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    of ^^ * . the w Names m m ^^ senders >— ' ^^ AA \ j ^ , & ^ b f ^ e . and n ¦ , C a T _ r harge »_ addressees ^ jv ^ -A ^ ** a d ^^ m . — •¦* ** ^ The ^ •¦» of ^ w ^ names telegrams ^ — — — - 15 and addresses shall —— be

    counted as part of the wards for which payment is required . gram but Repetition no may copy have of the " it by repeated telegram Sender . — back is The in , any station sender such b of case y station a g tele iven - ,

    to the sender . Repetition by Receiver . —The addressee of a telegram may have it repeated from the office of

    ¦—¦— - — — - ^—^ — — — origin . ^ ^ Charge for Repetition . —The charge for

    repetidressee tion , whether shall be requested one-half by of the the sender charge or for the trans ad- - mission , fraction of one halfpenny being charged

    as one , half any penny . —Illustration : If the charge for the transmission of a telegram is 7 ^ d ., the charge — for — ^ repetition — — will be Ad . ; # if S ^ d ., the charge 1 for

    j ~ j » c repetition will be 4 ^ d . — Sender must pay beforehand for Repetition . —

    In the case of repetition from station to station at the request of the sender , the charge for repetition shall be prepaid at the same time as the charge for

    the transmission of the telegram . In the case of repetition at the request of the addresseethe charge for repetition 1 1 shall be paid

    when ^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ b ^^^ p ^ the ^ ^ t ^ v ^^ ^ ^^^ , ^ request . ^^^ ^ h ^» ^^^ r ^*^^ ^^ " ^^ ^^ ^ for ^ ^™ ^^ 0 bk ^^ " ^ repeti ^™* —^ ^^^ ¦ tion ¦ ¦ ~™ - is ~— — " ~~ made — ^ - ^ ~~ — — ; ^~ ^^ and ™ - —^ ~— if ^ m ^ ~ - ™ on ¦ ™ ~ such repetition the original telegram is found not to f have been t actuall - ~ - y transmi ¦ - - tted ~ » the amount - paid ¦—

    ^^ — - ^^^ b ^ ^ r v ^^ ^^ r *^^ ^^ ^ ^ v ^ ™ - ^¦ ^* r ^ — ^ ^^ ^— w ^^— ' ^^ — — — — , — — ' — — — — for repetition shall be returned . Telegrams to Several Addresses . —The sender

    of a telegram may have copies of it delivered to several persons within the limits of free delivery from telegraph office at an additional charge of Id .

    for any each copy , and for the purposes of this provision London any address » shall within be hP deemed fc f F one V »» of to the be - within postal the districts free deli of - ^^ P ^^^^ p ^^^^ f ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^ ^ p ^ P ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ . ^^^^^ ^ " ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ™ ^^ — ^^ ^^ ^^ — — ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ¦ ^^ ^ — — —^ ™ ^—^

    very for telegrams from the of head which office cop in ies that are district to be . delivered The charge in more than one of the postal districts of London ,

    shall be at the full rate of an original telegram for tbe initial copy for each district , and at the rate of mm Id * ^* v . for ^ ^^ ¦ " each ^^^¦ f ^^ ^ ^ additional ^ - ¦> ^^ - ^» ^ ^* ¦^ n' - »~ ^ ^ copy ^^ ^ r" 1 for - ^ ' ^^ ' — that — - district — — — — - —~ — ; 7 but - — —

    the addresses of all such copies shall be reckoned amongst the chargeable words in the original telegram ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ p V ^ Mfe ^ H . V — ^ i ^^ llustration * " T ^ ** ^^ * T «^^ ^ ^ " ^ w ™ ^ : ^ A ^ 1 telegra ^^ — ^^^ " — — . _ m __ _ _ con _ taining _ ^ - j twel — - - ve

    words of text and the following addresses ( which contain twenty words in all ) : — ThomasBermondseySJE .

    Smith Harrison , Dulwich , , Boroug , S h . , E vS ., , . E ., , Brown , Covent Garden , W . C .,

    Joseph , Vere Street , AV ., Williams , Piccadilly , " W ., will be charged ¦ as follows x . ^ : —1 stIs . 4 c ? . for the

    thirty V V a A . A . " - - two ^ V ^ » » words * » f .. ^^ ^ J * . of m the J * » «• > ori ^ »» •¦ g inal ^^ telegram , , then ^ " ^ Gd ^^ . each or Is . for-the text of the two telegrams addressed to Brown and Joseph respectivelyand then 2 c ? . each

    or 6 d . for the three copies at the , reduced rate addressed to Harrison , Smith , and Williams respectively—in all , 2 s . 10 c ? .

