Numb. 59. 919

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1891.

Charges and Regulations for Use of Telephones.

ONSLOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this eleventh day of August, 1891.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Electric Lines Act, 1884,” and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Right Honourable William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, doth, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, hereby prescribe the fees and charges contained in the Schedule hereto in relation to the use of the Government telephones wherever established in this colony in connection with the telephone exchanges and otherwise; and doth further order and declare that such regulations shall take effect on and after the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, and shall, on and from such last-mentioned date, supersede all prior regulations made in relation to charges for the use of telephones within the colony in connection with telephone exchanges and bureau stations and for private wires.

SCHEDULE.
REGULATIONS.

1. At any place where telephone exchanges have been established, Edison-Bell or any other approved telephones connected with the exchanges will be placed in offices or private residences within a reasonable distance of the central office, so that subscribers can converse with other subscribers at their offices or residences.

2. Every person desiring to hire any telephone instruments or set of telephones connected with a telephone exchange shall make application to the Superintendent of Electric Lines on the form supplied for that purpose by the department.

3. All applicants for connection with a telephone exchange, in addition to the rates in force for connection with an exchange, will be required to pay an entrance-fee of £1 when delivering the application for connection.

4. Subscribers at each exchange will be furnished with a list of persons with whom they may communicate by telephone, and, as new subscribers are connected with the system from time to time, notification of the fact will be given by the department.

5. The Electric Telegraph Commissioner or Superintendent of Electric Lines may exclude from the telephone exchange any subscriber who allows the telephone instruments in his custody or control to be damaged or destroyed, or put to any improper use, and may remove or cause to be removed any instruments allotted to the use of such subscriber, who shall have no claim for damages or otherwise in consequence of the removal or exclusion of the instruments under such circumstances.

6. All charges payable in respect of the hire of any telephone instruments shall be paid yearly in advance, the first payment to commence from the date when the connection with the telephone exchange is completed.

7. If such payment be not made within one week after demand, the connection with the exchange may, at the discretion of the said Superintendent, be discontinued without prejudice to any proceedings for the recovery of any moneys then due or otherwise.

CHARGES.

On and after the 1st October, 1891, in addition to the entrance-fee of £1, the charge per annum, payable yearly in advance, in respect of the hire of any telephone instrument connected with a Government telephone exchange shall be as follows:—

To every subscriber for a single wire, £5 per annum as from the date of connection.

The above rate is for connection with a telephone exchange of warehouses, stores, shops, and business places not more than half a mile from the exchange, and of private residences not more than one mile from the exchange.

For every additional mile or fraction thereof, for each year commencing from the date of connection, and for every following year, £1.

Where any connection with an exchange is over two miles in length, the applicant will be required to hold the same for two years, and where the line is less than two miles the term will be one year.

If a connection with a telephone exchange necessitates the erection of a new line of poles beyond the two miles, then the additional charge for every mile after the second mile will be at the rate of £2 10s. for every such mile or fraction thereof.

In the event of such line being used for additional wires a proportionate reduction will be made to the original subscriber for every wire so erected, but in no case will the reduction be more than £1 10s. per mile after the second mile or fraction thereof.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Charges for using Government Telephone Bureau Stations.

ONSLOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this eleventh day of August, 1891.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by “The Electric Lines Act, 1884,” and of all