SLOT TELEPHONES.
AUCKLAND, llta April. In ths course of conversation with a Herald representative, Mr.. Baird, district telegraph engineer, stated that tht> two slot telephones installed at Auckland were proving a great convenience to the public, who, by putting two pennies in the slot, were enabled to communicate with subscribers on the telephone list. These two telephones have given satisfaction in every way. and have shown no tendency to /get out of order in spite of very frequent use. In view of the satisfactory working of theslot machines, the Department has decided to instal three more in the course of the next few days.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1912, Page 3
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104SLOT TELEPHONES. Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1912, Page 3
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