Mar. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 757

Week-end Telegrams to Places beyond New Zealand.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of February, 1913.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the seventeenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the eighteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ten, regulations were made under the authority of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), inter alia, prescribing the conditions under which telegrams may be accepted for transmission to places beyond New Zealand, and fixing the rates therefor: And whereas it is desirable to make further regulations in that behalf:

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 make the additional regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto: and doth hereby declare that the said regulations shall form part of and be read together with the regulations hereinbefore referred to, and shall come into force on the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

WEEK-END TELEGRAMS TO PLACES BEYOND NEW ZEALAND.

1. TELEGRAMS addressed to places in the United Kingdom may be accepted at specially reduced rates for transmission between midnight on Saturday and noon on Monday. Such telegrams shall be called “week-end telegrams.”

Writing.

2. Week-end telegrams shall be written in plain language, and shall be subject to the same conditions as are applicable to deferred ordinary telegrams.

Acceptance.

3. The acceptance of week-end telegrams shall be conditional on their despatch between midnight on Saturday and noon of Monday, to be determined at the convenience of the cable authorities.

4. The sender of a week-end telegram may, on payment of the inland charge, have his message transmitted inland by telegraph; but if desirous of not incurring the inland charge h shall present the telegram at a telegraph office for counting and the prepayment in cash of the proper charges. The telegram shall be lodged in ample time to ensure its reaching the cable office by post not later than 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Address.

5. A week-end telegram shall be fully addressed. Where a code indicator address is used the inland charge of the country of destination shall be prepaid in addition to the regulation charge for the message. The cable route shall be clearly marked by the sender in the space provided on the form.

Delivery.

6. Delivery of week-end telegrams shall be effected in the United Kingdom by posting from the terminal cable station, and in New Zealand by posting from the telegraph office at Auckland or Wakapuaka, as the case may be, in each case by night mail on Monday. A week-end telegram on which the inland rate has been paid shall be telegraphed to the office of destination, and posted thence for delivery by the general night mail on Monday.

Counting of Words.

7. Necessary prefixes, and the words in the address, in the text, and in the signature shall be counted according to the rules at present in force for counting ordinary cable telegrams.

Rates.

8. The cable charge for a week-end telegram shall be 9d. per word, subject to a minimum charge of 18s., equivalent to a message of twenty-four words. The inland rate in the United Kingdom and in New Zealand shall be ½d. per word each.

Prepaid Reply.

9. The sender of a week-end telegram desirous of prepaying the reply shall deposit the amount chargeable for a reply at the full ordinary rate; the indicator R.P. shall be inserted before the address of the telegram, and shall be paid for by the sender. The addressee, however, may use the amount so prepaid for a full rate, a deferred, or a week-end telegram. Prepayment of reply can only be accepted with week-end telegrams to be telegraphed throughout the whole course of transmission, and cannot be accepted on messages posted under these regulations.

Paid Service Advice.

10. Paid service telegrams rectifying or inquiring into the correctness of a week-end telegram shall be paid for at the full rate for ordinary cable telegrams, and shall only be accepted in connection with week-end telegrams telegraphed throughout and not posted at any part of their route. Paid service telegrams otherwise shall be subject to the same regulations as govern similar inquiries regarding ordinary cable messages.

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

Regulations for Carriage of Fruit.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of February, 1913.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations, and doth declare that the said regulations shall come into force on the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette; and doth further declare that the said regulations shall be read together with and be deemed part of the regulations in force under the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, made by Order in Council dated the twenty-sixth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seven.

REGULATIONS.

ORDER COUPON FOR SUPPLY OF FRUIT.

1. At places which can be reached by railway or steamer, supplies of fruit may be ordered through the medium of the Post Office by means of an order coupon, the charge for the coupon being 2d., including postage to destination.

2. Except as provided by Regulation 4 hereof, the coupon shall be filled up by the purchaser and addressed as desired by him. It shall then be handed in at the post-office, together with the price of the fruit as advertised by the vendor, the transit and delivery charges, and the ordinary postal-note commission on the total amount. The coupon and a postal note for the said total amount shall then be transmitted by the Postal officer to the addressee.

3. The transit and delivery charges are as follows:—
   For each “quarter-case,” “packer,” or “half-case,” not exceeding 42 lb. gross weight—
   Railage (if any), 6d. for each rail journey.
   Steamer freight (if any), 6d. for each sea journey.
   Wharfage (if any), 3d. at each port.
   Transhipment (if any), 3d. at each port.
   Delivery, 3d. within limits of Railway Cartage Contracts; and at Wellington, between wharf and suburbs (excluding Melrose and Mornington), quarter-case 3d., half-case 4d.

For each “full case” not exceeding 56 lb. gross weight—
Railage (if any), 6d. for each rail journey.
Steamer freight (if any), 8d. for each sea journey.
Wharfage (if any), 3d. at each port.
Transhipment (if any), 3d. at each port.
Delivery, as for quarter-cases above, except that at Wellington between wharf and suburbs (excluding Melrose and Mornington) the charge shall be 6d.

Packages weighing more than 56 lb. must be paid for at the rates notified in the Railway Department’s schedule.

4. If the coupon is not addressed by the purchaser it shall be addressed by the Postal officer to the representative of the most convenient fruitgrowers’ association. A list of such