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at a public or parochial office, is charged '96^. in addition to the 

 tariff cost of the telegram. 



Each telegram dictated by a telegraph office to a subscriber is 

 charged '96^., and a copy is forwarded to his address by messenger. 



5. Bates for telephonograms. Each telephonogram is charged 

 1-92^. plus -096^. (! centime) per word, odd centimes being 

 counted as five. 



If the addressee is located within one kilometer of the nearest 

 telegraph office or other available point of distribution, no charge 

 is made for delivery ; if beyond, the usual excess rate is collectable. 



6. Rates affecting parochial telephone stations. The parish 

 council pays the State for installing the line and instrument 

 4/. i6^. 1 for the first, 4/. 1 for the second, and 3/. 4-r. 1 for the 

 third and subsequent years, increased by 2$. $d. for each 100 

 meters over two kilometers. The parish council provides and 

 furnishes a suitable house or room rent free, and pays the wages 

 of the necessary operators and messengers. 



As a set-off against these expenses the parish council is 

 authorised to collect for its own behoof from persons using its 

 station, in addition to the tariff charges : 



96^. on each three-minute local talk had at its station up to 800 

 in number ; if the talks in one year exceed 800, the balance 

 must be charged only -48^. each. 

 96^. for each three-minute trunk talk. 

 96^. for each telephonogram forwarded. 

 2-^d. for each telegram despatched forward. 

 g6d. ,, ,, received (collectable from the addressee). 



If the delivery is effected beyond a distance of one kilometer, 

 excess charges are made as follow : 



Up to i^ kilometers . . . . . . 2-4^. 



2 .... 4'8</. 



For each additional kilometer .... 2-88c/. 



7. Rates for private groups of subscribers looped into or 

 tapped off an existing trunk or junction wire. Each subscriber 

 pays the State the ordinary subscription of 4/. i6s., 4/., and 3/. 45-., 

 for the^first, second, and third years respectively, for which he 



1 These charges are altered by the new law soon to come into force (see p. 378). 



