Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1923. TELEPHONE CHARGES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2534, 25 January 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1923. TELEPHONE CHARGES.

UNDER’, the proposed new telephone tariff, which by the way, is arousing a storm of opposition throughout tlie.Doininion, Poxton is elassiliod in the lowest grade, that is to say a single office exchange with restricted hours. The present charge is £(> per annum, business and residential, whereas if the new larfi: comes into vogue business premises will be increased to £9 per annum and the residential telephones will remain as at present. If, however, Paxton had a continuous service it would be placed in class 2 with an increase of £l3 for business premises and £7 10s to £8 for residential. A more equitable-system would be to group the users of the telephones according to the amount of business done. It is manifestly unfair to charge the small man with an average of ten rings per day the

Miinc us a business concern with fifty or more rings. 11 is also proposed to make small monthly charges for extensions and for the use of an auxiliary or hand receiver. The proposed scheme wili ease R> be considerably amended before it will be accepa.ble lo the public and probably the toll system wiii be the fairest in the long ran.