Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 247.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1910-1912.

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 Regulations under the Post and Telegraph, Act 1901-1912, namely :—

Telephone Regulations.

Part VI.—Telephone Junction and Trunk Lines.

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

Dated this tenth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

AGAR WYNNE.

Telephone Regulations.

Part VI.—Telephone Junction and Trunk Lines.

Regulation 51 under this head (Statutory Rules, 1912, No. 65) 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 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  ,,...........................................	1	4	1	0	0	8	0	6
,,  100  „  „  150  ,,...........................................	1	10	1	4	0	10	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

C.13233.—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 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.

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