✨ Telegraph Regulations
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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telegram; and when the sender of a “collect” telegram, for
which no deposit is made, pays for it after it has been sent to
the Accountant, the value is to be affixed in stamps to a
separate form, on which the particulars of the telegram must
be stated, and the form sent in with the next parcel of tele-
grams. The charges collected for any other telegram after it
has been sent in must be similarly accounted for.
Conditional delivery.
144. The sender of a “collect” telegram may direct that
delivery shall be conditional on the addressee first paying the
charges. In such cases the words “Delivery conditional”
must be inserted in the instructions and charged for.
Refusal of “collect” telegrams and treatment of deposits.
145. When advice of the refusal of a “collect” telegram,
for which a deposit has been paid, is received before the refund
of the deposit, the authority for applying the deposit to pre-
payment must be attached to the telegram. A deposit for a
“collect” telegram should be refunded to the sender at the
expiration of twenty-four hours after the forwarding of the
telegram, if no advice of its refusal or non-delivery is received
by the forwarding office, and there has been no interruption
of traffic. The receiving office must advise the forwarding
office of the refusal or non-delivery in time for the advice to
be received within the twenty-four hours. A “collect” tele-
gram must not be treated as prepaid until the forwarding office
has replied that it has been made prepaid, or fails to reply
within forty-eight hours.
Not to be treated as prepaid until advised by office of origin, or latter fails to reply within forty-eight hours.
Each refund must be entered and taken credit for on Form
Acct. 210, and the sender’s receipt attached. (See Rule T. 12.)
“REPETITION-PAID” TELEGRAMS.
Sender to pay.
146. Where ciphers or unintelligible terms are used, the
sender should be recommended to pay for the repetition of the
telegram in order to insure accuracy.
“Repetition paid” in instructions.
147. Telegrams to be repeated must bear in the instruc-
tions “Repetition paid.” The fee for repetition of a telegram
must in every case be prepaid by the sender, and affixed to the
form in stamps.
To be repeated back from office to office.
148. Telegrams marked “Repetition paid” are to be re-
peated back from office to office in the course of transmission
from the office of origin.
Operators to write “Repeated” and affix initials.
149. In order to show that “Repetition paid” telegrams
have been repeated, the forwarding, transmitting, and receiving
operators are required to write the word “Repeated” and
affix their initials in the blank space to the left of the
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NZ Gazette 1905, No 80
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Procedures for 'Collect' Telegrams
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsCollect telegrams, Payment on delivery, Post-office notices, Deposit requirements, Delivery refusal, Prepaid conversion, Telegraph charges
🚂 Rules for Conditional Delivery of Telegrams
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsConditional delivery, Collect telegrams, Addressee payment, Delivery instructions
🚂 Handling Refused 'Collect' Telegrams and Deposits
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRefusal of telegrams, Deposit refund, Prepayment conversion, Forwarding office notification, Traffic interruption, Refund procedure
🚂 Regulations for 'Repetition-Paid' Telegrams
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRepetition-paid telegrams, Cipher accuracy, Sender payment, Transmission repetition, Operator initials, Repeated confirmation