Jd. up to 10 oz. 1891—Oct. Books, Printed Papers, &c. For places within New Zealand, from 8d. per pound to 4d. per pound. For foreign countries from between Is. 4d. and 2s. 8d. per pound to 4d. per pound.