Concession On Inland Telegrams To Soldiers
[Speciai: to “Northern Advocate .”] WELLINGTON, This Day. i In order to facilitate the delivery of inland telegrams for members of the | New Zealand expeditionary force in ! military camps or barracks in New i Zealand, the Postmaster General <M; I Jones) again draws attention to the necessity for senders to include the* addressee's number, rank, battery. J company or other section of the unit* To avoid the hardship of payment at the normal rate for such a lengthy address, it has been decided that only five words would bo charged for the address, irrespective of any larger number cf words it contained. This concession, which would take I effect, from today, would be applic- j able for the duration of the war, but I it would not apply to telegrams ad- j dressed to members of the force at a heme or private address.
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Northern Advocate, 26 April 1940, Page 2
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