Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 230.

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REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1916.

(Issued Provisionally as Statutory Rules 1916, No. 127.)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermantioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1916 to come into operation forthwith,

Dated this twentieth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

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Amendment of the Telephone Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules, 1913, No. 349.)

Regulation 30 is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“30. (1) Charitable institutions having for their object the relief of poor or afflicted persons in Australia, which are supported wholly or partly by public subscription, and are approved by the Postmaster-General, shall be charged for lines and any extra instruments half the rates specified in these Regulations.

(2) Calls made over such lines connecting with exchanges shall be charged half the rates specified in Regulation 5.”

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