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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
from the person receiving it in or on the form issued
for that purpose.
53. Should there be no person at the house, store,
or locality to which any telegram may be addressed,
the messenger must leave in the letter-box, or other
convenient place, a notice stating that a telegram is
lying at the Telegraph Station for the person to whom
it may be addressed.
The rule is to deliver the telegram if possible.
Public Complaints.
54. All complaints made by the public, whether on
the conduct of an officer or servant, on the delay or
non-delivery of telegrams, on over-charges, or on any
other subject, must be made in writing.
55. All written complaints must be forwarded by
the first post to the office of the General Manager,
accompanied by all telegrams, papers, or documents
that may tend to elucidate or explain the case in
point.
56. In cases of interruptions happening on the line
which may cause serious delay to telegrams, intima-
tion must be forwarded to the senders of all telegrams
on hand in six hours after the occurrence of such
accident, and notice of delay shall be given to all
persons presenting telegrams for transmission in two
hours after the occurrence of accident.
57. Whenever interruptions occur on the lines, and
telegrams cannot be transmitted to their destination
by telegraph, a copy must be forwarded to their
address by the first post.
Penalty for non-observance of Rules and Regulations.
58. Officers and servants neglecting or offending
against any of the foregoing rules will render them-
selves liable to the payment of a fine to be fixed by
the General Manager or Electric Telegraph Commis-
sioner, or in the case of a serious offence they will be
liable to suspension from pay or duty, or dismissal
from the service. All such fines must be paid on
the first pay-day succeeding their infliction, to officers
in charge, and be by them transmitted to the Tele-
graphic Engineer, at Wellington, to be paid into a
fund to be distributed periodically among the most
deserving officers and servants of the department.
Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
NZ Gazette 1866, No 60
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Continuation of Electric Telegraph Regulations and Codes of Transmission
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🚂 Transport & Communications23 November 1866
Telegram delivery, Public complaints, Line interruption, Officer conduct, Penalties, Fines