Postal, Telegraphic and Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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 Regulations under the
General Postal Regulations.
Money Orders;
Telegraphic Regulations,
should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this twenty-fifth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and seven.
NORTHCOTE,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
SAMUEL MAUGER.
General Postal Regulations.
The regulations under this head (
Postal articles enclosed in envelopes addressed to—
“The Commonwealth Statistician,
MELBOURNE.”
may, if posted within the Commonwealth, be sent by post without prepayment of postage, but the postage thereon at prepaid rates shall be paid by the person to whom they are addressed upon their delivery to him.
Money Orders.
The regulations under this head (
10. The remitter must also send a telegram to the payee advising the latter of the correct amount remitted and of the name of the office at which the amount is payable and such telegram must be handed to the paying officer to be retained by him. Nothing of a private nature should therefore be inserted therein.
C. 14499.—Price 3d.
12. When persons apply for payment they must state their own names (unless personally known to the Paying Officer), and also the name of the remitter.
If the person who presents the
private telegram of advice is not known to the Paying Teller (or Officer) the
latter must satisfy himself by inquiry, and, if necessary, by requiring such
person to produce proof as to the
Proof of identity must be furnished
in all cases where the amount of the Money Order exceeds
Necessary receipts must be given.
12a. Telegraph
Money Orders issued on Telephone Money Order Offices shall not be paid until
the official advice has been received by
12b. Private Money Order advices addressed to a Post-office to be called for or delivered through a post-office at an address must be registered, without charge, before being posted. Where the advice is addressed to a post-office the postal official will endeavour as far as practicable to satisfy himself that the applicant for such advice is the person for whom it is intended and the latter must furnish his address in the receipt-book.
Telegraphic Regulations.
The regulations under this head (
Urgent telegrams, for transmission to places within the Commonwealth, shall be accepted from the public on payment of double the ordinary fee. Such telegrams will be transmitted and delivered in preference to any other telegram except Government telegrams under Rule 13, and “Service” telegrams. “Urgent” forms and envelopes must be used for “Urgent” telegrams.
When the sender of an urgent telegram prepays a reply, the officer accepting the telegram must ascertain if the reply is also to be treated as urgent or as an ordinary telegram, and the fact, as the case may be, must be stated in the preamble of the telegram, thus:—“Reply paid, urgent rate,” or “Reply paid, ordinary rate.” These words must be paid for by the sender of the telegram.
By Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne.
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