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

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 155.

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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS 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.

Electoral, Papers;

Telegraphic Regulations.

Telegrams within the Commonwealth—Electoral Telegrams;

Telephone Regulations,

Part XIV.—Telephone Lines in Country Districts not erected, or only portly erected, by the Postmaster-General;

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

Dated this thirtieth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. FINDLEY.

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General Postal Regulations.

Electoral Papers.

Regulation 2 under this head (Statutory Rules 1910, No. 47) is amended by omitting the figures “1909,” in clause (c), and inserting the figures “1912” in their stead.

Telegraphic Regulations.

Telegrams within the Commonwealth—Electoral Telegrams.

The Regulation under this head (Statutory Rules 1912, No. 222) is repealed, and the following Regulation inserted in its stead:—

“Electoral and Referendum Telegrams.

Telegrams concerning Commonwealth Parliamentary Elections despatched after an election, and containing only the names of Commonwealth Electoral Divisions and Subdivisions, the names of candidates, and the numbers of votes polled by each candidate, and the number of informal votes, and telegrams despatched after a Referendum and containing only a reference to the Referendum, the names of Divisions and Subdivisions, the number of votes cast in such Divisions and Subdivisions for or against the proposed law and the number of informal votes, shall be transmitted on payment of the rates prescribed for Commonwealth press telegrams transmitted within the Commonwealth.”

C.7294.—Price 3d.

Telephone Regulations

Part XIV.—Telephone Lines in Country Districts not erected, or only partly erected, by the Postmaster-General.

Regulation 76 under this head (Statutory Rules 1912, No. 65) is repealed, and the following Regulation inserted in its stead:—

“76. When the line passes along any road, track, or water, the wire shall, except at a crossing, be at least 12 feet from the surface, and if the line crosses a road, track, or other public place, the height of the wire above the highest portion of the road, track, or public place, shall not be less than 18 feet, and the poles carrying the wire at any such crossings shall be of substantial character, and be strutted or stayed, if necessary, to stand the strain of the wire.”

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