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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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or not, any time within six weeks. No prepaid-reply form which has not been date-stamped by the issuing office may be accepted. If the telegram exceeds the number of words stated in the reply voucher the difference is to be paid by the sender and affixed in stamps to the form.
156. The refund of money prepaid for a reply can only be made on an application to the Accountant, giving full particulars of the RP telegram—i.e., of the telegram authorising the reply—and on production of the reply voucher.
157. The reply vouchers of reply-paid telegrams, which through being redirected require further transmission by wire, must be sent to the Clearing-room attached to the “forwarded” copy of the new message.
TELEGRAMS TO AND FROM THE GOVERNOR AND MINISTERS OF THE CROWN.
158. Telegrams presented for transmission by His Excellency the Governor (when communicating with Ministers), and by Ministers of the Crown, known as Ministerial telegraph memoranda, must, immediately after transmission, be returned to the senders in closed envelopes marked “Confidential.” Ministers must be addressed personally, and not merely by title. Transmitted copies of Ministerial memoranda are to be similarly dealt with, but addressed to Wellington.
159. The transmitted copies of memoranda franked by Ministers, which cannot for any reason be returned to the Minister franking them, should be sent to the Secretary for disposal.
160. The duty of returning Ministerial memoranda must be performed by the Postmaster, or the Officer in Charge or the Assistant Officer in Charge, the messages being carefully checked prior to despatch.
These instructions do not apply to telegrams from Ministers to places beyond New Zealand, which are to be coded GVM and, after transmission, forwarded to the Clearing-room, enclosed in Form Acct. 210, with other cable messages.
161. Ministerial memoranda marked “Urgent” or “Take precedence” must be transmitted and delivered with the utmost despatch. A check should be kept on these messages so that the responsibility for any delay may be fixed.
162. Ministerial memoranda are not on any account to be taken off in duplicate. Only one copy is to be made and delivered. Carbonic paper must not be used.
163. If a Minister inserts “Reply by memo.” in a telegraphic memo., the receiver is to be allowed to send to the
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NZ Gazette 1905, No 80
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Regulations for 'Reply-Paid' Telegrams
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsReply-paid telegrams, Prepaid-reply form, Refund procedure, Reply voucher, Word limit, Stamps, Issuing office
🚂 Handling Procedures for Ministerial Telegrams
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsMinisterial telegrams, Governor communications, Confidential messages, Urgent transmission, Message duplication, Forwarding procedures, Clearing-room, Accountant, Secretary