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

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 259.

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REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1912.

(Issued provisionally us Statutory Rules 1913, No. 208.)

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 Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1912, namely:—

Postal Regulations,

Newspapers—General,

to come into operation on the 25th day of October, 1913.

Dated this first day of October, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

AGAR WYNNE.

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Postal Regulations,

Newspapers—General,

Regulation 5 under this head (Gazette, No. 26, of the 5th June, 1902, page 242, as amended by Statutory Rules 1910, No. 126) is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“Except in the case of newspapers sent to the United Kingdom by the ‘All-sea’ route, two or more newspapers to the same address canbe tied together, but the outside newspaper or wrapper must bear on its face or addressed side the full postage for each paper, and the whole should be tied so that the number of papers can be counted. The limit of weight ofnewspaper packets addressed to places beyond the Commonwealth, excepting those posted by registered newspaper proprietors or by news vendors to New Zealand, is 5 lbs.”

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

C.15306.—Price 3d.