POST AND TELEGRAPH RATES (DEFENCE FORCES).
No. 24 of 1940.
An Act to amend the Postal Rates (Defence Forces) Act 1939.
[Assented to 31st May, 1940.]
BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent
Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Australia, as follows:—
Short
title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Post and Telegraph Rates (Defence Forces) Act 1940.
(2.) The Postal
Rates (Defence Forces) Act 1939 is in this Act referred to as
the Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act,
may be cited as the Post and Telegraph
Rates (Defence Forces) Act 1939-1940.
Commencement,
2.This
Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Definitions.
3.Section
four of the Principal Act is amended by inserting, after the definition of “member
of the Forces”, the following definition:—
“‘rates for telegrams’ means charges for the
transmission of the telegrams specified in the Schedule to this Act;”.
4.After
section five of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—
Rates for telegrams.
“5a. Subject
to such conditions as to addressing, acceptance and transmission as the
Postmaster-General determines, the rates for telegrams lodged within the
Commonwealth—
(a) by
a member of the Forces for transmission to any person within the Commonwealth;
or
(b) by
any person for transmission to a member of the Forces within the Commonwealth,
shall be as set out in the Schedule to this Act.”.
Act
not to apply to Departmental communications.
5.Section
six of the Principal Act is amended by inserting, after the word “posted”, the
words “, or any telegram lodged,”.
The
Schedule.
6.The
Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule inserted
in its stead:—
“THE SCHEDULE.
MAILS AND TELEGRAMS TO AND FROM MEMBERS OF THE
FORGES.
PART I.—RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters and Letter-cards...............
| One penny for each ounce or fraction of an
ounce. |
Post-cards...................................
| One penny each. |
Printed matter.............................
| One penny for each
eight ounces or fraction of eight ounces.
|
Merchandise...............................
| One penny for each
four ounces or fraction of four ounces.
|
Books, Periodicals and Newspapers
| One penny for each
twelve ounces or fraction of twelve ounces.
|
Parcels........................................
| For a parcel— |
Not exceeding one pound
in weight—Sixpence.
|
Exceeding one pound
but not exceeding two pounds—Ninepence.
|
Exceeding two pounds
but not exceeding three pounds—One shilling.
|
Exceeding three
pounds but not exceeding five pounds—One shilling and threepence.
|
Exceeding five pounds
but not exceeding eight pounds—One shilling and sixpence.
|
Exceeding eight
pounds but not exceeding eleven pounds—One shilling and nine-pence.
|
PART
II.—RATES FOR TELEGRAMS.
(a) Ordinary Telegrams—
Including address and
signature—
|
Not exceeding fourteen words.................................................
| Sixpence. |
Each additional two words or less............................................
| One penny. |
(b) Urgent
Telegrams—
Including address and
signature—
|
Not exceeding fourteen words.................................................
| One shilling. |
Each additional word..............................................................
| One penny.”. |