Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1908. No. 29.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901.

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, namely:—

Telephone Regulations.

Part I., Telephone Exchanges;

Regulation 7;

Regulation 29;

Part VI., Telephone Junction and Trunk Lines;

Press Rates, Regulation 55,

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

Dated this second day of March, One thousand nine hundred and eight.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

SAMUEL MAUGER.

 

Telephone Regulations.

Part I.—Telephone Exchanges.

(1). Regulation 7 under this head (Statutory Rules 1906, No. 114) is amended by adding thereto, at the end thereof, the following paragraph, viz.:—

A statement of account, certified by a responsible officer of the Department as being correct shall be accepted as primâ facie evidence of the number of effective calls originated by the subscriber.

(2). Regulation 29 under this head (Statutory Rules 1906, No. 114) is repealed.

Part VI.—Telephone Junction and Trunk Lines.

Press Rates.

(3). Regulation 55 under this head (Statutory Rules 1907, No. 74) is repealed, and the following substituted therefor:—

55. Where telephone trunk lines connect two towns, at both of which telephone attendants are employed during the night, the charge for conversations in the nature of press telegrams, as defined in the Telegraph Regulations under the head “Press Telegrams,” between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 a.m., shall be as follows:—

Distance.	Rates for Five Minutes’ Conversation.
s.	d.
Not exceeding 25 miles........................................................................		0	4
Not exceeding 50 miles........................................................................		0	6
Not exceeding 100 miles.......................................................................		0	9
Not exceeding 150 miles.......................................................................		1	1
Not exceeding 200 miles.......................................................................		1	5
Not exceeding 250 miles.......................................................................		1	9
Not exceeding 300 miles.......................................................................		2	1

Ordinary business shall take precedence of that sent at press rates.

 

By Authority: J. Kemp, Government Printer, Melbourne.

c.3454.—Price 3d.