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A. Mathieson, several notable improvements in the service were

introduced. _ The Provincial Government, of which Hon. Mr. Mathieson

was then'leader, entered into negotiations with the Western Union Telegraph Company, the Company controlling the telephonic system, and the Public Works Department of the F ederal G0vern- ment for the purpose of co-ordinating, to the extent that was pos- sible, the telegraph and telephone services in order that prompt communication with all the more distant parts of the Province

’ might be obtained and that night letters, day letters and other

additions to the service might be quickly despatched by telegraph

' and telephone at the minimum of expense. As a result of protract- _

ed negotiation and extended operations, including the" supply of a cable with a quadruple core between Cape Tormentine and Cape Traverse and a telephome cable by way of Wood Islands and Pictou Island, “Fast Day Telegrams,” “Day Letters” and “Night Let- ters” are now supplied at special rates, and money is transferred by telegraph to and from all parts of the world. Fast cables to

. Great Britain and Europe are dispatched for eighteen cents per

word; cables slightly deferred at eight cents per word; cable letters at six per word; and week end cable letters containing a minimum of twenty words at five cents per word. These rates apply to Great Britain and Ireland. Proportionate charges, are made for dispatches sent or received to and from all parts of the world.

The Money Transfer Service and the Errand Service are two

popular and widely used additions'to the regular telegraphic busi-

ness. By the former money may be sent or received at any hour of the day or night at very small cost; and by the latter a uniformed messenger is instantly available for the performance of various services in connection with the oflice or home when under ordinary circumstances, a permanent employee is not necessary or available.

On the retirement of Mr. Morrison in the year 1924 Mr. James

- M. Murley, long a member of the telegraphic staff, was promoted

to the position of manager of the telegraphic Service; and under

his capable supervision its efficiency has been well maintained. It was remarked in one of Bacon’s Essays that “True dispatch

is a rich thing, for time is the measure of business as Imoney is of