Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 246.

 

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 following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of September, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 181.)

1. Regulation 220 is repealed and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

How to Address and Pack.

“220.—(1.) In addition to the name and address of the person for whom it is intended, every parcel addressed to any place beyond the Commonwealth must bear the name and address of the sender on the wrapper, thus:—

From………………………………………..of……………………………………………

The name and address of the sender may also be indicated on parcels for delivery within the Commonwealth.

“(2.) The contents of all parcels must be securely packed in such a manner as to preserve them from breakage or leakage, and from injuring other parcels in transmission.

“(3.) Parcels containing liquids or semi-liquids, such as medicines, oils, paints, jellies, &c., or any matter which, in the event of breakage of the containing vessel or covering, might injure other parcels, must bear an indorsement on the outside wrapping indicating the nature of the covering or containing vessel, and of the contents, and such articles must be packed in corrugated paper or some similar material and completely surrounded with absorbent material or straw, dried grass or other similar substance, in sufficient quantity to reasonably protect the containing vessel and to absorb the liquid in the event of the containing vessel being broken.

C.12226.—Price 3d.

“(4.) Parcels containing fragile articles, such as millinery, toys, musical instruments, &c., or perishable articles, such as eggs, butter, flowers, fish, &c., must be indorsed ‘fragile’ or ‘perishable’ respectively, on the outside wrapper.

“(5.) All articles which are likely to injure other articles, and the edges and points of all sharp instruments, must be properly protected.

“(6.) Parcels which appear to be insufficiently packed may be refused.

“(7.) The wrappers of parcels which have become torn or damaged in transit, must be made as secure as practicable. If the address of any parcel be rendered illegible, such parcel must, if possible, be returned to the sender.”

2. The following Regulation is inserted after Regulation 220:—

“220a.—(1.) The sender of a parcel containing a liquid or semi-liquid substance shall be liable to pay to the Postmaster-General reasonable compensation in the event of such substance escaping and damaging other postal articles.

“(2.) The name and address of the sender of a parcel containing a liquid or semi-liquid substance must be indicated on the cover of such parcel.”

 

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