Postal Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 92.

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 following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this second day of August, 1933.

ISAAC A ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ARCHDALE PARKHILL

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Postal Regulations.

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

1. Regulation 16a is amended by inserting the following words at the end of sub-regulation (1.), viz.:—

When, however, a pattern, sample, or article of merchandise is enclosed with the printed circular, the rate of postage, and the maximum weight prescribed for patterns, samples, and merchandise shall apply.

2. Sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 42 is amended by inserting after the word “Fiji” the words “and on large quantities of printed matter for transmission to any place beyond the Commonwealth”

3. Regulation 74 is amended by inserting the following sub-regulation after sub-regulation (2.):—

(2a.) Redirection shall not be effected in the case of a postal article which bears on the address side an instruction from the sender that the article is not to be redirected. In such a case, however, the article must bear an endorsement to the following effect:—

Not to be re-addressed.

If the addressee has left the address hereon return to................................................

In the absence of the request for return to the sender the instruction shall not be complied with.

 

4. Regulation 94 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

94.—(1.) Subject to the following conditions postage stamps may be impressed or embossed on envelopes, cards, and wrappers supplied for the purpose by the person concerned:—

(a) Written application must be made to the Deputy Postmaster-General or to the Postmaster at an official post office.

(b) The application must be accompanied by a specimen of the envelope, card, or wrapper.

(c) The envelopes, cards, or wrappers, must be of approved quality, color, shape, and size.

(d) Envelopes shall be of standard size (i.e. a size adopted by the Standards Association of Australia).

(c) Postcards shall be of the same size (5½ in x 3½ in.) as the postcards issued for sale by the Postmaster-General’s Department, and shall be stout enough to be easily handled in the post.

(f) The paper used for envelopes or wrappers shall be stout enough to suitably bear the impression of the embossing die.

(2.) The charge, payable in advance, shall be the value of the postage stamps and 3s. 2d. per thousand or portion of a thousand of each value impressed.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.