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-Groups of figures or of letters, ordinal numbers and commercial marks composed of figures and letters, the number of a cheque or currency note, and all reference numbers in State telegrams, shall be counted at the following rate, namely.- (i) one word for every group not containing more than five figures or letters, (ii) for groups of more than five figures or letters, one word for every complete five figures or letters and one word for the remainder, if any. Each of the combinations ae, aa, ao, oe, ue and oh shall be counted as two letters. When commercial marks form part of the text of a telegram, the sender shall certify them to be such at the foot of the form.