New Zealand Gazette – 1936 – No. 15

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

PART V.—TOLL SERVICE—continued.
“BASIC RATES—continued.

For Distances Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Week-days. Between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. and between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Week-days; between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Sundays and Departmental Holidays. Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. every Day.
(1) (2) s. d. (3) s. d. (4) s. d.
Exceeding 160 miles but not exceeding 170 miles 2 8 1 4 0 8
„ 170 „ „ 180 „ 2 9 1 4½ 0 8
„ 180 „ „ 190 „ 2 10 1 5 0 8½
„ 190 „ „ 200 „ 2 11 1 5½ 0 9
„ 200 „ „ 210 „ 3 0 1 6 0 9
„ 210 „ „ 220 „ 3 1 1 6½ 0 9
„ 220 „ „ 230 „ 3 2 1 7 0 9½
„ 230 „ „ 240 „ 3 3 1 7½ 0 10
„ 240 „ „ 250 „ 3 4 1 8 0 10
„ 250 „ „ 260 „ 3 5 1 8½ 0 10
„ 260 „ „ 270 „ 3 6 1 9 0 10½
„ 270 „ „ 280 „ 3 7 1 9½ 0 11
„ 280 „ „ 290 „ 3 8 1 10 0 11
„ 290 „ „ 300 „ 3 9 1 10½ 0 11
„ 300 „ „ 310 „ 3 10 1 11 0 11½
„ 310 „ „ 320 „ 3 11 1 11½ 1 0
„ 320 „ „ 330 „ 4 0 2 0 1 0
„ 330 „ „ 340 „ 4 1 2 0½ 1 0*
„ 340 „ „ 350 „ 4 2 2 1 1 0½
„ 350 „ „ 360 „ 4 3 2 1½ 1 1
„ 360 „ „ 370 „ 4 4 2 2 1 1
„ 370 „ „ 380 „ 4 5 2 2½ 1 1
„ 380 „ „ 390 „ 4 6 2 3 1 1½
„ 390 „ „ 400 „ 4 7 2 3½ 1 2
„ 400 „ „ 410 „ 4 8 2 4 1 2
„ 410 „ „ 420 „ 4 9 2 4½ 1 2
„ 420 „ „ 430 „ 4 10 2 5 1 2½
„ 430 „ „ 440 „ 4 11 2 5½ 1 3
„ 440 „ „ 450 „ 5 0 2 6 1 3
„ 450 „ „ 460 „ 5 1 2 6½ 1 3
„ 460 „ „ 470 „ 5 2 2 7 1 3½
„ 470 „ „ 480 „ 5 3 2 7½ 1 4
„ 480 „ „ 490 „ 5 4 2 8 1 4
„ 490 „ „ 500 „ 5 5 2 8½ 1 4
„ 500 „ „ 510 „ 5 6 2 9 1 4½
„ 510 „ „ 520 „ 5 7 2 9½ 1 5
„ 520 „ „ 530 „ 5 8 2 10 1 5
„ 530 „ „ 540 „ 5 9 2 10½ 1 5
„ 540 „ „ 550 „ 5 10 2 11 1 5½
„ 550 „ „ 560 „ 5 11 3 0 1 6
„ 560 „ „ 570 „ 6 0 3 0 1 6†
For every additional 10 miles or part thereof exceeding 570 miles 0 1 0 0½ ..
  • Maximum charge for 3-minute call within one Island between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.: 1s.
    † Maximum charge for 3-minute inter-Island call between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.: 1s. 6d.

“(b) Initial charge for an urgent call: double the basic rate for an ordinary call.
“(c) For every additional minute exceeding three the charge shall be one-third of the respective initial charge.
“(d) Cable Fee.—There shall be added to the charge for an inter-Island call, whether ordinary or urgent, a fee to be known as the “cable fee” of the following amount:—
d.
“(i) Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on week-days .. .. .. .. 3
“(ii) Between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. and between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on week-days; between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Sundays and departmental holidays 1½
“(iii) Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. every day .. .. .. .. 0½
“Provided that the cable fee shall not be charged in respect of calls exceeding 550 miles between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., or in other cases as specified in these regulations.
“(e) (i) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this regulation, the maximum charge for an ordinary call between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. shall be:—

Not exceeding 3 Minutes. Every Additional Minute.
s. d. d.
For calls within either the North or the South Island .. 1 0 4
For inter-Island calls .. .. .. .. 1 6 6

“(ii) In respect of urgent calls the maximum charge between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. shall be double that specified for an ordinary call.
“(f) In calculating the charge for a toll call all fractions of a penny shall be counted, but in the total charge for a call fractions smaller than a halfpenny shall be excluded and fractions of a halfpenny or more counted as one penny.”

  1. Regulation 108 of the Telephone Regulations is hereby amended by substituting “1d.” for “3d.” in clause (b) thereof.

  2. Regulation 112 of the Telephone Regulations is hereby amended by omitting “11 p.m.” wherever it appears, and substituting “10 p.m.”



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