424 Telephone Systems of the Continent of Europe 

 Extra instruments on the same line : 



Per annum 

 s. d. 



If in one building or in the same locality . . .100 

 ,, different buildings widely separated . . . 2 10 o 

 When a building let off in flats is in connection with the 

 exchange, extra instruments may be placed in each flat 

 at an annual charge of I/. 5.5-., but with a minimum 



of 2/. ICtf. 



The owner of such a building may have instruments fixed in 

 all the flats, offices, workshops, &c., and put in communication 

 with the exchange through a switch-board suitably placed and 

 operated at his expense. On paying to the State the whole of the 

 tariff charges, he is permitted to let such instruments out to his 

 tenants. Table instruments are charged i/., and extra bells 55. per 

 annum. 



The State specially reserves the right to debit the subscribers 

 with any special way-leave charge that may be incurred in 

 reaching their premises. It is understood, however, that this is 

 rarely, if ever, done. 



New subscribers have to sign for two years if within the three- 

 kilometer radius, and for four years if without ; subsequently the 

 contracts run year by year, subject to three months' notice. 



2. Kates for suburban exchange connections. Within a 

 radius of three kilometers : 



Per annum 

 s. d. 



To cover communication in suburb only . . . .500 

 ,, ,, with town and other suburbs .650 



3. Rates for district or ' vicinity ' exchange connections : 



Between town or suburban subscribers and district subscribers, 



per five minutes ........ 3^. 



Between Stuttgart, with suburbs, and Esslingen, free intercourse 

 can be had for an annual payment of 2/. los. This payment en- 

 titles a Stuttgart or Esslingen subscriber to ring up and be rung up 

 by any person in the opposite town. Similar arrangements are in 

 force between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg, and Stuttgart and Sin- 

 delfingen. 



