POST & TELEGRAPH BILL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1892, 29 October 1913, Page 4

POST & TELEGRAPH BILL.

TELEPHONES AND WIRELESS. In addition to those features of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Bill which were explained by the PostmasterGoneral (the Hon. R. 11. Rhodes) when it was introduced yesterday, it provides that bofore opening an account in the L'ost Offico Savings Bank the depositor must make a statutory declaration that ho is not directly or mdirGCtly entitled tu benefit from any deposit in the Post Office Savings Bank. A fine of not isss thnn £10, or moro than £100 is provided for Breach of this provision, opart from any penalty incurred for making a fatso declaration.

Another section provides that every person who erects, constructs, establishes, or maintains, for hire or profit any electrio lino of communication by unless the sanction of the Gdverhot-iii-Couricil is'first,obtained, is liable to a fine not exceeding £20 for evory day whereon he so offends. Every person is liable to a fine not exceeding. £100, or to imprisonment for nnv term not.exceeding one year, who — • (a) Wilfully' and with intent to mislead or' defraud impersonates any person when using a telophorie under the eeutrol or management of the Minister; cr (b) wilfully intorferes or attempts to interfere with the working or operation of any' telephone or portion of .any telephone system under the control or management of the Minister. l'ower is taken to issue regulations for tho control of wireless telegraph apparatus on merchant ships, 'Whether foieign ships or British'ships not registeied iii New Zoaland, while within the tciritorial water of Now Zealand. Such regulations may provide for the detention of any merchant ship on which a broach of the regulations has been made, ponding tho institution and determination of proceedings in respect of such breach and the recovery of any finu imposed & respect thereof. ,