Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 17.

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PROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1912.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1912, namely:—

Amendment of Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348.)

should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this thirteenth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

AGAR WYNNE.

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Amendment of Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348.)

Regulation 104, under this head, is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

104. If the sender of a registered postal article or the sender of a parcel desire inquiry made respecting its disposal, he shall enter, in a form provided for the purpose, both his own name and address, and the name and address of the person to whom the registered postal article or parcel was sent, and he must also, where the inquiry relates to a registered postal article, affix to the form a postage stamp in payment of the fee of 2½d., or, where the inquiry relates to a parcel, affix to the form a postage stamp in payment of the fee of 2d., which postage stamp the postmaster, or other officer, must cancel in the ordinary way. Should any delay in delivery be attributable to the Post Office, the fee shall be refunded. If a fee has been paid for acknowledgment of delivery, no charge for the inquiry shall be made.

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