Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1915. No. 58.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1913.

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 Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1913 should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this twenty-third day of April, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. SPENCE,

Postmaster-General.

 

AMENDMENT OF THE TELEPHONE REGULATIONS 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349, as amended by Statutory Rules 1914, Nos. 88 and 164.)

Regulation 51 is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead :—

51. (1) Lines joining two separate towns, or lines joining exchanges other than those 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 conversation 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 „	l	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	8	1	8	1	3
„	300	„	„	350 „	3	10	2	10	1	11	1	5
„	350	„	„	400 „	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	8

C.4102.—Price 3d.

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 8a.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 three 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.

Double the ordinary rates shall be charged for trunk line calls (other than press conversations or official calls made in connection with Federal Referenda) on Sundays, Christmas Day, and Good Friday.

(2) No conversation to exceed 6 minutes if any other person is waiting to converse.

(3) When a public telephone is used for the purpose of conversing over a trunk line, the fee for the use of the trunk line only is to be charged.

(4) Where two towns are connected by telephone trunk lines, and are not more than one mile beyond the mileage fixed by this Regulation for the various rates, the additional distance is not to be taken into consideration, and conversations between those places are to be charged for as if they were within the limit.

 

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