STATUTORY RULES.
1906. No. 64.
PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE
POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901.
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, namely,
General Regulations—Holiday Arrangements,
should
come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulation to come into
operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.
Dated this
eighth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and six.
NORTHCOTE,
Governor-General.
AUSTIN
CHAPMAN,
By His
Excellency’s Command.
General
Regulations.
Holiday Arrangements.
The Regulations under this head and
the amendments thereof made by Statutory Rules 45 and 81 of 1904 shall be
repealed and the following substituted in lieu thereof, viz.:—
Holiday
Arrangements.
3. On Christmas Day and Good Friday the same arrangements shall be
observed as on Sunday; and on other Public Holidays the arrangements shall be
as follow:—
— | New Year’s Day, Easter Monday,
King’s Birthday, Boxing Day, and Holidays proelaimed throughout the
Commonwealth, or appointed or proclaimed in any State or part of a State, and
generally observed in that State or part as Public Holidays.
| Other days or half-days appointed
or proclaimed as Holidays in any State or part of a State, but not generally
observed in that State or part as Holidays.
|
General Post Office— The
Delivery Office, Registration Office, and office for sale of postage stamps
to be open......
| From 9 a.m. to 12 noon
| As
on ordinary days
|
Private boxes to be open as usual. The
country mails usually despatched in the afternoon and evening, also the
coastwise, Inter-State, and foreign mails, to close.................................
| At 12 noon, unless otherwise specially intimated
| As on ordinary days
|
The
first delivery only to be effected by postmen. The
Parcels Office to be open.........................
| From 9 a.m. to 12 noon
| As
on ordinary days
|
C. 9461.—Price 3d.
Holiday Arrangements—continued.
— | New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, King’s Birthday,
Boxing Day, and Holidays proclaimed throughout the Commonwealth, or appointed
or proclaimed in any State or part of a State, and generally observed in that
State or part as Public Holidays.
| Other days or half-days appointed or proclaimed as
Holidays in any State or part of a State, but not generally observed in that
State or part as Holidays.
|
General
Post Office—continued. The
Money Order Office to be open
| From 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon
| As
on ordinary days
|
The Chief Telegraph
Office to be open....
| As
on ordinary days |
All Post and Telegraph
Offices above the 4th Class to be open for telegraphic business.......
|
As
on ordinary days |
Branch Offices in the
cities and suburban and country offices to be open....................
| From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and if they do not
ordinarily close at 6 p.m., from 6 to 8 p.m.
| As
on ordinary days
|
The first delivery only to be made by postmen. The iron pillar receivers and letter boxes in the
city and metropolitan suburbs to be cleared
| Only at the ordinary hours in the morning
| Ason
ordinary days
|
Note.—The above will not apply to local
holidays gazetted for special purposes, upon which days offices will be open as
on ordinary days.
If British and Foreign Mails
arrive, or are despatched on any of the above-mentioned holidays, special
arrangements must be made to suit the public convenience.
By
Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer,
Melbourne.