IMPROVED TELEPHONE FACILITIES

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 151, 20 March 1924, Page 6

IMPROVED TELEPHONE FACILITIES

BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND NAPIER ADDITIONAL LINES PROVIDED The Postmaster-General (the Hon. J. G. Coates) announces that the erection of additional telephone lines between Wellington and Palmerston North and also betwee 1 Palmerston North and Napier has now made practicable a complete rearrangement of the telephone liner serving these places The result of this reariangement ‘is that the outlets for telephone traffic to and from Wellington, Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay districts have been considerably increased and improved. as shown below Wellingtou—Napier.—A lino is now available for continuous telephone communication between Wellington and Napier. This also brings WeL liim’ton into telephonic communication with Wairoa and Taupo and other exchanges in northern and southern Hawke’s Bay. Hitherto toll communications between Wellington and Napier have been restricted to hours between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. Wallington—Palmerston NorthTwo additional outlets have been provided, increasing the trunk line communication between these stations from three to five outlets Palmerston North—Napier. — Although the number of outlets between these places has not been increased, a quicker service is now ensured. Wellington—Otaki.—The providing of an additional line between these places has increased the accommodation for toll communication by 100 per cent-. . Wellington—Levin.—The efficiency of this line bat! been improved by the use of larger gauge wire. Otaki —Lovin. —The providing of two lines between Otaki and Levin in addition to the present outlet via Manakau enables Waikanae. Paekakariki, Paraparaumu and Otaki to obtain communication with stations, north of Levin through’Levin. Hitherto it has been necessary for all the communication to be made via Wellington. The accommodation between Otaki and Waikanae has also been increased. Levin —Palmerston North.—The pro. viding of two direct lines between Levin and Palmerston North in addition to the existing one on which Shannon is intermediate has considerably increased the accommodation between these places, and will facilitate the despatch of traffic between Manakan, Foxton, Tokomaru, Shannon, Levin, etc.

These rearrangements, in addition to providing a quicker telephone toll service between main exchanges, will also enable a greater volume of traffic to bo dealt with by intermediate stations.