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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Interruption of cable route.
330. On receipt of advice of interruption on the Pacific Cable route, the preamble of cable messages presented for transmission thereby should be altered by substituting the word “Eastern” for “Pacific” in the instructions. If, however, the rate vid “Eastern” be higher than that vid “Pacific,” the sender must be called upon to pay the difference, otherwise the cable message cannot be accepted.
When the interruption is reported after the transmission has been partially effected, and it appears likely that the cable message will suffer serious delay through the necessity for diversion, the service advice announcing the interruption should always indicate the locality of the fault, thus: when diversion is owing to interruption on New Zealand land-lines, “DIL N.Z.”; on the Pacific Cable, “DI Cable”; on the Vancouver Island land-lines, “DIL Vancouver”; on the Canadian land-lines, “DIL Canada.” Cable messages must not be diverted to a more expensive route until the senders have been advised of interruption and given the option of paying the increased charges or of cancelling the messages.
Broken insulators.
331. In cases of summoning to Court for the breaking of insulators, where the evidence is practically the same against a number of persons, and the persons are convicted at one hearing, a reward of £2 2s. is paid for each collection of convictions, and not for each conviction obtained.
Officers to report damage to wires, &c.
Mail-cart drivers, letter-carriers, and messengers whilst on duty are expected to keep a watch on the telegraph-lines and to report the particulars of any damage to the wires, insulators, or posts they may observe.
TEMPORARY CLOSING OF OFFICES.
Note.
332. Central offices will exercise discretion in regard to the temporary closing of unimportant offices as to the scope of the service telegram announcing it. In many cases the advice need not be sent beyond a radius of fifty miles.
LINEMEN.
Temporary closing of a telegraph office.
333. The temporary closing of a telegraph office during absence of the lineman must be advised by service telegram to central offices and the Chief Postmaster of the district only.
Attendance.
334. Linemen when not on line duty must be in attendance daily at the opening of their offices, and at such other
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