The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-13

on said lines, who shall and will
transmit over said cable lines all
messages at such stations received for
transmission at such rate of speed,
for the rates of tariff herein provided
for
SCHEDULE OF RATES.
Inter-Island Rates.-The maximum
charge for messages transmitted over
the Inter-Island cable system, from
the point of receiving such message to
its point of destination, shall not ex.
coed ten cents for each word so trans
mitted; but it shall not be obligatory
upon the Contractor to send any mes
sage for less than one dollar.
Foreign Rates. - The maximum
rates for messages, other than Gov
eminent messages, over the cable be-
tween Honolulu and San Francisco
shall be such as shall be agreed upon
in any contract which shall be made
between the Contractor and the United
States Government, not exceeding one
dollar per word; and any contract
with such government shall prescribe
a maximum scale of rates. If tele-
graphic communication shall be here
after established between the Hawai-
ian Islands and Australasia or Japan,
the rate to be charged for any message
transmitted from Honolulu to San
Francisco, or from San Francisco to
Honolulu, shall not exceed a pro rata
proportion, based on distance, of the
regular rate for Transmitting a similar
message to or from San Francisco and
Australasia or Japan. Messages from
Honolulu to points beyond San Fran
cisco shall not be charged higher rates
beyond San Francisco than the rates
which the Contractor may be charged
for the transmission of the same.
Press Rates.-Press messages shall
not exceed one-half the regular rates
which shall be charged for other mes
sages, excepting Government mes
sages. 1t shall not be obligatory upon
the Contractor to send any press mes
sage for less than one dollar.
Hawaiian Government Rates.
During twenty years all messages
concerning the official business of the
Hawaiian. Government, to or from the
Hawaiian Government or any of its
officials, transmitted over said Inter
Island system of cable, or over the
said cable from Honolulu to San Fran
cisco, shall be transmitted free up to
the amount of the annual subsidy
paid by the Government to the Con-
tractor.
SECURITY FOR EXECUTION OF CON-
TRACTS.
Deposit of Bonds with Minister Of
Ftnance.-The Contractor agrees that
upon the execution of this agreement,
he will deposit with the Minister or
Finance Hawaiian Government
bonds to the amount of twenty-five
thousand dollars ISIS, O0O) as security
that be will construct, lay and equip
the said cables and land lines in &C
cordance with the terms and condi-
lions of this agreement. Upon the
completion of the construction, equip
ment and laying of said systems of
cable aud land lines in the manner
herein provided for, the bonds shall
be returned to the Contractor. But
if, after the beginning of the construc-
tion of said cables, there shall be any
failure to complete the construction,
laying and equipment of such systems
aud such land lines within the time
herein specified, then and in such case
such bonds shall be forfeited to the
Hawaiian Government as liquidated
damages, and there shall be no further
or other claim by way of damages by
the Government against the Con-
tractor, his representatives or assigns.
Contractor may cancel this Con-
tract within a Specified time.-The
Contractor, may at any time prior TO
the first day of May, 1897, cancel this
contract. Such buuds so deposited as
security shall thereupOn be forthwith
returned.
Definition of beginning of Con-
structlon. The beginning of the
construction of the bles specified in
this agreement shall be construed to
mean, and shall mean, the completion
and execution of Col ira t between
the Contractor and u responsible cable
construction company or companies,
for the construction and laying of
such cables within the period limited