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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

62. An irregular combination or arrangement of the legal name of a corporation, partnership, or individual shall not be permitted, nor shall any phraseology be allowed to designate the trade or business of the subscriber for the purpose of securing a particular position out of its regular order in the alphabetical list published in the directory.

63. A subscriber who pays the fee prescribed in Regulation 123 for switching service to another exchange after hours may, on payment of the extra entry fee, be given an entry in the central-exchange directory in addition to the entry in the directory of the exchange with which he is ordinarily connected.

64. A subscriber with a business connection who desires that telephone calls after his business is closed be received at a telephone located elsewhere may, on payment of the extra entry charge, be given an entry in the directory, “Night calls,” or “Night, Sunday, and holiday calls,” in connection with such telephone, provided that the connection to which the calls are to be diverted is an individual line station. The extra insertion may be indented under the regular entry.

64A. (1) Except with the authority of the Minister, no person shall—
(a) Publish any list of subscribers to the telephone with the appropriate telephone numbers; or
(b) Supply or use any cover or other device which has the effect of obscuring any advertisement appearing in or on any official telephone directory or other official publication of the Department.

(2) Any person who commits a breach of this regulation shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £50.

Rural Telephone Companies’ Private Exchanges.

65. Rural telephone companies that own and maintain private-exchange systems may obtain intercommunication with the subscribers at the nearest departmental exchange, and one directory listing and one directory for each of its subscribers, on payment in advance of the charges specified hereunder:—

A mileage rate of £1 5s. per annum in respect of each quarter-mile of departmental circuit, or fraction thereof, used in connecting the departmental exchange with the rural telephone company’s trunk wire or wires (the minimum charge for the departmental line being the relative business rate for individual stations within the base-rate area) and a service rate as specified hereunder in respect of each private-exchange subscribers’ station connected with the rural company’s system:—

When a private exchange system is connected with a—
Class II departmental exchange, the service rate shall be £2 per annum.
Class III departmental exchange, the service rate shall be £1 10s. per annum.
Class IV departmental exchange, the service rate shall be 15s. per annum.

66. In cases in which the Department provides the telephones for the use of the private-exchange subscribers, the service rates prescribed in the last preceding regulation shall be increased by 10s. per annum.

67. A private-exchange system shall not be connected with any Class I departmental exchange.

Supply of Equipment and Inspection thereof.

68. All telephone lines, instruments, and fittings in connection with the telephone-exchange system, except where otherwise provided by these regulations, shall be supplied and erected by the Department, and, except with the authority of the Department, no person other than an employee of the Department provided with proper means of identification shall interfere with or make any additions or alterations to any wire, instrument, or fitting under the Department’s control. In the event of any such interference by any unauthorized person, the subscriber concerned shall be liable to have his service discontinued.

69. Employees of the Department provided with proper means of identification shall at all reasonable times have free access to the premises of any subscriber for the purpose of inspection, removal, or replacement of the departmental apparatus therein.

70. The Minister shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent damage or injury to subscribers or their premises from fire or other cause by reason of the installation of telephone apparatus, but he shall not be liable for any damage or injury that may arise from the failure of any such precautions.

Damage to Equipment.

71. (1) In the event of any instrument, battery, or equipment on the premises of a subscriber being wholly destroyed or partially damaged through any agency whatever (other than fair wear-and-tear), the subscriber shall pay to the Department, on demand, the cost to the Department of replacing or repairing the instrument, battery, or equipment, except that no charge shall be made in respect of any instrument, battery, or equipment accidentally destroyed or damaged by fire.

(2) This regulation shall apply notwithstanding that there has been no negligence on the part of the subscriber or any person for whom he is responsible, and notwithstanding that the destruction or damage may have arisen from some cause not due to the act or default of the subscriber.

Defaulting Subscriber.

72. (1) If a subscriber becomes a defaulter in respect of any charges due under the conditions of contract, or any other telephone charges due under these regulations, he shall not be furnished with telephone service of any kind until he has discharged his liability to the Department.

(2) If the Secretary is satisfied that any service is being obtained either in his own or any other name by a person who is, in the opinion of the Secretary, a defaulter in connection with any telephone service furnished by the Department, the Secretary may, without notice, cancel the contract, disconnect the telephone from the exchange, remove the name of the subscriber from the telephone directory, remove all wires, instruments, and fittings, and apply any surplus rental paid in connection with the service in reduction of the liability of that person to the Department.