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38. Intercolonial Eates to Port Darwin for Corrections. & 43. Intercolonial Eepeats (for Corrections). We recommend that all intercolonial corrections and repeats should be dealt with in the same manner as provided for under the International Eegulations, as follows : — Rectifying Telegrams. The receiver of a message may have the whole or part of it repeated on payment of the cost of the telegram demanding the repetition and of the reply to the same. The sender can also have the whole or any portion of his message repeated on payment of the cost of the telegram he forwards and of the reply. The demand for the repetition must be made within seventy-two hours after receipt or despatch of the telegram, and should be written in the following manner : — " Sydney from Brisbane " (these words are not charged for). " HP. 4 " (representing reply paid four words). " Twenty-sixth," (date of message to be repeated), " Brown " (receiver's name), " Eepeat first, fourth, ninth," (meaning words of the text of the telegram to be repeated) ; or, " Twenty-sixth," " Brown " " Eepeat word " (or words) " after ," The reply will be worded as follows : — "Brisbane to Sydney " (these words are not charged for). "Brown" (words repeated). 39. Eegistration of Telegraph Code Addresses (Fee). We recommend that each colony should charge a registration fee of 10s. per annum for all cable code addresses. (Victoria dissenting, as that colony already has a charge of 215.) 40. Multiple Press Messages. ■We advise that each administration continue under the existing arrangements, as the Press rates are so widely different that it is unadvisable to make any change at present. 41. Telegraphic Correspondence with International Bureau. We advise that the present arrangements be continued —viz., that Berne Bureau communicate direct with all the colonies, and vice versa. 42. Postage on Telegrams. We recommend that the existing arrangement in all the colonies for local messages should not be disturbed, but that on messages addressed to places beyond the colonies the usual postage be charged. 43. International Eepeats (for Corrections). (See 38). John McDonnell, Under Secretary to the Post and Telegraph Department and Superintendent of Telegraphs, Queensland, Chairman. S. H. LAMBTON, Deputy Postmaster-General, New South Wales. P. B. WALKEE, Secretary Telegraph Service, New South Wales. .TIMES SMIBEET, Deputy Postmaster-General, Victoria. CHAELES TODD, C.M.G., M.A., F.E.S., Postmaster-General and Superintendent of Telegraphs, South Australia. C. LEMON, Ph.D., Superintendent of Telegraphs, New Zealand. EOBEET HENEV, Superintendent of Telegraphs, Tasmania. HENEV BOTES, Secretary to the Post Office, Tasmania. EICHAED A. SHOLL, Postmaster-General and General Superintendent of Telegraphs, Western Australia.

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