New Zealand Gazette – 1923 – No. 68

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✨ Telegraph Regulations and Charges

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68

(6.) The charge for a night letter-telegram shall be 9d. for the first twenty-seven words or fraction thereof, and 1d. for each three words or fraction in excess thereof.
(7.) A night letter-telegram shall be delivered by post on the morning following the date of lodgment of the telegram.

Press Telegrams.

Press telegrams may contain only information of general public interest, and the whole text must be intended for publication as news in the newspapers to which the telegrams are addressed. Advertisements, letters intended for publication in the open or other columns of newspapers, or telegrams that are mere “puffs” of theatrical or travelling business companies, and not of general public interest, cannot be transmitted at Press rates. Such matter must be paid for at the rate per word (without minimum) ruling for ordinary telegrams.

The following rates shall be charged for the transmission of Press telegrams from or to any office in New Zealand during the prescribed hours for such business. Press telegrams transmitted at an hour other than provided for in the schedule shall be charged for at ordinary-telegram rates. No charge shall be made for address and signature up to six words.

WEEK-DAYS.	Class of News and Conditions.	Hours.	Charges.
			50 Words or Fraction.	51 to 100 Words or Fraction, and each succeeding 100 words or Fraction.	100 Words or Fraction.
			s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
1.	Morning Newspapers (i.e., Newspapers published before Noon). Inland and cable news from or to stations not reopening in the evening. Morning newspapers on day next before publication may receive Press telegrams at the ordinary rate, each message shall be charged separately.	8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	1 0	1 6	..
2.	Inland and cable news. (The same rate applies after midnight if office kept open by special arrangement)	5 p.m. to midnight ..	1 0	1 6	..
3.	Parliamentary news from Wellington. The instruction “PR” shall be inserted in the instructions	5 p.m. to midnight or close of office	1 0	1 4	..
4.	Evening Newspapers (i.e., Newspapers published after Noon). Cable news. To bear instructions “Cable news” ..	8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	1 0	1 6	1 6
5.	(a.) Inland news. Evening newspapers on day of publication may receive telegrams amounting to 1,500 words at this rate; any excess, 1d. per word. On any day other than a day of publication telegrams shall be charged for separately at the rate of 1s. for 50 words or fraction and 1s. 6d. for each 100 words or fraction	8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	..	..	..
(b.) Inland sporting news for evening newspapers which publish special sporting editions on Saturday evening. Such messages lodged between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. may be included in the scheduled Press referred to in class 5 (a), any messages in excess of the aggregate of 1,500 words to be charged for separately	4 p.m. to close of office	1 0	1 6	..
6.	Inland and cable news. (The same rate applies after midnight if office kept open by special arrangement)	5 p.m. to midnight ..	1 0	1 6	..
7.	Parliamentary reports from Wellington. These telegrams must contain “PR” in the instructions	5 p.m. to midnight or close of office	1 0	1 4	..

Holiday rates shall apply on New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, the King’s Birthday, Labour Day, and Boxing day, or any days substituted therefor. Good Friday, Anzac Day, and Christmas Day shall be regarded as Sundays for purposes both of attendance and of assessment of rates for Press telegrams.

The rate for inland and cable news messages to evening newspapers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and to morning or evening newspapers from 7 p.m. to midnight, shall be: For 50 words or fraction, 1s.; 51 to 100 words or fraction, 1s. 6d.; and each succeeding 100 words or fraction, 1s. 6d. Each message shall be charged for separately.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1923, No 68

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🚂 Telegraph Regulations and Charges (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated10 September 1923
KeywordsTelegraph, Regulations, Charges, Delivery, Carriage, Redirection, Telephone Transmission, Night Letter-Telegram, Press Telegrams, Rates, Hours, Conditions

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