Jan. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 263

SCHEDULE.

Transmission of Telegrams by Telephone.

38. (1.) Subscribers to telephone exchanges and owners of private lines connected with telephone bureaux may, by prearrangement in writing with the telegraph-office, have telegraphic messages which are addressed to them forwarded by telephone from the office of destination to their business or private address. Such messages will, after transmission, be posted for delivery to such address, and be marked on the front “Transmitted by telephone.”

(2.) If desired, short Press messages up to fifty words may be telephoned to newspapers the proprietors of which are subscribers to a telephone exchange, and who agree to pay the fee for so doing. After being telephoned, such messages will be delivered by messenger, when their values (if “collect”), together with the fee for telephoning, will be collected.

(3.) This system may be availed of during the ordinary hours for attendance of officers at the telegraph-office, except in the case of offices where officers are on duty until 10 p.m., when the telegrams may be telephoned up to that hour.

(4.) The charges for transmitting telegrams as above shall be as follows:—

(a.) At all chief offices, namely,—

Auckland Grey mouth Nelson Timaru
Blenheim Hokitika New Plymouth Wanganui
Christchurch Invercargill Oamaru Wellington
Dunedin Napier Thames Westport
Gisborne

(b.) At all first and second grade sub-offices, namely,—

Akaroa Hamilton Onehunga Te Aro
Ashburton Hastings Paeroa Te Aroha
Balc lutha Hawera Pahiatua Temuka
Bluff Hunter ville Palmerston Waihi
Cambridge Inglewood Palmerston North Waimate
Carterton Kaiapoi Patea Waipawa
Dannevirke Kaitangata Picton Waipukurau
Dunedin North Lawrence Port Ahuriri Wairoa
Eketahuna Lichfield Street Port Chalmers Waitara
Eltham Lyttelton Rangiora Waverley
Feilding Manaia Reefton Wellington South
Foxton Marton Riverton Whangarei
Geraldine Masterton Rotorua Woodville
Gore Mataura Stratford Wyndham
Greytown Milton Taihape

(c.) And for all telephoned Press messages as described in subsection (2),— £ s. d.
For any one year or portion of a year exceeding six months ... 1 0 0
For any period exceeding three months but not exceeding six months 0 10 0
For any period not exceeding three months ... ... ... 0 5 0
The annual subscription must be made to fall due on the 1st January,
and must be renewed from that date.
Or for each separate transmission, provided the telephone conversation does not exceed three minutes ... ... ... 0 0 3
For each additional three minutes or fraction thereof ... ... ... 0 0 3
At all other offices ... ... ... ... ... Free.

When the fee is paid by time, one conversation may include two or more messages, including any referred to in the next succeeding subsection. The fee is to be affixed in stamps to a docket which will be provided, and which must be delivered to the telegraph-office immediately after the message has been telephoned.

(5.) Telephone-exchange subscribers and owners of private lines connected with a telephone bureau who have signed the usual form of application may also telephone to any telegraph-office connected with a telephone exchange, during the ordinary hours of telegraph attendance, if the exchange is open, messages to be further transmitted from the telegraph-office to the respective destinations of such messages as telegrams, provided the usual cost of such telegrams is paid in addition to the rates prescribed above when applicable.

(6.) Prior to telephoning any such message within the limits of a town the sender shall reduce such message to writing, and, immediately after transmission, deliver the written message to the telegraph-office, with the charges affixed in stamps. Messages telephoned after 5 p.m. and before 8 p.m. must be handed in to the telegraph-office not later than 10 o’clock the following morning. To prevent duplication the word “Transmitted” must be written in a conspicuous place on the form after the message has been telephoned. In country places the same procedure must be followed, except that the written message must be delivered to the telegraph-office within a reasonable time.

(7.) The Department reserves the right to exclude any person from the privilege of sending or receiving telegrams by telephone under this system until any arrears of fees or charges which may be due are fully paid, and to demand a deposit before or at any time after registering any application.

(8.) The transcribed copies of messages telephoned by subscribers to telephone exchanges, or by private line-owners, will, so far as the Department is concerned, become the original telegrams, and the Department will not assume or be subject to any liability by reason or on account of any failure, delay, or mistake in or about the transmission, receipt, or delivery of any telegram under this system, from whatever cause the same may arise. Messages will only be received upon the understanding that the Department’s counting and charging are accepted without question.