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

STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 168.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1910.

(Issued provisionally as Statutory Rules 1911, No. 89.)

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 1901-1910, namely:—

Postal Regulations.

Packets 1.—Within the Commonwealth and to Papua (British New Guinea), New Zealand, and Fiji—Printed Papers.

to come into operation on the 31st day of August, 1912.

Dated this 9th day of August. One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. FINDLEY,

for the Postmaster-General.

 

Postal Regulations.

Packets 1.—Within the Commonwealth and to Papua (British New Guinea), New Zealand, and Fiji.

The Regulation under this head (Gazette No. 26 of the 5th June, 1902), are amended by inserting Immediately after the Regulations under the sub-head “Patterns, Samples, and Merchandise,” the following new Regulation:—

Magazines.

The term “Magazine” includes magazines, reviews, and other similar publications printed and published for sale in numbers at intervals not exceeding three months. Paper patterns usually sent in or with a magazine, as defined by Act No. 24 of 1910, printed in the Commonwealth of Australia from type set up therein, or from stereotyped plates made therefrom, may be considered as part of such magazine. A printed order form and a printed and addressed envelope may be treated as part of a magazine if bound or fastened therein.

   

C.10301.—Price 3d.

 

Printed Papers.

Regulation I under this head (Gazette No. 26 of 5th June, 1902, page 238; and Gazette No. 42 of 29th August, 1902, page 474, as amended by Statutory Rules 1904, No. 81; 1906, No. 35; and 1909, No. 137) is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead;—

1. Printed Papers include all wholly printed matter, such as pamphlets, sheets of music (including perforated paper rolls of music for use in playing musical instruments), single visiting cards and address cards, circulars (wholly printed), circulars with reply halves intended to be used as orders for publications, goods, &c., and with or without an impressed postage stamp thereon, proofs of printing, papers impressed with points in relief for the use of the blind, engravings, photographs, and albums containing photographs, pictures, drawings, plans, maps, catalogues, prospectuses, announcements, and notices of various kinds, and similar articles, whether loose or bound; paper patterns, usually sent in or with a journal of fashion, printed in the Commonwealth of Australia from type set up therein, or from stereotyped plates made therefrom, may be considered as part of such journal.

 

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Acting Government Printer for the State of Victoria.