Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 309

5. Regulation 16 of the Telephone Regulations is hereby revoked, and the following substituted :—

“16. In cases in which desk telephones of any type are provided the rates prescribed in Regulations 14 and 14a shall be increased as follows :—

6. Regulation 43 of the Telephone Regulations is hereby revoked, and the following substituted :—

“43. For the equipment of a private telephone-line which forms part of a telephone-exchange circuit the Department will provide for each station a telephone, lightning-arrester, earthplate, and inside wiring free of expense to the subscriber, and these will remain the property of the Department. No extra telephones or items of equipment, other than those for which rental is paid, may be connected with a private telephone-line. The Department will, upon application, supply material for renewing batteries, and will also repair or replace a defective instrument free of charge if it is sent in to the telephone-exchange by the subscriber.

“Alternatively, subscribers on privately-owned sections of exchange lines may arrange to have their telephone instruments maintained on their premises by the Department by undertaking to pay the cost of the workman’s travelling time and transit expenses beyond the point of connection with the departmental system.

“The Department will overhaul a private telephone-line provide dthe services of a departmental lineman can be spared and conditionally upon the owner undertaking to pay the whole cost of the work, including labour, travelling-time, expenses, and the cost of any material used.”

7. Regulation 47 of the Telephone Regulations is hereby revoked, and the following substituted :—

“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 cent. with a minimum charge as for a period of two weeks, or 15s., whichever is the higher, and a minimum charge of 7s. 6d. for every week or fraction thereof after the first two. 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.”

8. Regulation 52 of the Telephone Regulations is hereby revoked, and the following substituted :—

“52. Subject to the approval of the Department, subscribers may obtain a change of apparatus upon agreeing to pay any additional rental involved, and upon payment of the installation charges specified hereunder :—

“CHANGE OF TELEPHONE.

“The charges specified above shall apply to all changes of telephones, including those associated with interphone sets (not involving change or removal of key-box) and those connected to magneto or automatic private branch exchanges.