Postal Regulations 1927 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1930. No. 6.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1923.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-second day of January, 1930.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. A. LYONS

Postmaster-General.

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Amendment of The Postal Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1927, No. 144, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 13 is amended—

(a) By inserting after the words “an article” the words “other than a parcel”;

(b) By inserting at the end the following proviso:—

“Provided that on a letter and article of the second class posted in a dual envelope in accordance with the requirements of the Postmaster-General the postage charged shall be that applicable respectively to the letter and the second class article.”

2. Regulation 33 is omitted and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

33. (1) The only additions, endorsements or markings, other than the address, which may be made on a newspaper or its wrapper are as follow:—

In or upon the newspaper—

The words “Newspaper only”;

The name and address of the sender preceded by the word “From”;

Marks or signs (but not words) intended only to call attention to any portion or portions of the contents;

An impression of a stamp indicating the name, occupation, and address of the vendor.

On the wrapper—

The words “Newspaper only”;

The name and address of the sender preceded by the word “From”;

 

(2) In the case only of newspapers posted by or enclosed in wrappers issued by the proprietors or publishers thereof the following additional particulars are permitted on the wrappers of such newspapers:—

The title, frequency of publication, and price of the newspaper and a reference to its registration for transmission by post as a newspaper;

The names, occupations, and places of business of the printer and publisher;

Newspaper rates of postage;

The words “If not delivered, please return to Head Office ..............” (address of publishing office);

Figures (but not words) indicating the date on which the subscription will expire, for example, “31.12.29”;

Figures indicating the number of papers in the wrapper.

(3) The endorsements on a newspaper or its wrapper shall not be made in a manner likely to impede the treatment of the article in the post or result in missending.

3. Regulation 157 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following proviso:—

Provided further that in the case of a registered article forwarded by parcel post, delivery may in all cases be made either to the addressee in person or to some responsible person at his address.

4. Regulation 256 is amended by deleting paragraph (a) from sub-regulation (2) and inserting the following paragraph in its stead:—

(a) a fee of One guinea; and

  

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.