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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

13. The fee for the registration of an abbreviated telegraphic address is £1 1s. per annum from the date of registration. In London cheques or money-orders sent in payment of the fee should be made payable to the Postmaster-General and crossed “Bank of England.” In the provinces payment should be made to the Postmaster of the town in which the registration is effected.

14. The Department does not recommend the use of abbreviated addresses. The references which have to be made in order to supply the corresponding full addresses inevitably lead to delay.

EXAMINATION OF TELEGRAPH CODE.

The telegraph administrations of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have been appointed by the International Telegraph Conference of Lisbon, on behalf of the International Telegraph Union, to examine codes and vocabularies of code-words, or of syllables intended to be used in the formation of code-words. Thus, persons concerned can obtain an assurance that their codes or vocabularies conform with requirements. This assurance is given by means of a certificate.

Persons desirous of submitting codes for examination should apply to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Applicants must forward with their applications, at their own expense, three copies of each code to be examined. These copies will remain the property of the three administrations.

Codes may be submitted in manuscript, provided that they are legibly written, but in the case of those which it is intended to print later a final certificate will not be issued until after a printed copy of the code has been sent to each of the three administrations.

Applicants must explain, if necessary, the method of formation of code-words. No information as to the meanings attached to the words is required. Codes will, if desired, be regarded as confidential.

The decision of the administrations will be final. The administrations will, however, endeavour to afford persons concerned an opportunity of modifying codes.

The certificate will apply solely to the code in respect of which it is issued, and will lapse if the code is modified without approval.

The submission of codes for examination is optional. Codes which are not certified will continue to be available, in so far as they conform with the regulations.

The administrations will not be liable for loss, damage, or omission in respect of any code.

TABLES OF RATES, INCLUDING ALL TELEGRAPH CHARGES FOR TELEGRAMS DESPATCHED TO PLACES BEYOND NEW ZEALAND.

The New Zealand inland charge included in these rates on cable messages (excepting Press messages) is ½d. per word on Australian-New Zealand telegrams, and 1d. per word on others, called International. Words contained in the address and signature are counted as part of each telegram.

For “urgent” messages treble the following rates are charged throughout. Telegrams are also accepted “Urgent New Zealand lines,” in which case two inland rates are charged. In assessing the total amount due, any fractions of a penny remaining will be charged as a full penny in the case of all international cable messages and Government cable messages to Australia.

When collect messages, bearing the instructions “Urgent New Zealand lines,” are presented addressed to offices beyond New Zealand, the extra rate for New Zealand lines must be prepaid by the sender.

As Atlantic companies do not accept multiple telegrams addressed to several persons in the same town, such multiple telegrams cannot be accepted for America or Europe when directed “Via Pacific.”

When the office of destination does not appear in the Official Nomenclature, the name of the country or State will be inserted free.

Books of telegram-forms superscribed “Via Pacific,” for despatch of telegrams by the Pacific cable are issued free of charge.

[For Table of Rates see Post and Telegraph Guide.]