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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84

Cash Deposits to cover certain Telegraph Charges.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twelfth day of July, 1915.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the third day of April, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, 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 cash deposits are received from the public to meet charges on cable messages, telegrams, &c.: And whereas it is desirable to amend 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 revoke paragraphs (a) and (b) of Regulation 928 in the Schedule to the above-recited Order in Council, and in lieu thereof doth 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 said Regulation 928, and shall have effect on and after the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

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. 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.

Parcel Post.—Registration and Insurance System.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twelfth day of July, 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, the seventeenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and the twenty-third day of November, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seven, the eighteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and the twenty-sixth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, respectively, regulations were made under the authority of the Acts therein recited, inter alia, for the registration and insurance of parcels: And whereas it is expedient to amend 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, the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1910, and all other powers 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 regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth revoke so much of the regulations in the Schedules to the above-recited Orders in Council as is inconsistent therewith; and doth further order that the said revocation shall take effect and the regulations hereby made shall come into force on the date of publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

1. PARCELS addressed for delivery by post within New Zealand when tendered for registration shall also be insured.

2. No compensation shall be paid in respect of the loss of any uninsured parcel.

3. The fees payable for and above the postage and the respective limits of insurance for inland parcels shall be as follows:—

The premium includes the ordinary registration fee of 2d. The highest amount of indemnity obtainable for any one parcel is £400.

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

Electric Lines Regulations—Private Lines Switching Fee.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this twelfth day of July, 1915.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the eighth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, a regulation was made under the authority of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), fixing the fees to be charged for connecting a private line with a public line or with another private line: And whereas it is desirable to revoke such regulation and to make another for the same purpose 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 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 regulation made by the above-mentioned Order in Council, and in lieu thereof doth 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 Order in Council of the first day of November, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, and shall have effect from the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

12. WHERE a private line is connected with the telephone office in charge of a non-permanent telephonist, a fee of £2 per annum shall be charged every private-wire owner to cover the service of switching one private line to another private line, or switching a private line to a departmental line, or vice versa. Where there is more than one telephone on a private line, the fee to be charged shall be £1 per annum per telephone for the like service. All such fees shall be paid by the private-line owner to the telephonist.

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