New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 16

Page 461

✨ Telephone Regulations



Mar. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 461

of the base-rate area and the subscriber's premises. This additional charge, however, shall not be made when the installation of an extension telephone or other item of miscellaneous equipment is undertaken in conjunction with the installation of the main telephone.

  1. The following shall be the installation and rental charges for extension telephones and miscellaneous equipment:—
Equipment. Installation Charge. Rental Charge.
£ s. d. Monthly Rate. £ s. d. Annual Rate. £ s. d.
Extension telephone (including wiring up to a length of 110 yards), within same premises as main station—
Magneto, wall type, or automatic or common battery wall type, with fixed transmitter 0 15 0* 0 2 8 1 10 0
Magneto, desk type, or automatic or common battery desk type, with fixed transmitter 0 15 0* 0 3 1 1 15 0
Automatic or common battery desk type, with hand microphone 0 15 0* 0 4 5 2 10 0
Switching-key (single) for use in connection with extension telephone, and for cutting out bells, gongs, &c. 0 5 0† 0 0 3 0 2 6
“Secret” automatic switch for use in connection with automatic extension telephones .. 0 0 5 0 5 0
Switching-key (double) for connecting an extension telephone with either of two lines .. 0 0 5 0 5 0
Jack equipment, with associated wiring up to a length of 110 yards, for plugging-in portable extension telephones located in same premises as main station: for each point 0 10 0 0 1 4 0 15 0
Portable extension telephone without bell, equipped with cord ending in plug, for use in connection with jack equipment—
Magneto desk type or automatic or common battery desk type with fixed transmitter .. 0 2 2 1 5 0
Automatic or common battery desk type with hand microphone .. 0 3 6 2 0 0
Bell for use in fixed position in connection with jack equipment and portable telephone 0 12 6* 0 0 8 0 7 6
Extension bell, including wiring up to a length of 110 yards—
Ordinary type 0 12 6* 0 0 8 0 7 6
Loud-ringing type 0 12 6* 0 0 11 0 10 0
Battery-gong, annunciator-drop, and battery, including wiring up to a length of 110 yards—
When gong does not exceed 4 in. in diameter .. 1 0 0* 0 2 8 1 10 0
When gong exceeds 4 in. and does not exceed 10 in. in diameter 1 0 0* 0 3 1 1 15 0
Annunciator-drop only, including wiring up to a length of 110 yards 0 10 0 0 1 4 0 15 0
When two or more battery-gongs associated with one drop shutter—
For every additional battery-gong after the first—
When gong does not exceed 4 in. in diameter.. 0 12 6 0 0 8 0 7 6
When gong exceeds 4 in. in diameter 0 12 6 0 1 1 0 12 6
Wiring in excess of 110 yards required to connect extension telephones, bells, gongs, &c. (for each 110 yards of wiring or fraction thereof) .. 0 0 8 0 7 6
Second receiver for use with hand microphone.. 0 2 6 0 0 3 0 2 6
Head receiver as auxiliary to hand receiver .. 0 5 0 0 0 8 0 7 6
Breastplate transmitter and head receiver .. 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 12 0
Cord for desk-set, for each 6 ft. or fraction thereof in excess of the length usually provided‡ 0 5 0§ 0 0 3 0 2 6
Adjustable telephone-bracket for supporting automatic desk-telephone 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Push-button and buzzer for use in connection with extension telephones located not more than 110 yards from main telephones 0 15 0 0 0 11
  • Includes cost of installing any switches and [or] any wiring in excess of 110 yards.

† Installation charge not payable when switch installed at same time as extension telephone or bell.

‡ As a general rule the excess cord supplied is limited to one length in excess of the length usually provided. A cord of greater length may, however, be supplied when, in the opinion of the Telegraph Engineer, such greater length is warranted.

§ 5s. is the total installation fee payable in respect of any length of cord in excess of the length usually provided.

|| As this equipment is not essentially telephone apparatus, it is optional for subscribers to arrange with a private firm for installing and maintaining push-buttons and buzzers.

PART III.—INTERCOMMUNICATION AT NIGHT AT EXCHANGES WITH RESTRICTED ATTENDANCE.

  1. (1) At telephone exchanges that are not open continuously the Minister may agree to a group of two or more lines being joined together at the switchboard for the purposes of providing means of intercommunication outside the ordinary hours of exchange attendance, but no responsibility shall be incurred by the Department for any failure to make the desired connections.

(2) Such connections shall be made only at certain approved exchanges at which the arrangement is authorized, and any approval may be withdrawn and the arrangement terminated without prejudice if and when a change of exchange equipment or system renders it impracticable to give such service.



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