Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 60.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1916.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventh day of March, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

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Amendment of the Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348, as amended by Statutory Rules 1914, No. 65.)

1. Regulation 313 is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Miscellaneous.

313. Telegrams tendered for transmission must be written in a plain and legible manner, and, when practicable, on the proper form, and the address must contain all information necessary to avoid delay and insure delivery Addresses consisting only of two words, representing the addressee and the office of destination, shall not be accepted, except inthe case of press telegrams, unless the sender guarantees that the word representing the addressee is a registered code indicator. When a telegram is intended to be delivered to one person in care of another person, the word “care” must be written in the address immediately after the name of the addressee. The signature of the sender need not be transmitted, or a telegram may have an abbreviated signature known to the receiver, but the correct signature of the sender must appear on the back of each telegram asa guarantee of its authenticity, and as subscribing to the conditions under which it is transmitted. In the text of telegrams, amounts or numbers must be written in words only; provided that ordinary telegrams on His Majesty’s service, sent by officers in and belonging to His Majesty’s Navy, may be written in figures only, and, where necessary, figures may be used in the text of telegrams relating to Money Order and Government Savings Bank business, in the text of telegrams from Commonwealth and State Departments generally, and in the text of press telegrams. The use of figures in the addresses of telegrams is also permitted. The sign “&” must always be transmitted as “ and”.

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2. Regulation 336 is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Abbreviated Telegraphic Addresses.

330. (1) On payment of a fee of Two pounds two shillings, payable in advance on the 1st April in each year, the full address which telegrams received from places within the Commonwealth and bearing abbreviated addresses are to be delivered, shall be registered at any Telegraph Office in the Commonwealth up to 31st March next following inclusive.

(2) This fee shall also cover the abbreviated address for telegrams from beyond the Commonwealth, as provided in Regulation 401 (4).

(3) Where a person or firm desires to register for the first time an abbreviated address for any portion of the year ending 31st March, the charge for each such registration shall be Ten shillings per month or portion thereof, but in no case shall such charge exceed Two pounds two shillings.

(4) Abbreviated addresses registered in any State for telegrams beyond the Commonwealth shall not be used in such State for telegrams within the Commonwealth, unless both registrations are effected by the same person or firm.

(5) The concession mentioned in sub-regulation (3) above shall not be allowed to a person or firm who has previously registered but failed to renew the registration in which case the abbreviated address shall be re-registered only on payment of the full fee of Two pounds two shillings in advance for the balance of the year ending 31st March next following the payment.

3. Regulation 401 is repealed and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

401. (1) On payment of a fee of Ten shillings and sixpence per annum, payable in advance on the 1st April in each year, the full address at which telegrams received from places beyond the Commonwealth, and bearing abbreviated addresses, are to be delivered, shall be registered at the Chief Telegraph Office of the State of destination up to the 31st March next following inclusive.

(2) Where a person or firm desires to register for the first time an abbreviated address for any portion of the year ending 31st March, the charge for each such registration shall be Two shillings and sixpence per month, or portion thereof, but in no case shall such charge exceed Ten shillings and sixpence.

(3) The concession mentioned in sub-regulation (2) shall not be allowed to a person or firm who has previously registered, but failed to renew the registration, in which case the abbreviated address shall be re-registered only on payment of the full fee of Ten shillings and sixpence in advance for the balance of the year ending the 3lst March next following the payment.

(4) In cases where one and the same abbreviated address is registered by a person or firm for telegrams within the Commonwealth and for telegrams beyond the Commonwealth, the fee of Two pounds two shillings prescribed in Regulation 336 for the registration of abbreviated addresses for telegrams within the Commonwealth shall cover both registrations.

4. Regulation 402 is amended by repealing paragraph (f).

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