    Telegrams Tendered out of Office Hours . ( Postmasters may , on the request of any person , keep

    open their offices for the acceptance of telegrams after the appointed hours , and for the transmission of such telegrams to any postal telegraph office which

    is open at the time , or the attention of which ( if the office bo closed ) can be gained , and the postmaster of each office so kept open is authorised to accept

    ( in addition to the ordinary telegram charges ) and to retain for his own use and the use of his clerks and methe following leesin manner and

    ssengers , fiK ( I ' ^ subject r— ¦ ¦ "" to ' '"' the '• " p rovisions ¦ — ' — " hereinafter * mentioned : ¦— , by p ~ -

    to way sa of : — remuneration for such special service , that is r ¦ y

    ( 1 . ) For each telegram—( a . for ior telegrap ) If tthe the h office business is not cierK clerk , Is open . for is for for tor the either postmaster postal , 1 op * .

    one be -ne required teiegrapn telegraph to call , , the Is . . clerk a a . messenger messenger if if ¦ ( b . ness — ) If the but — office not —~ —*~ ¦ ™ r ¦ for ""^ is telegra — open ' " ^ - ^ - ^ ^ hm ^^ for » . ^— p y- ^ ^ h ^ m ordinary business — ^ m ^ ^** ^ ^^ ^ t ^ ^ m * «^ , postal ^ Is ^ n ^ . ^ ^ for ^ ^ busi i ^ the M j m m mm - telh clerk 6 ? for

    require egrap d to call , the c . clerk a . messenger , if one be ( c . news ) If the but office not is for open other for telegrap the recei h business pt of press

    master for ordi , , 6 n o ary ? . for postal the telegrap business h , clerk 6 c ? . for . the post or - ( 2 . ) Separate fees shall be payable for each teletendered

    ( 3 . gram ) If a postmaster . or clerk be specially disturbed to send off a telegram , and it subsequently

    apthe pears pears person that that tne the desiring telegram teleerram to send cannot cannot it must be be nevertheless despatched desnatehftd . , i pay _— - ^ j the — same fees - -- _ - as — - — - ^_ r . . ¦ he _ would - " — — - ~ ^ V — ^ ^ have ^ B ^ fc ^ F W ^^ done ^*^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ if ^ fe / | ^ the ^ A

    telegram had been despatched . ( 4 . ) When telegrams are handed in to be transmitted to an officer at an hour "when that office

    ( hereinafter called the Terminal Office ) is closed for telegraph business , the following fees for the clerk and messenger at the Terminal Office

    that shall is be to pai say d : — by the sender of the telegram , ( a . ) If the Terminal Office is not open for either ¦*

    — ¦ — — W — _ —^ - ^^^_ ' ¦ — - » v ~ ^_ - ^^>^ —r -v - ^ r — - ^ — ^ n ^ ' ^^ «^ T — F ^ -W ^ * ^^* ^^ ^ fc ^^ ^ k ^ - ^ ^^ ^^^ k postal or telegraph business , Is . for the telegraph clerk , Is . for the messenger , 6 d . an hour for the clerkif he has to wait at the office fop

    a reply . , ( b . ) If the Terminal Office is open for ordinary postal business , but not for telegraph business ,

    Is . for the telegraph clerk , 6 c ? . for the messen-( 5 . ger ) The . same fees that are payable r to i the ~ 1

    Term —— » m ^ —~ — — — - — — - — — - —¦ - — ' - — m ^ ^^^ ¥ ^ ^^^ . ^ ^¦*^ i * ^^ VBT ^» ^* ~ ^^^ ^ i ^ ^ minal Office shall be also payable to any intermediate transmitting office there may be , if such intermediate office has closed or has to be

    kept open more than ten minutes beyond the appointed hour for closing . Mode of Counting . —A combination of two or

    more words shall be counted and charged for according to the number of separate words contained in it , except that the combination shall be counted and

    charged for as a single word , when so written , and where according to ordinary usage the separate words * rm-r » r \ a ma Tr be V \ cn written writtfln as a a one nno word firrki » r 1 or r » r » be T ^ / i connected r » rtnnAf > fftfl

    may by ( I a a U . ) h yp The JLUO hen following XU . —11 U ± lht § trations combinations CUHIUIUOVJUUO : —shall Oildll bo UU V counted . WAl * bUv «

    Mid and - charged day , to for -day as , one to-n word ight , when to-morrow so written , half :- — -

    penny nflnnv . , two two--Dence pence , . can can--not not , , mother mother--in in--law law , , alms alms--( » b V- » . 9 ) houpe m The n A A A , following J fi x fry ^ A ¦• x « - five w * «» 4 a p . exceptional ^ t ^^^ ^» v »^ « ¦ ^ »™^ ^^ a ^ a » combinations ^ ai'Vr mtmm , rt ^ ak « . <¦ « p « i «« « k ^ - » »•¦ > v — shall

    be counted and charged for as one word : — I (

    on counte -Tyne d , as New one Yo word rk , Maivern each , thus Wells : —Newcastle , Newton - - | The JL . le AA \ - Willows prefi UA \ JAArfK x St t ^ S , . m shall shall * JM . A % M A Jk be be IL ^ V each / counted m ^ Vf fc *» counted # v ^^ v * and «« AJiX « . as charged ^ - > »* one ••*• O word for St . |

    as part of the following word . —Illustration . \ . Pan eras will be counted as one "word . word The s shall following be counted abbreviations and charged of combinations for as sing of le

    words All — initial can ' t , won ital 't , don letters 't . shall be charged for separately ft ^ U one VFfc cap # V ^ word each W ^ WVAAy whether fF * AVW * W * a full ^^— stop

    follow DbMI ^ AUVVA th em as or not . — Illustration . , : ' G . W ** ., ' * Q- . N . , shall be counted as two woifds each . The parnfl :

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1885, page 950, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101885/page/34/