NIGHT LITTER TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1920, Page 3

NIGHT LITTER TELEGRAMS

* The Telegraph Office advises as follows:—A night letter telegram service ill to be established on the first proximo. Under this system, provision is made for the transmission of such telegrams between any two Telegraph Offices in the Dominion subject to the following conditions:—The rate is to be Is 6d for the first thirty-six words, or fraction thereof, and J d for each word in excess of that" number. Night letter telegrams are to be accepted for. transmission throughout the day to one hour of the time of closing of either the office of origin or destination whichever is the earlier. Thus a message either to or from an office closing at 5 p.m. must not be accepted later than 4 p.m. Such telegrams are to be transmitted to the office of destination throughout the day as opportunity offers but must not be permitted to delay ordinary traffic. Upon arrival at the office of destination they are to be held until the hour of closing and then treated as letters being delivered by the first Postman’s delivery next morning. Those addressed to private boxes are to be placed in a letter box on the day of lodgment. The word “Letter” is to be in-

serted in the instructions. The message must be written in plain English language. No code or cipher is permitted; neither" may code addresses nor code signatures be used; trade terms such as f.0.b., c.i.f., etc., may however be allowed. Figures are to be permitted only in the address and signature. Numbers written in words are to be counted in the same way as in ordinary telegrams. No provision is made for Urgent, Collect, or Multiple messages, or any special services such as reply paid, repetition word etc. Night letter telegrams may not be telephoned to the office of origin. Government telegrams are not to be accepted at this rate.