Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 164.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1913.

(Issued provisionally as Statutory Rules 1914, No. 121.)

I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1913 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twelfth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. SPENCE,

Postmaster-General.

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Amendment of the Telephone Regulations, 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349.)

1. Regulation 24 is amended by repealing sub-regulation (1) and inserting the following sub-regulation in its stead:—

24. (1) Persons occupying offices in the same building, or occupying the same private residence, may jointly subscribe under the one Exchange number, on payment (in addition to rental as for one person at the respective rates prescribed by these Regulations) of £1 in advance for the first year or part thereof, and at the rate of £1 per annum thereafter. The fee of £1 per annum covers the insertion of the additional subscriber’s name in the Telephone List. The additional subscriber’s service may be discontinued at one month’s notice.

 

2. Regulations 51 (as amended by Statutory Rules 1914, No. 88) is amended by repealing sub-regulation (1) and inserting the following sub-regulation in its stead:—

51. (1) Lines joining two separate towns, or lines joining Exchanges other than these specified in the last preceding Regulation, are classed as trunk lines, and their use shall be charged for as provided hereunder, the charges being calculated upon the actual length of trunk line used:—

Between 8 a.m and 7 p.m.				Between 7 p.m and 8 a.m.
								First Three Minutes.		Every additional Three Minutes.		First Three Minutes.		Every additional Three Minutes.
s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
For each conversations on lines not exceeding 15 miles							0	2	0	2	0	2	0	2
Exceeding 15 but not exceeding 20 miles							0	3	0	3	0	3	0	3
,, 20		,,	,,	25	,,	...	0	4	0	3	0	4	0	3
,,	25	,,	,,	35	,,	...	0	6	0	5	0	4	0	3
,,	35	,,	,,	50	,,	...	0	8	0	6	0	4	0	3
,,	50	,,	,,	75	,,	...	1	0	0	9	0	6	0	5
,,	75	,,	,,	100	,,	...	1	4	1	0	0	8	0	6
,,	100	,,	,,	150	,,	...	1	10	1	4	0	11	0	8
,,	150	,,	,,	200	,,	...	2	4	1	9	1	2	0	11
,,	200	,,	,,	250	,,	...	2	10	2	1	1	5	1	1
,,	250	,,	,,	300	,,	...	3	4	2	6	1	8	1	3
,,	300	,,	,,	350	,,	...	3	10	2	10	1	11	1	5
,,	350	,,	,,	400	,,	...	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	8

The charges for the use of the telephone trunk line between Sydney and Melbourne shall be:—

For conversations between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., 5s. per 3 minutes or part of 3 minutes.

For conversations after 7 p.m. and before 8 a.m., 2s. 6d. per 3 minutes or part of 3 minutes.

For press conversations when the line is not otherwise engaged, 2s. 6d. per 3 minutes or part of 3 minutes.

The charges for the use of the telephone trunk line between Melbourne and Adelaide shall be:—

For conversations between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., 4s. 8d. for the first 3 minutes and 3s. 6d. for every additional 3 minutes.

For conversations after 7 p.m. and before 8 a.m., 2s. 4d. for the first 3 minutes and 1s. 9d. for every additional 3 minutes.

For press conversations when the line is not otherwise engaged, 2s. 4d. for the first 3 minutes and 1s. 9d. for every additional 3 minutes.

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