✨ Telephone Exchange Regulations
Sept. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2151
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Exchange attendants are cautioned against using the listening-cord unless for purely official purposes.
It is not necessary to listen to a conversation, all that is required of an attendant in the way of tapping being to ascertain whether the conversation is ended or not. A moment of time and the hearing of a single syllable will suffice. If the offence of “tapping” out of curiosity is sheeted home to any officer immediate dismissal will follow. Controlling officers must report every case. Failure to do so will be severely dealt with.
BUREAU COMMUNICATIONS.
270. “Forwarded” and “received” bureau communications must be recorded on Forms Acct. 218 and 219 respectively, at the time the connection is made.
271. The time charged for must be reckoned from the time the applicant is informed by the bureau-keeper that the person he wishes to communicate with is in attendance at the distant bureau.
272. Charges due on bureau communications must be prepaid and affixed in stamps to the “Forwarded” form, except in the case of conversations between two exchange subscribers in different towns, or between a subscriber’s connection and a bureau. Fees due from subscribers as above will be allowed to accumulate until the next exchange subscription falls due.
273. Subscribers must be notified of the items debited against them by means of Form Acct. 363, not later than the day following the date of connection.
274. The charge for a communication is not to be collected or debited (a) if a communication fails through the fault of the Department or its officer; (b) if a subscriber with whom it is desired to communicate fails to answer the call; (c) if a person sent for fails to attend the bureau, although a delivery fee may have been earned and must be paid.
275. “Received” bureau forms are to be separately numbered in consecutive order as the communications occur, commencing each accounting period with the number 1, at both telephone exchanges and bureaux.
At the time a connection is made, the receiving bureau will transmit to the forwarding bureau the consecutive number given to the transaction, and the forwarding bureau will insert that number in the space provided on the “Forwarded” form.
276. The particulars of all “received” communications, including the consecutive number, are to be entered at the re-
Officers cautioned against listening.
Tapping out of curiosity forbidden.
“Forwarded” and “received” forms.
Time charged for.
Charges and collection.
Subscribers to be notified.
When charge not collected.
“Received” form to be numbered.
And particulars entered on delivery statement.
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