Postal, Telegraphic and Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Ex. Min. 487.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Postmaster-General’s Department,

21st November, 1902.

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IS Excellency the Acting Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Post and Telegraph Act 1901 and the Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1902, has been pleased to make the following regulations, to take effect on and from the 12th day of December, 1902.

JAMES G. DRAKE,

Postmaster-General.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO PAYMENT OF POSTAGE BY THE RECEIVER IN CASE OF CERTAIN OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE IN THE STATE OF VICTORIA, AND TO FREE POSTAGE OF BRAILLE AND MOON ARTICLES AND COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL PAPERS.

Official Correspondence.—State of Victoria.

1 Postal articles addressed to—

The Commissioner of Taxes, Melbourne,

The Government Statist, Melbourne, or any Collector of Statistics,

The Chairman or Secretary of the Board of Health, Melbourne, or

The Chief Electoral Inspector, Melbourne,

and letters enclosed in envelopes having the words “On His Majesty’s Service” printed thereon and addressed to—

Any Officer of a Department of the State Government of Victoria at any place in Victoria,

may, if posted in the State of Victoria, be sent by post without prepayment of postage, but the postage thereon at prepaid rates shall be paid by the person to whom they are addressed upon their delivery to him.

Braille and Moon Articles.

2. Braille and Moon postal articles may be sent by post free of charge if—

(a) They contain only Braille and Moon articles, or either of them, and are posted in envelopes or wrappers open at one end or side or otherwise made up so as admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; and

(b) The words “Braille (or Moon, or Braille and Moon) articles only,” together with the signature and address of the sender, are printed or written on the outside of the envelope or wrapper.

Commonwealth Electoral Papers.

3. Postal articles containing electoral papers provided for by the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902 may be sent by post free of charge if—

(a) they contain only such electoral papers; and

(b