Dec. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4105

Regulation 928, made by Order in Council of the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, 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.

928. Cash Deposits.—(a.) Cash deposits may be required from any person or persons whose indebtedness to the Postmaster-General is not immediately discharged at the time it is incurred, the amount to be deposited to be fixed by the Postmaster-General.

(b.) Cash deposits may be accepted from persons whose residence or place of business is not less than two miles from the nearest post or telegraph office, to meet any charges leviable on cable messages or on such telegrams, bureau communications, requests for special messenger service, &c., as may be sent or arranged for through the depositor’s telephone-exchange connection or private wire. Persons or firms whose residence or place of business is less than two miles from the nearest post-office may, however, on payment of an annual charge of £2 2s., make a cash deposit to cover the charges leviable on cable messages. Such deposits must be attested by a letter of application addressed to a Postmaster and by the Postmaster’s written reply. Deposits under this paragraph must be for £1 or a multiple thereof, except in the case of large deposits, when a cheque may be accepted for the exact sum required to restore the original amount deposited.

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

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Electric Lines Regulations.—Private Lines: Charge for Extension Telephone.

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LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twentieth day of December, 1915.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the first day of November, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the second day of November, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, regulations were made, under the authority of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), inter alia, fixing rates and fees for the construction, supply, and maintenance of private telephone lines: And whereas it is desirable to add to such regulations in the manner hereinafter set forth:

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 of all other powers and authorities in that behalf enabling him, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the regulation set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth order that the regulation hereby made shall form part of and be read together with the regulations made by the above-recited Order in Council, 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.

4A. EXTENSION telephones shall be charged at the rate of £1 per annum each, if maintained by the Department.

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

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Undelivered and Unclaimed Parcels.

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LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twentieth day of December, 1915.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Orders in Council dated the twenty-sixth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and the twenty-third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and the twenty-fourth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, respectively, regulations were made, under the authority of the Act: therein recited, inter alia, for the disposal of undelivered and unclaimed parcels: And whereas it is desirable to amend and add to such regulations in the manner hereinafter set forth:

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 Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities in that behalf enabling him, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the regulations numbered twenty-four, twenty-five, and twenty-six under the heading “Undelivered and Unclaimed Parcels” in the Schedule to the Order in Council of the twenty-sixth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and the regulations numbered fourteen and fifteen under the heading “Unclaimed Parcels” in the Schedule to the Order in Council of the twenty-third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth further order that the said revocation shall take effect and the regulations hereby made shall come into force on the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette, and that the regulations hereby made shall form part of and be read together with the regulations first above recited.

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SCHEDULE.

UNDELIVERED AND UNCLAIMED PARCELS.

1. Posted in the Dominion for Delivery therein.—When a parcel is refused by the addressee, or known to be undeliverable, the sender will be immediately communicated with; or if a parcel is not claimed in fourteen days the sender will be advised, and he may elect to have it redirected to another address or returned, but he shall pay a fresh rate of postage for such redirection or return, except where the original and corrected addresses are both within a delivery from the same post-office. Unclaimed parcels will be retained at the office from which they should be delivered for one clear month exclusive of the one in which they are received. The senders will then be again advised, and the parcels, if not claimed within three months from date of posting, shall thereupon be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office and disposed of as the Postmaster-General may direct. Any charges for redirection at the addressee’s request which may have accrued on an undelivered inland parcel are waived on the return of the parcel to the sender.

2. Received from Places beyond the Dominion.—Parcels originating in the United States of America or any of its dependencies and unclaimed at the expiration of thirty days from their receipt at the office of destination will be returned to the office of origin without charge. Parcels originating in other countries and which cannot be delivered will be kept at the office to which they are addressed for one clear month irrespective of the one in which they were received, and, if not claimed, forwarded to the chief post-office. The senders will be advised through the Post Office of the country of origin, and in the absence of instructions the parcels originating in Australia will be retained for four months, and those from other countries six months, from the date of posting of the advice of non-delivery, and then returned through the Dead Letter Office to the countries whence they were received.

3. Parcels with perishable contents may be destroyed immediately they become offensive.

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

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Certain Species of Birds indigenous to New Zealand not to be deemed protected.

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LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twentieth day of December, 1915.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Animals Protection Act, 1908, as amended by the Animals Protection Amendment Act, 1910, 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 suspend the operation of section ten of the said Animals Pr