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

Ex. Min. 375.               Commonwealth of Australia.

Postmaster-General’s Department,

31st July, 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, has approved that, with a view to afford a reduced rate for an additional period of three minutes, the regulation fixing rates for conversations over telephone trunk lines be amended as follows :—

Telephone Trunk Lines—Rates (other than Press).

Where telephone trunk lines connect two towns, such lines may be used for conversations on payment of the fees prescribed hereunder :—

For each conversation on lines.	First three minutes.		Each additional three minutes.
s.	d.	s.	d.
25 miles in length or under ....	0	6	0	4
Over 25 miles and under 50 miles in length	0	10	0	6
„     50      „                „         75    „	1	2	0	9
„     75      „               „        100          „	1	6	1	0
„     100    „                „         125    „	1	10	1	2
„     125    „                „         150          „	2	2	1	5
„     150    „                „         175          „	2	6	1	8
„     175    „                „         200    „	2	10	1	10

JAMES G. DRAKE,

Postmaster-General.