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

STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 45.

 

PROVISIONAL REGUI.ATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1910.

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 Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1910, namely:—

General Postal Regulations.

Private Boxes; Private Mail Bags,

Telegraphic Regulations.

Telegrams within the Commonwealth—Multiple telegrams: Miscellaneous,

should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this twentieth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. E. FRAZER.

 

General Postal Regulations

Private Boxes.

The Regulations under this head (Gazette No. 26 of 5th June, 1902, page 244, as amended by Statutory Rules 1908, No. 107) are amended,

(1) by omitting the words “minimum period of three months” from sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 1, and inserting in their stead the words “period of not less than three months and not more than six months.” and

(2) by omitting the word “quarter” from Regulation 2 and inserting in its stead the word “month.”

Private Mail Bags.

Regulation 2. under this head (Gazette No. 26 of 5th June. 1902, page 245) is amended by omitting the word “quarter” and inserting in its stead the word “month.”

       

C.2261.—Price 3d.

 

Telegraphic Regulations.

Telegrams within the Commonwealth — Multiple telegrams.

The Regulation under this head (Statutory Rules 1905, No. 40) is amended by repealing the first paragraph, and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

A multiple telegram may be addressed either to several persons in the same locality, or in different localities, served by the same telegraph office, or to one person or firm at one address or at several addresses in the same locality, or in different localities served by the same telegraph office. The indicator “X addresses,” showing the number of addresses, is to be written in the remarks, and charged for as one word. In the address the figures 2, 3, 4, &c., as the case may be, must be written by the sender immediately before the second and subsequent addresses respectively, and such figures, which must be transmitted, shall not be counted or charged for. The name of the office of destination is needed only once, at the end of the address.

Miscellaneous.

Regulation 1 under this head (Statutory Rules 1904, No. 81) is amended by inserting after the words “insure delivery,” the following words:—

“When a telegram is intended to be delivered to one person in care of another person, the word ‘care’ must be written in the address immediately after the name of the addressee.”

 

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