Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 439

39. On receipt of advice of interruption on the Pacific cable route, the preamble of cable messages presented for transmission thereby should be altered by substituting the word “Eastern” for “Pacific” in the instructions. If, however, the rate “via Eastern” is higher than that “via Pacific” the sender must be called upon to pay the difference, otherwise the message must be cancelled. When the interruption is reported after the transmission has been partially effected, and it appears likely that the cable message will suffer serious delay through the necessity for diversion, the service advice announcing the interruption should always indicate the locality of the fault, thus: When diversion is owing to interruption on New Zealand land lines, “DIL N.Z.”; on the Pacific cable, “DI cable”; on the Vancouver Island land lines, “DIL Vancouver”; on the Canadian land lines “DIL Canada.” Cable messages must not be diverted to a more expensive route until the senders have been advised of interruption and given the option of paying the increased charges or of cancelling the messages.

40. An international cable message arriving at an office in Australia or New Zealand after the addressee has sailed for New Zealand or Australia, as the case may be, and has left no redirection instructions, but whose whereabouts has been ascertained by the first delivery office, may be retransmitted, in accordance with the information obtained, as a “collect” message. All charges on such messages must be paid before the message is handed to the addressee. In no case is the addressee to be allowed to open the message before payment of the charge.

41. Requests for rectification of a cable message may be forwarded without prepayment if the addressee gives a written undertaking to pay the cost of the service should the reply confirm the original rendering.

42. Prepaid replies to week-end cable letters are allowed, and must be paid for at full ordinary rate, the addressee being allowed to use the amount prepaid for a full-rate, a deferred, or a week-end message. The indicator RP charged at week-end rate should be signalled after prefix, thus “TWT, RP” (followed by the amount, in words, prepaid for the reply). Paid service messages are chargeable at the full rate for ordinary cable messages, and are subject to same rules as similar STs for such messages. No other special services are allowed.

43. The fee paid for registration of a code address during a specified period holds good at any office in New Zealand, provided the person registering the indicator desires it to be transferred and pays the transfer fee of 6d. This does not, however, apply to telegrams which are regularly addressed to more than one place, such as to firms having branches in different towns, &c.

44. When it is desired to temporarily transfer a cable or an inland code address from one office to another a fee of 6d. is to be charged for the service when application is made. If such transfer calls for telegraphic advice the telegram must also be paid for.

45. If a message is received bearing a code address which is not registered at the office of receipt the receiving office should at once communicate with the Secretary and ask for instructions. Should the Secretary’s office be closed, the Superintendent at Auckland or Wellington must be applied to. If, however, it is known for whom the message is intended it may be delivered upon the address being registered and the fee paid.

46. Before reporting non-delivery of a cable message inquiry must be made from Reuter’s agent whether the address is registered with or known by him. If so, delivery may then be made on payment of the usual registration fee.