New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 59

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✨ Telecommunications Regulations and Fees

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

(2) The Radio Broadcasting Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., shall be permitted to receive Press telegrams containing news of general public interest and intended for broadcasting by radio at the same rates and on the same conditions as are applicable to evening newspapers.

Charges.

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

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.
Morning Newspapers (i.e., Newspapers published before Noon).		s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
1. 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 being charged for 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)	5.1 p.m. to midnight	1 0	1 6	..
3. Parliamentary news from Wellington. The instruction “ PR ” must be inserted in the instructions	5.1. p.m. to midnight or close of office	1 0	1 4	..
Evening Newspapers (i.e., Newspapers published after Noon), and the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand, Limited.
4. Cable or wireless news. To bear instructions “ Cable news ” or “ Wireless news,” as the case may be	8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ..	1 0	1 6	..
5. (a) Inland news. Evening newspapers on day of publication may receive telegrams amounting in the aggregate to 3,000 words at this rate; any excess, 1d. per word. On any day other than a day of publication telegrams are 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. ..	..	..	1 6
(b) Inland sporting news for evening newspapers which publish special sporting editions on Saturday evening, and for the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand, Limited. 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 3,000 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)	5.1 p.m. to midnight	1 0	1 6	..
7. Parliamentary reports from Wellington. These telegrams must contain “ PR ” in the instructions	5.1 p.m. to midnight or close of office	1 0	1 4	..

Charges when Office reopened by Special Request.

At least six hours’ notice should be given to the local telegraph-office of a desire to have an office specially reopened for Press news.

A fee of 7s. 6d. for reopening an office must be paid by the first applicant, whether another applicant or other applicants have the use of the office specially reopened or not. A second fee will not be charged for the same reopening.

Messages lodged and forwarded shall be liable to the following charges: At the rate of 1s. 6d. per 100 words or fraction. All charges in respect of overtime at offices other than the original forwarding office shall be added to the foregoing.

Except with the authority of the Secretary offices closed on Sundays or statutory holidays may not be opened for Press purposes on those days under any but exceptional circumstances, as in the event of collisions, wrecks, large fires, or explosions, or in connection with other important events.

Code Addresses.

A code address may be registered for any term not exceeding one year (except in case of first registration) and not less than one month. Code-registration years end on the 31st March in each year. In case of first registration, if the period to the 31st March following be three months or less than three months, the fee for the next full year must be added to the fee for the period then remaining of the current year. The minimum registration fee in any case shall be 5s. Should a telegram be received bearing an unregistered code address, it will be delivered to the addressee, if ascertained, on payment, in respect of each telegram, of a sum of 6d. for an inland telegram, 2s. 6d. for an intercolonial telegram or a radio-telegram, and 5s. for an international telegram respectively.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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