1048
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

REFUNDS.

91. Reimbursement is made, if a claim be made, of the following charges to those who have paid them :—
    (a.) All charges erroneously collected in excess.
    (b.) The full cost of every telegram which has failed to reach its destination through the fault of the telegraph service.
    (c.) The full cost of every telegram stopped in transmission owing to interruption of a route, and for that reason cancelled by the sender.
    (d.) The full cost of every telegram which, owing to the fault of the telegraph service, is received later than it would have been delivered by post or has not been delivered to the addressee until after a delay of twenty-four hours in the case of an Australian message, and seventy-two hours in the case of an international message.
    (e.) The full cost of every collated telegram in secret language, or of every telegram in plain language which has manifestly been unable to fulfil its object in consequence of errors made in its transmission, unless the errors have been rectified by paid service advice.
    (f.) The supplementary charge for special services not rendered.
    (g.) The full cost of every telegraphic or postal paid service advice, the sending of which has been necessitated by service error.
    (h.) The amount deposited for a reply when the addressee has not been able to make use of the voucher or has refused it, and when such voucher remains in the hands of or has been returned to the office from which it was issued, within three months from the date of issue.
    (i.) The charge in respect of the telegraph section not traversed by the message when, owing to interruption of a telegraph route, the telegram has been forwarded to its destination by postal or other means. The expense of replacing the original telegraphic route by any other means of transport may, however, be deducted from the amount to be refunded.
    (j.) The cost of every word omitted in the transmission of a telegram, unless corrected by paid service advice.
    (k.) The difference between the amount of a reply voucher and the charge for the telegram prepaid by means of such voucher.
    (l.) The charge for every telegram stopped on the ground that it is considered dangerous to the security of the State or contrary to the laws of the country or to public order or decency, or owing to the suspension of the telegraph service.

92. In the cases provided for in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (i), (j), and (l), the refund only applies to the tariff of the actual telegrams lost, cancelled, delayed, or mutilated, including any supplementary charges not used, but not to telegrams necessitated or rendered useless by non-delivery, delay, or mutilation.

93. In case of a partial refund on account of a multiple telegram the total charge received shall be divided by the number of copies, and the quotient shall represent the amount of refund for each copy, the telegram itself counting as one copy.

94. When errors of the telegraphic service have been corrected by paid service advices, reimbursement shall only apply to the charges for such service advices. No refund shall be made in respect of telegrams to which such advices relate.

95. No refund shall be made for rectifying telegrams which, instead of being exchanged between office and office as paid service advices, have been exchanged direct between sender and addressee.

96. Every claim for refund must be made under penalty of rejection within five months from the date of deposit of the telegram. Claims on account of messages addressed to America must be made promptly, as the American offices do not retain records for more than six months after transmission.

97. Every claim must be made to the original sending Administration, and be accompanied by documentary evidence—i.e., a written statement from the terminal office or addressee if the telegram has been delayed or not been delivered, or the copy delivered to the addressee if the question is one of alteration or omission.

98. The claim may, however, be presented by the addressee to the office of destination, which shall decide whether it will deal with it or whether it must be forwarded to the sending Administration.

REGISTRATION OF ABBREVIATED TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES.

NEW ZEALAND.

1. A register is kept at every telegraph-office in New Zealand for the registration of code or abbreviated addresses of two or more words. (See under “Code Addresses.”)
2. Sell’s Directory of Telegraphic Code Addresses registered in the United Kingdom may be seen at the principal telegraph offices New Zealand.

UNITED KINGDOM.

1. Application for the registration of an abbreviated telegraphic address in London should be made to the Secretary, General Post Office. In the provinces application should be made to the Postmaster of the town in which it is proposed to register an address. The British Department cannot arrange for the registration of an address at any place abroad.
2. No address may consist of more than one word in addition to the name of the town where registration is effected.
3. The word should contain not more than ten letters, and should be easy to read and easy to telegraph. Proper names can only in rare cases be accepted, and in no case can a proper name be registered for a person of a different name.
4. The names of professions, trades, countries, States, towns, telegraph stations, well-known streets, and registered newspapers may not be registered.
5. Numbers may not be registered.
6. To prevent inconvenience to the public, the Department has to reject words which, either in writing or in telegraph symbols, so closely resemble other registered words as to be liable to be mistaken for them. It is desirable, therefore, that any