TELEPHONE LIST PROBLEM.
The popularity of tin 1 words "No'.v Zealand" in tlie titles of organisations mid firms creates a little problem in connection with telephone directories. Careful thought is given to their arrangement, with the object of causing the minimum amount of difficulty in Gliding a subscriber's numbers. Every entrv has to appeal' in strict alphabetical order, so that the prefatory wor.ls "Xew Zealand" occurring in a largo group serve to partly obscure a large number of the entries. The Wellington directory, for instance, has 1200 entries commencing "New Zealand," but the Post Ofiiee is unable to make any re-arrangement of this long list for t'i'>
purpose of achieving easier reference, as the great majority of the entries tire the registered legal titles of companies or incorporated bodies. The telephone service is growing fast, and looking ahead, one visualises the time when too many "New Zealand*" in the list will become embarrassing, particularly to subscribers in a hurry. From a reference point of view, the most suitable title for a firm is that which gives an indication of its business in the first word.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HC19360611.2.20
Bibliographic details
Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 June 1936, Page 4
Word Count
185TELEPHONE LIST PROBLEM. Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 June 1936, Page 4
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Horowhenua Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in