226 Telephone Systems of the Continent of Europe 



Resolutions in 1881 and subsequent years. Instead of increasing 

 in proportion to the mileage beyond a defined radius, as in most 

 countries, a system of division into districts has been effected, 

 and a definite rate allotted to each district. Thus in Amsterdam 

 there are three grades of subscription : 



s. d. 



Subscribers located within Amsterdam proper . 9 14 2| 



,, in Nieuwer-Amstel . . . 12 6 io 



Ouder-Amstel . . . . 20 11 5| 



In Rotterdam : 



Within the city 9 *4 2 ^ 



In Kralingen 12 6 loj 



In Dordrecht : 



Within the town 4 3 * ! 



In Zwijndrecht . . . .847 



The remaining towns of the Netherlands Bell Company have a 

 single tariff. They are : 



Per annum Per annum 



s. d. . * d. 



The Hague . .911 Schiedam . . . j 



Arahem. . -> Utrecht . . - -4 19 4 



Baarn . . . Zaandam . . . J 



Bussum. . , Amersfoort .) 



Groningen . . ' Hilversum . .368 



Haarlem . . I Vlaardingen . . ) 

 Maassluis . ' 



The towns worked by Messrs. Ribbink, van Bork & Co. are : 



Per annum Per annum 



s. d. s- <t- 



Breda . . -\ Leyden . . .-, 



Deventer . . | Middelburg 



Enschede . - i-2 17 10 Tilburg . . . ;-2 17 10 



s'Hertogenbosch . I Flushing . . i 



Leeuwarden . . ' Xwolle 



Mr. Kaijser has one exchange : 



Per annum 

 s. d. 

 Nijmegen 2 17 10 



