Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 332.

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REGULATION 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 Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-second day of December, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

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)

Regulation 355 is repealed and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Mode of Delivery of Telegrams.

355. (1) Telegrams shall be delivered according to their address—

(a) To the addressee or (except when instructions to the contrary have been given) to some person at the residence of the addressee.

(b) To the addressee or his duly appointed representative—

at the post office; or

at the telegraph office.

Provided that telegrams relating to horse racing or betting on races or sports shall not be accepted at any telegraph office, if addressed to any post office, poste restante or telegraph office to be called for.

(2) If the door be not opened at the address given, or if the messenger finds no one who will consent to take in the telegram, notice shall be left at such address, and the telegram returned to the telegraph office, to be delivered to the addressee or his nominee upon application. If not applied for in the meantime the telegram shall be sent out a second time when a messenger passes the address given.

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