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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 69

PART II.—AUXILIARY SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT.

Private Branch Exchanges.

80. Private branch exchanges may be provided by the Department for the purpose of affording intercommunication between extension stations located within the premises of a subscriber, and also between such stations and the central exchange.

81. The annual charges in respect of extension stations associated with a private branch exchange shall be as follows :—

(a.) In cases in which the switchboard or switching-apparatus is provided and renewed at the expense of the Department—

Automatic .. .. .. .. £3 5s. per station.
Manual .. .. .. .. £2 15s. per station.

(b.) In cases in which the switchboard or switching-apparatus is provided and renewed at the expense of the subscriber—

Automatic .. .. .. .. £2 10s. per station.
Manual .. .. .. .. £2 5s. per station.

The foregoing charges are for wall telephones; desk instruments shall be 5s. per annum extra.

82. In addition to the annual charges prescribed in the last preceding regulation, the subscriber shall be required to pay the cost of labour involved in installing the switchboard (or switching-apparatus) and the various extension stations.

83. The equipment of a private branch exchange shall include a switchboard or switching-apparatus of sufficient capacity to provide accommodation for all trunk lines and extension stations required by the subscriber, together with the necessary batteries, ringing-devices, fittings, and one telephone or operator’s set for each switchboard position. The cost of power for charging and recharging any secondary batteries associated with a private branch exchange shall be borne by the subscriber.

Extension Telephones and Miscellaneous Equipment.

84. Extension telephones and other miscellaneous equipment required within the same building or upon the same premises as the main station shall be furnished and maintained by the Department upon payment in advance of the installation charges and the annual rates prescribed in Regulation 91.

85. The term “same premises” is held to cover various buildings detached from one another but on the same section of land as the main premises and part of the same establishment. In no case shall an extension telephone, bell, &c., be allowed where the wires thereto cross a public street or road, or another person’s property.

86. Except as provided in the next succeeding regulation, not more than two extension telephones shall be joined to any automatic-exchange connection.

87. A subscriber having two individual lines and two main stations may have switching-key equipment installed for the purpose of switching extension telephones to either line; and if service conditions permit, a maximum of four extension stations common to both lines may be so arranged.

88. In cases where one extension telephone may be connected to two or more lines by means of a switch or switches, the annual rate for the extension telephone shall be £1 10s. for a wall telephone and £1 15s. for a desk telephone for connection with the first line, and 10s. per annum less for connection with each succeeding line, plus the annual rate for the switch or switches.

89. An extension telephone shall not be installed in a subscriber’s business premises if the main station with which it is associated is of residential status.

90. Where an extension telephone or any other item of miscellaneous equipment is required in a position exposed to the weather the subscriber shall pay, in addition to the installation charges and annual rates prescribed in the next succeeding regulation, the cost of a suitable box for the protection of the instrument.

91. The following shall be the installation charges and annual rates for extension telephones and miscellaneous equipment :—

*Includes cost of installing any switches and [or] any wiring in excess of 110 yards.