'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [‎75r] (156/483)

Inland Telegrams
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Note 1.— Certain offices viz. Baghdad, (Head Office), Baghdad Cant.
Baghdad West, Maqi], Siba, Sniaiman Baig and Tuz observe
Sunday in lieu of Friday as a Holiday.
Note 2. -In addition to the normal Friday and Holiday working hours
the following offices are opened between the hours of 15.00
and 17.00 on Fridays and Holidays :—
Amarah, Arbi I, Diwaniyah, Hillah, Karbala, Khanaqin, Kir
kuk, Kut, Kuwail, Nasiriyah, Rama li.
295. Responsibility of Post and Telegraph Department
for transmission and Delivery of Telegrams — The Director
General of Posts and r Felegraphs is not liable for any loss or damage
U'hich may be incurred or sustained by reason or on account of any
mistake or default in the transmission-or delivery of a telegram.
INLAND TELEGRAMS.
296. —Classes of Telegrams.
Ordinary. The chan ge is IP. 1 for the first 8 words including the
address, and 2 annai for every addUibnalUvowT.'
Urgent. I he charge is Its. 2 for the first 8 words including the
address, and 4 annas for every additional word,
297. —Counting : Compound Words, Proper Names, Figures,
Abbreviations, etc.
Telegrams in plain language in Arabic and in plain language
%n any modern Duropean tongue or in Latin or in Esperanto are
charged for according to the number of words, but all words not
forming part of any modern European language or of Latin or
of Esperanto, and all unintelligible combinations of letters, are charged
for at the rate of five letters to a'word in the text ofa telegram, and us
one word each when used in the address.
With the exception of words which are ordinarily written as
one, or coupled by hyphens, as “mother-in-law” “forty-seven”
‘ warehouse-man ’’ no combinations of words is counted as one word.”
Such abbreviations as “can’t”, “won’t’’,
could’nt ”, are counted as single word.
“ don’t ’’
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shan’t ”
(2) Figures are counted at the rate of five figures to a
word. —For example, “ 38563 ’’ counts as one word, while “385634 ’’
counts as two words. Fractions are counted according to the number
of figures employed, the mark of division being coanted as a figure
thus “ ” counts as one word, “ 2f ” as one, “109!’’ as two. In
groups of figures a stop or oblique stroke is counted as a figure. The
symbol % is chargeable as three figures when used in combination with
figures and as one word when used alone. The symbols a/c, b/l, s/s,
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