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telegram service even though restricted to English. The traffic in 

 these twopenny telephonograms amounted in 1892 to 40,266 ; 

 in 1893 to 44,249 ; and in 1894 to 47,069. 



6. Public telephone stations. These are numerous, and are 

 available for local and trunk talks, and for the transmission of both 

 long-distance and local telegrams. The company sells books con- 

 taining ten tickets, each of which entitles the presenter to a free 

 local talk at a public office, or from the premises of any subscriber 

 who may allow his instrument to be used. . Such a subscriber, on 

 sending the tickets he collects to the telephone office, is paid 

 '66d. on each by way of remunerating him for his trouble. A 

 subscriber may go in regularly for the public station business by 

 paying an additional subscription of 2/. 155. id. per annum, in 

 which case the company supplies him with a signboard and 

 allows him to keep all he can manage to take. There is another 

 arrangement, by which a person occupying suitable premises pays 

 only 2.1. 4s. $d. by way of annual subscription, and is charged by 

 the company 2d. for each talk had from his instrument. On 

 talks had by strangers he collects zd. and pays over to the company 

 only 1*33^. Automatic slot boxes (Schaffer's patent) are used in 

 about fifty public stations and give satisfaction. 



7. Messenger service. As in some other countries, non-sub- 

 scribers are called to public stations to converse with subscribers 

 who want them. Nothing is charged for the service. The 

 company's messengers do not run ordinary errands or carry 

 parcels, there being a separate organisation (Adam & Co.) in 

 Copenhagen for this purpose. 



TARIFFS 



t .- 



i. Rates for communication within Copenhagen and Zea- 

 land: 



Per annum. 

 s. d 



One instrument on a direct line to central exchange .868 

 For a second connection . . . . . .6134 



One instrument on a direct line to a suburban ex- 

 change 5 n I 



Extra instruments . . . . . . . I 7 10 



I 2 



