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may be required to deposit 75 francs (37.) to cover the value of 

 his instrument. 



2. Rates for internal trunk lines. Time unit, three minutes. 



The State has reserved the right to use each trunk line for 

 public purposes one hour every day free of all charge, and for a 

 second hour at a reduction of 40 per cent, on the above rates. 

 The concessionary has to pay a royalty of 10 per cent, on his net 

 receipts i.e. his profits with a minimum payment of i6s. per kilo- 

 meter of trunk line per annum. He has also to deposit with the 

 Government a sum equal to i/. i2s. per kilometer. 



3. Rates for public telephone stations. For local talks : 



Subscribers ......... free 



Non-subscribers, per three minutes or less . . . I -92^. 



For trunk talks : Subscribers and non-subscribers, as per trunk 

 tariff above. 



4. Telephoning of telegrams. There is no provision in the 

 authorised tariff's for this service, but the statistics (see p. 331) show 

 that it exists. 



5. Rates for the telephoning of messages for local delivery 

 (telephonograms). The exchanges write down and deliver by 

 messenger to non-subscribers located in the same town messages 

 which may be dictated from a subscribers' office or from a public 

 telephone station, or written and handed in at a public telephone 

 station. This really constitutes a local telegram service. The 

 rates are : 



For a message of 20 words or less . . . . . i '92^. 



,, each additional 5 words ...... 480'. 



When a message is addressed to more than one person : 



each extra copy . ...... '96^. 



