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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Telephone Connections with Street Stands and Wharves.

45. (1) A telephone-exchange connection with a street stand over which local authority has jurisdiction shall be made only on the application, and at the charge of, the local authority controlling the street. In such a case a telephone connection shall be entered in the telephone directory by stating the situation of the stand and the class of vehicle, &c., using it. Authority to sublet such telephone connection to the users of the stand shall be vested in the local authority concerned upon the following terms:-

(a) The telephone shall be properly housed in a cabinet of a design approved by the Department.
(b) The door of the cabinet shall be kept locked except when the telephone is in use.
(c) No person other than a sublessee or an authorized officer of the local authority concerned shall be allowed to use the telephone.

In the event of any of the conditions enumerated in (a), (b), or (c) hereof not being observed, the Minister may, without notice, disconnect the telephone from the exchange, and no person shall have any claim for damages or otherwise whatsoever in consequence of such action being taken by the Minister.

(2) Harbour Boards or other local authorities controlling wharves may have telephone connections installed on wharves for the purpose of providing steamers, &c., berthed thereat with means of telephone communication on payment of the usual charges for individual lines, and any additional charges for miscellaneous equipment. Authority to sublet such telephone connections to shipping companies shall be vested in the local authority concerned.

Telephone Connections with Public Hospitals and Charitable Institutions.

46. Subject to the Minister's approval, telephone service may be afforded at the residential rate to-

(a) Primary public schools;
(b) Public hospitals and benevolent and charitable institutions, having for their object the relief of poor, destitute, or afflicted persons in New Zealand, and supported wholly or partly by voluntary subscriptions, or from the funds of a local body.

Temporary Telephone Service.

47. When telephone service is required for a shorter term than the period applicable under Regulation 5, such service shall be granted conditionally on the applicant paying, in addition to the estimated cost of the labour and any perishable material involved in establishing the service, a weekly charge based on the annual rate for a permanent connection plus 50 per centum, with a minimum charge of 15s. for the first fortnight and 7s. 6d. for every subsequent week. The estimated cost of establishing the service and the minimum charge shall be payable at the time of application, and after the first fortnight the rental shall be payable weekly in advance. In the event of the subscriber ultimately deciding to have the temporary service converted to an ordinary permanent one, the usual contract shall be executed, and the prescribed charge shall take effect from the date of completion of the contract. In such a case the cost of making the connection shall be refunded, but the usual service-connection fee must be paid. Temporary extension telephones may be installed on payment of the usual installation charges as for temporary connections. Rental shall be charged at the rate of 2s. 6d. per station for each seven days or fraction thereof, with a minimum charge of 5s.

Joint Use of Telephone.

48. Any subscriber may, with the approval of the Secretary, obtain the right to allow the use of his telephone instrument to any person occupying an office in the same building, or occupying the same private residence, within which the telephone instrument is placed, upon payment to the Department, in addition to the prescribed charges for an exchange connection, of a fee of 5s. 3d. per month (or £3 per annum) in the case of each connection for which business rates are charged, and 3s. 6d. per month (or £2 per annum) in the case of each connection for which residential rates are charged in respect of each person having the joint use of the telephone. In such cases the subscriber shall sign a contract and be responsible for all service charges and toll accounts, but may charge to the person or persons having the joint use of the telephone any portion of such charges. The fee applicable to joint usage entitles the joint user to the insertion of his name in the telephone directory. If any extension telephones are involved the charges for such instruments shall be determined by the Secretary.

Removals.

49. Subject to the approval of the Department, subscribers may have their telephones and apparatus removed to other premises, or the positions of their telephones and apparatus altered, upon giving sufficient notice, and paying the fees specified hereunder.

[NOTE.--The removals, &c., will be carried out as soon as possible. In cases in which an alteration in the type of telephone is required during the course of a removal, the fee prescribed for changing the location of the instrument will cover both transactions.]

Removal to other premises within the base-rate area, 17s. 6d. for each main-station telephone and 10s. for each extension telephone; except that, in cases in which the period of contract has not expired, the subscriber shall pay, in addition to the foregoing fee or fees, the estimated cost of the labour involved in erecting any new wire required to establish a connection between the exchange and the new premises.
Removal from one room to another in the same premises, 12s. 6d. per telephone.
Removal from one position to another in the same room, 10s. per telephone.
Removal of extension bell or any other item of miscellaneous equipment which involves labour in fitting, 5s. per instrument.

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