Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 38.

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 namely;—

Amendment of the Telephone Regulations of 1913

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349).

should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a provisional Regulation.

Dated this seventh day of April, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

AGAR WYNNE.

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AMENDMENT of THE TELEPHONE REGULATIONS OF 1913

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349).

Regulation 51 is repealed and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—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
Exceeding 20 but not exceeding 25 miles.......	0 4	0 3	0 4	0 3
Exceeding 25 but not exceeding 35 miles.......	0 6	0 5	0 4	0 3
Exceeding 35 but not exceeding 50 miles ......	0 8	0 5	0 4	0 3
Exceeding 50 but not exceeding 75 miles ......	1 0	0 6	0 6	0 5
Exceeding 75 but not exceeding 100 miles ....	1 4	1 0	0 8	0 6
Exceeding 100 but not exceeding 150 miles ..	1 10	1 4	0 11	0 8
Exceeding 150 but net exceeding 200 miles ..	2 4	1 8	1 2	0 11
Exceeding 200 but not exceeding 250 miles ..	2 10	2 1	1 5	1 0
Exceeding 250 but not exceeding 300 miles ..	3 4	2 6	1 8	1 3
Exceeding 300 but not exceeding 350 miles...	3 10	2 10	1 11	1 5
Exceeding 350 but not exceeding 400 miles ..	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 three minutes or part of three minutes.

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

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

(2) No conversation to exceed six 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 1 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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