✨ Telegraph Regulations - Accounting and Discipline
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Monthly statement from offices not money-order offices.
300. At offices which are not money-order offices, a statement of “carriage” paid out for delivery of telegrams, or bureau communications, must be rendered to the Chief Postmaster on Form Acct. 198 at the end of each month. The particulars entered on this form must agree with the entries under the heading “Credits” on the statements of telegraph business for the four periods.
Franked and cancelled telegrams.
301. When a telegram is sent in as franked or cancelled it must be marked accordingly, and the authority for so treating it attached. In the case of a franked “collect” telegram the frank must be obtained on the envelope in which it is delivered.
Fine for carelessness or delay.
302. The Officer in Charge must see that the statements are accurately compiled and posted with the relative telegrams within the specified period.
Carelessness or delay in furnishing accounts will render the officer in fault liable to a fine of 5s.
DISCIPLINE AND GENERAL.
Adjustment of instrument.
303. Every operator in charge of a circuit must see that the adjustment of his instrument is perfect, and must be in readiness to receive or transmit a telegram at a moment’s notice.
Offices to exchange signals.
304. The first morning duty on opening an office is to exchange signals with the transmitting or central office, and, in the case of intermediate offices, with both terminal offices on the line, in order to see that communication is not interrupted. Central offices will exchange signals with other central offices on all wires connected with those offices. The Officers in Charge of central offices will send to the Superintendent of Electric Lines at Wellington each morning, coded ULT, a report of the state of the lines in the district. This report is required to be sent not later than 9.30.
Central offices to report state of lines daily.
305. All date-stamps must be changed every morning. Immediately after changing the date a clear impression of the stamp must be made in the book provided, and the entry initialled. The duty of altering the date-stamp must not be delegated to messengers. Officers in Charge should daily examine and initial the entries in the stamp-impression book.
Changing date-stamps.
306. The instruments and instrument tables or counters at all offices must be kept clean, and clear of unnecessary forms, papers, &c. The operator working at the circuit and the counter-clerk respectively are responsible for this duty. The distributor, where one is employed, should keep the tables tidy.
Instruments and tables, counters, &c., to be kept clean.
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NZ Gazette 1905, No 80
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Regulations for Telegraph and Telephone Services - Accounting and Discipline Procedures
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsTelegraph accounts, Monthly statements, Form Acct. 198, Franked telegrams, Cancelled telegrams, Fines, Carelessness, Delay, Instrument adjustment, Line signals, Date-stamps, Office cleanliness