WEEK-END TELEGRAMS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8308, 20 December 1912, Page 1

WEEK-END TELEGRAMS

TO PLACES BEYOND NEW ZEALAND. Week-end telegrams are to be exchanged between the United Kingdom and the Dominion of New Zealand on the following conditions: — The telegrams must be written in plain language and will be subject to the same regulations as are applicable to deferred ’ ordinary cable telegrams, except that when the' telegrams are to he posted from a cable station they must bear a full address. In such a case a code indicator address cannot be accepted. Week-end telegrams may be lodged at a telegraph office on a Saturday not later than 8 p.m. Senders of such telegrams desirous of not incurring the inland transmission rate of one hallpeuny per word, may post such telegrams to the cable station at Auckland or VVakapuaka- Postage must bo prepaid and letters containing suoh telegrams must be posted to reach the cable office not later than 8 pan. on a Saturday. Week-end telegrams are accepted subjest to being despatched at the convenience of the cable authorities between midnight on Saturday and Monday morning. other traffic being given preference. Delivery of week-end telegrams in the country of destination will be by means of posting from the cable terminal office by night mail on Mondays, unless the sender desires to pay the inland telegram rate of the country of destination, in which case the message will be telegraphed to the office of destination and delivery made from there on Monday evening at the hour fixed for the outgoing of general night mails. Week-end telegrams received in New Zealand will be posted to the addresses yX midnight on Mondays, .....