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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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made under the authority of “The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), prescribing charges to be levied for connection with a telephone exchange: And whereas it is expedient to revoke such regulations and to make other regulations in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion 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 Dominion, doth hereby revoke the aforesaid Order in Council, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto, and doth order that such regulations shall be read as part of the regulations made on the seventeenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and eight, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the nineteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and eight, for, inter alia, the management of telephone exchanges, and shall have effect on and after the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULE.

2. It shall be optional on the part of the Minister of Telegraphs to permit any premises of any public hospital or public benevolent or charitable institution, duly acknowledged by the Minister of Telegraphs, to be connected with a telephone exchange at half the rates or charges (other than the entrance fee) hereinafter specified in regulation number eleven for the connection of private residences; but in the event of new lines being required for such institutions the institutions shall pay the whole cost of the new lines in addition to the half-rates or charges as herein mentioned.

3. In addition to the entrance fee of £1, the charge per annum payable in respect of the hire for any telephone instrument connected with a Government telephone exchange is as follows:—

To every subscriber for a single wire, as from the date of connection:—

Per Annum.
At exchanges which are open continuously— £
Business establishments .. .. .. 7
Private residences .. .. .. 5
Or business establishments and private residences if so agreed, each .. .. 6
At exchanges which are not open continuously—
Business establishments and private residences .. .. .. 5

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council

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Travelling-allowances: Not payable for Relieving Duty.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this tenth day of August, 1909.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE GEORGE FOW LDS PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the eleventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the fifteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six, rules and regulations were made, under the authority of “The Post Office Act, 1900,” and “The Electric Lines Act, 1884,” respectively, for the conduct of officers of the Post and Telegraph Department in the Civil Service of the Dominion of New Zealand, and it is expedient to alter and amend the regulation therein relating to the payment of travelling-allowances to officers in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by “The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908,” and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the regulation numbered one hundred and seventy-two of the rules and regulations hereinbefore mentioned, and in lieu thereof doth make the regulation under the same number set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth order and declare that such regulation shall be read as part of the regulations hereinbefore mentioned, and shall have effect on and from the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULE.

172. EXCEPT in cases where a higher rate is, or may be, specially authorised by the Minister, other officers travelling on the service of the Department will receive the following allowances for personal expenses:—

(1.) Officers drawing salaries not exceeding £400 per annum .. .. .. 10 0
(2.) Officers drawing salaries exceeding £400 per annum .. .. .. 12 6
(3.) While at sea,—

For the first day .. .. .. { The ordinary
on-shore
allowance.
For subsequent days .. .. 2 6

For the last day’s travelling actual expenses only will be paid.

The cost of transport by land and sea will be paid by the Department.

Officers performing relieving duty are not entitled to draw travelling-allowance under this regulation for any time during which they perform such relieving duty, except as follows: When, in performing relieving duty, an officer is not required to stay more than three nights in the place where such duty is performed, he may claim to be paid travelling-allowance instead of relieving-allowance if his accommodation for the time of his stay is not fully paid for by the relieving-allowance; and if he so claims he shall be paid accordingly.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Postal-note Regulations.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of August, 1909.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Orders in Council dated the sixteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two, the nineteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and six, and the twenty-seventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and two, the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and six, and the thirtieth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seven, respectively, regulations were made, under the authority of “The Post Office Act, 1900,” dealing with the form, issue, and payment of postal notes, and with other matters incidental to the effective carrying-on of postal-note business: And whereas it is expedient to revoke such regulations, and to make others in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by Part III of Division I of “The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908,” and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the regulations made by the Orders in Council hereinbefore mentioned, and in lieu thereof doth make the regulations in the Schedule hereto, and doth hereby order and declare that such regulations shall come into force on and from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS.

1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context, “Postmaster-General” includes any member of the Executive Council for the time being acting as such Postmaster-General; “Postal Officer” means the Postmaster at each Chief Post-office, or in charge of any money-order office or postal-note office, as well as any officer of the Post Office whose duty it is to issue or pay postal notes at a post-office.

2. The Chief Post-offices at Auckland, Thames, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Christchurch, Oamaru, Timaru, Dunedin, and Invercargill, and every post-office, being a money-order office, at which the Postmaster-General permits postal notes to be issued and paid, shall be open for that purpose during the hours appointed for the transaction of money-order business at each such post-office; and in addition thereto postal notes shall be issued and paid at the counter at which stamps are sold, of every post-office which is a money-order office, between the hours of 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., with the exception of Wellington, which shall be