Aug. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2713

Copies of Telegrams and Fees therefor.

77. The sender or the addressee of an inland cable or radio telegram, or his duly authorized agent, may inspect such telegram at the office of origin or of destination without charge, or be supplied with a certified copy of it on payment (in advance) of a fee of 5d. for each fifty words or fraction thereof, with a minimum charge of 1s. 3d., provided the telegram has not already been sent to the General Post Office. If it has been so sent, the sender, or the addressee, or the duly authorized agent of either, may inspect such telegram on payment (in advance) of a fee of 1s. if the necessary particulars enabling the telegram to be found without any delay are supplied, or 2s. 6d. if such particulars are not furnished. Should the search extend beyond one hour an additional charge of 2s. 6d. for each and every subsequent hour shall be made. A certified copy of the message will be supplied upon payment of an additional charge of 5d. for each fifty words or fraction thereof, with a minimum charge of 1s. 3d. Satisfactory proof of identity of the applicant as the sender, addressee, or agent must in all cases be given. If desired, a copy of the telegram, or an extract therefrom, will be telegraphed upon payment by the applicant of the telegraph fee in addition to the before-mentioned charge.

Weather Forecast and Weather Report.

79. Provided that a weather-forecast telegram is regularly received there, a subscriber to a telephone-exchange or a private telephone-line owner connected with a telephone-office, may have such telegram telephoned for an annual payment of £1, or for 10s. for one season of three months, commencing from any date desired. At any station where the telegraphic report giving the state of the weather in different parts of the Dominion is exhibited, a person who so desires will be supplied with a copy daily, except Sunday, at a charge of £1 per annum.

Telegrams forwarded by Members of General Assembly.

80. Members of the General Assembly may send ordinary telegrams, including those addressed to Chatham Islands, at the following rates, viz. :—

For the first thirty-six words or any fraction thereof, including s. d.
address and signature .. .. .. .. 0 6
For every four words or fraction of four words after the first
thirty-six words .. .. .. .. 0 1

82. There is no “urgent” code for M.G.A. telegrams.
    (NOTE.—The foregoing rates apply on any day, including Sundays and holidays.)

Letter-telegrams (Inland).

83. (1) Subject to the conditions set out hereunder, letter-telegrams will be accepted at any telegraph or telephone office for transmission within the Dominion.

(2) They must be written in plain English or Maori language. No code or cipher words will be permitted, but code addresses or code signatures will be permitted. Trade terms in general use, such as f.o.b., c.i.f., will be allowed. Figures will be permitted only in the address and signature. When required to be used in the text, numbers must be written in words. A telephone number may not be used as a portion of the address.

(3) They may not be sent as “Urgent,” “Collect,” or as “Multiple” telegrams, and such instructions as “Repetition paid” will not be permitted; but “reply paid” telegrams will be accepted.

(4) They may be accepted throughout the day up to the time of closing of either the office of origin or destination, whichever is the earlier. Should the delivery office be closed for the day, the name of an office that is still open may be added to the address and the message posted from the latter office.

(5) They may not be accepted on Sundays or departmental holidays.

(6) The charge for a letter-telegram is 9d. for the first twenty-seven words or fraction thereof, and 1d. for each three words or fraction in excess thereof.

(7) A letter-telegram will be delivered by post on the morning following the date of lodgment of the telegram.

Press Telegrams.

84. Press telegrams may contain only information of general public interest, and (except as provided in Regulation 86 (2) hereof) 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.

85. Provided the telegraph-offices are open, all newspapers shall be entitled to receive Press news at night at evening rates, whether sent in the evening prior to publication or not. The evening rates on day telegrams for evening papers are restricted to the day of publication, except in the case of papers published daily, twice weekly, or thrice weekly.

86. (1) The tariff for ordinary telegrams shall be applicable to and collected from the addressee of every Press telegram of which use is made for some other purpose than or in addition to that of insertion in the columns of the newspapers to which it is addressed, viz. :—

(a) Telegrams that are not published by the receiving newspaper (failing a satisfactory explanation), or that the latter has communicated before publication to private individuals, or, to establishments such as clubs, cafes, hotels, exchanges, &c. :

(b) Telegrams that the receiving newspaper before publishing them itself has sold, distributed, or communicated to another newspaper for publication in its columns :

(c) Telegrams, addressed to agencies, which are not published in a newspaper (failing a satisfactory explanation), or which are communicated to third persons before being published by the Press.