Postal Regulations 1927 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 132.

 

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 amended Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923 to come into operation on the sixteenth day of December, 1929.

Dated this fourth day of December, 1929.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. A. LYONS

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Postal Regulations.

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

1. Regulation 166 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the figure and signs “(2)” and inserting in their stead the figure and signs “(4)”.

2. Regulation 188 is omitted and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

188. (1) The following rates of postage shall be charged on parcels addressed to places within the Commonwealth—

Scale.	Rates.
	On a Parcel not exceeding—
	1	lb.	2	lb.	3	lb.	4	lb.	5	lb.	6	lb.	7	lb.	8	lb.	9	lb.	10	lb.	11	lb.
s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Scale 1..................	0	6	0	9	1	0	1	3	1	6	1	9	2	0	2	3	2	6	2	9	3	0
Scale 2..................	0	9	1	0	1	3	1	6	1	9	2	0	2	3	2	6	2	9	3	0	3	3
Scale 3..................	1	0	1	6	2	0	2	6	3	0	3	6	4	0	4	6	5	0	5	6	6	0
Scale 4..................	1	3	2	0	2	9	3	6	4	3	5	0	5	9	6	6	7	3	8	0	8	9

Scale 1 applies to parcels addressed to places within a radius of thirty (30) miles of the office of posting irrespective of whether the office of address is in the same State or Territory as the office of posting.

Scale 2 applies to parcels, other than those to which Scale 1 applies, addressed to places within the same State or Territory as the office of posting.

Scale 3 applies to interstate parcels, other than those to which Scale 1 applies, as set out hereunder—

From New South Wales to Queensland.

From New South Wales to Victoria.

From places in New South Wales within the area lying between the South Australian border and a line running from the junction of the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers northwards to the Queensland border at a point 170 miles from the South Australian border. to South Australia.

From New South Wales to Tasmania.

From Victoria to New South Wales.

From Victoria to Federal Capital Territory.

From Victoria to South Australia.

From Victoria to Tasmania.

From Queensland to New South Wales.

From Queensland to Federal Capital Territory.

From Queensland to North and Central Australia.

From South Australia to places in New South Wales within the area lying between the South Australian border and a line running from the junction of the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers northwards to the Queensland border at a point 170 miles from the South Australian border.

From South Australia to Victoria.

From South Australia to Western Australia.

From South Australia to North and Central Australia.

From Western Australia to South Australia.

From Western Australia to North and Central Australia.

From Tasmania to New South Wales.

From Tasmania to Federal Capital Territory.

From Tasmania to Victoria.

From North and Central Australia to Queensland.

From North and Central Australia to South Australia.

From North and Central Australia to Western Australia.

From Federal Capital Territory to Queensland.

From Federal Capital Territory to Victoria.

From Federal Capital Territory to Tasmania.

Scale 4 applies to other interstate parcels as set out hereunder—

From places in New South Wales (other than those to which Scale 1 or Scale 3 applies) to South Australia.

From New South Wales to Western Australia.

From New South Wales to North and Central Australia.

From Victoria to North and Central Australia.

From Victoria to Queensland.

From Victoria to Western Australia.

From Queensland to Western Australia.

From Queensland to Victoria.

From Queensland to South Australia.

From Queensland to Tasmania.

From South Australia to places in New South Wales (other than those to which Scale 1 or Scale 3 applies).

From South Australia to Federal Capital Territory.

From South Australia to Tasmania.

From South Australia to Queensland.

From Western Australia to Victoria.

From Western Australia to Tasmania.

From Western Australia to New South Wales.

From Western Australia to Federal Capital Territory.

From Western Australia to Queensland.

From Tasmania to Western Australia.

From Tasmania to South Australia.

From Tasmania to Queensland.

From Tasmania to North and Central Australia.

From North and Central Australia to New South Wales.

From North and Central Australia to Federal Capital Territory.

From North and Central Australia to Victoria.

From North and Central Australia to Tasmania.

From Federal Capital Territory to South Australia.

From Federal Capital Territory to Western Australia.

From Federal Capital Territory to North and Central Australia.

(2) In respect of parcels posted in or addressed to the Federal Capital Territory, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island, the postage chargeable shall be the same as that applicable to a parcel posted at or addressed to a place in New South Wales.

(3) In respect of parcels addressed to Papua and the Territory of New Guinea, the rates set out in Scale 4 in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall be charged.

(4) Double the prescribed rates shall be charged on a parcel which the sender requires to be specially protected in transit through the post.

 

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