Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 139.

REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1913.

(Issued provisionally as Statutory Rules 1914, No. 44).

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1913, namely:—

Telephone Regulations, 1913

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349),

Regulation 113,

to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirtieth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. SPENCE.

Telephone Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349.)

Regulation 113 under this head is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

113. In cases where temporary telephonic communication is required, such communication will be provided by the Postmaster-General under the following conditions:—The cost of connecting and dismantling the telephone service to be paid for by the associations or persons requiring the same, which cost shall include only labour, perishable material, and any special line construction, but shall not include the cost of instruments.

In addition to which the following charges shall be payable:—

(a) If the telephones are used without Exchange service, 10s. per month or portion thereof up to six months, for each set of telephones used.

(b) If the telephones are connected with any public Telephone Exchange, the rates prescribed by Part IV. or Part VI. of these Regulations.

Provided however, that the charge mentioned in (a) shall not be made in the case of temporary telephonic communication required by Rifle Clubs.

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

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