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

STATUTORY RULES.

PROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1912.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1912, namely: —

General Postal Regulations,

Sale of Lightly Post-marked Postage Stamps,

should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a provisional Regulation.

Dated this tenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

AGAR WYNNE.

General Postal Regulations.

Sale of Lightly Post-marked Postage Stamps.

The Regulation under this head (Gazette No. 26 of the 5th June, 1902, page 245), is amended by adding thereto the following Regulation :—

" Obliterated complete sets of postage stamps issued in the Commonwealth may be purchased at a charge of Ten shillings per set. The stamps of the face value of from ½d. to 5s. inclusive, will be cancelled with the date stamp, and those exceeding 5s. in face value will be cancelled by having the word ' Specimen ' printed upon them."

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

C.17480.—Price 3d.