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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

Renewing Regulations under “The Electric Lines Act, 1884.”

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this eighteenth day of April, 1906.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. J. SEDDON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and five, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the tenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and five, regulations were made, under the authority of “The Electric Lines Act, 1884” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), for the purposes of the transmission of telegrams by means of electric lines, and for their delivery, and for the disposal of all unclaimed or undelivered telegrams, and for fixing and determining the fees and rates to be demanded and received for the transmission of any telegram or otherwise, and also with respect to telephones; and whereas by Orders in Council dated the thirtieth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and five, and the twenty-ninth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and five, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the second day of November, one thousand nine hundred and five, and the eleventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and six, respectively, such regulations were in part altered in the manner therein set forth: And whereas it is expedient to revoke all such regulations, fees, and rates, and to make and fix others in lieu thereof for the same purposes:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the regulations, fees, and rates specified in the above-recited Orders in Council, and in lieu thereof doth make the regulations and fix the fees and rates set forth in the Schedule hereto for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned: And doth hereby order that such regulations and such fees and rates shall have effect on and from the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH TELEGRAMS ARE AUTHORISED TO BE TRANSMITTED ON THE TELEGRAPH LINES BELONGING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND.

Non-liability for Errors, &c.

1. Neither His Majesty the King nor the Government of New Zealand shall be responsible for errors, omissions, or delays in the transmission of any telegram, or for the non-delivery or non-transmission of any telegram. Every person sending a telegram to which a reply is expected should make sure that an address at which delivery of the reply may be effected is in the possession of the Department.

Charges.

2. The charges for transmission of a telegram within New Zealand are,—

For twelve words or less, including address and signature—

Urgent ... ... ... ... One shilling.

Ordinary ... ... ... ... Sixpence.

Extra words, 2d. and 1d. each respectively.

On Sundays, on telegrams lodged at or addressed to offices which are open from 5 to 5.30 p.m. only, these rates are doubled.

3. When more than one telegram, apparently part of a message previously lodged, is presented by the same sender during any one day, such telegrams may be treated as one continuous telegram, and charged for accordingly, unless it be shown to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge that they have no connection with each other.

4. Postage-stamps must be used for payment, and any person sending a telegram is required to affix such stamps to the message forms.

Receipts for Charges.

5. Receipts for the amounts paid for international, intercolonial, and inland telegrams may be obtained by the senders at the telegraph-office at the time of presenting such telegrams for transmission on payment of a fee of one penny for each receipt, or books of 100 forms with receipt-foils attached may be purchased at the telegraph-office at a cost of two shillings each.