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3rd. Transmission of Telegrams.—Ordinary telegrams will be transmitted in the order in which they are received from the public.
Special Telegrams on the Public Service, and those admitted as urgent, being telegrams forwarded on pressing emergencies; such as accidents and cases of illness, take precedence of ordinary telegrams.
4th. Telegrams in Cypher.—Telegrams may be transmitted in cypher, which will be counted according to the following scale:—Separate cyphers count as one word, groups of five cyphers or fractional parts of five cyphers count as one word. Groups exceeding five cyphers are counted at the rate of five cyphers to the word, any fractional portion remaining to be counted as a word.
Note.—When cyphers are used, the sender is recommended to pay for the repetition of the telegram, to ensure accuracy in the transmission.
5th. Delivery of Telegrams.—Telegrams will be delivered free of charge within the towns in which the stations are situated; but when telegrams have to be delivered beyond the boundary of such towns, an additional charge will be made, to defray the expenses of porterage or postage, as the case may be.
6th. Responsibility.—The Government will not be held responsible for errors, omissions, or delays in the transmission of telegrams, nor for the non-transmission of any telegram, nor for delays in the delivery, nor for the non-delivery of any telegram, from whatever cause the same may arise.
All telegrams will be held strictly confidential.
Tariff for Press Telegrams, being exclusively matter intended for publication in the newspapers.
| No. of Words | Distances | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For every 25 words, or fractional part thereof | Under 50 miles | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 miles and under 100 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
| 100 miles and under 200 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 200 miles and under 350 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| 350 miles and under 500 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 500 miles and over in either Island | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
Extra copies, 6d. for every hundred words, or fractional part thereof.
Telegraph Offices are now open at the Bluff, Invercargill, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Christchurch, Heathcote Valley, and Lyttelton.
The hours of attendance at the stations are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Alfred Sheath,
General Superintendent and Telegraphic Engineer.
Christchurch,
11th July, 1865.
Printed under the Authority of the Provincial Government of Southland, by Henry & Co., of Invercargill, New Zealand, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.
Southland Provincial Gazette 1865, No 17
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Telegraph, Regulations, Tariff, Transmission, Press Telegrams
- Alfred Sheath, General Superintendent and Telegraphic Engineer