Wireless Telegraphy Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 287.

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PROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 1905.

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 Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905, namely:—

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

Dated this fifteenth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

AGAR WYNNE.

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Regulation 2under this head (Statutory Rules 1911, No. 128, as amended by Statutory Rules 1912, No. 146) is repealed, and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

2. The rates for massages so transmitted or received shall be as follows:—

(1) For ordinary messages—

(a) Coast station transmitting or receiving charge, 6d. per word.

(b) Ship station transmitting or receiving charge, not exceeding 4d. per word.

(c) Land line charges for ordinary telegrams within the Commonwealth. viz.:—

Not exceeding 16 words.		Each additional word.
s.	d.	s.	d.
Town and suburban...................................	0	6	0	1
Other places within the State in which the wireless station is situated ...........................................	0	9	0	1
Other States..............................................	1	0	0	1

C.14844.—Price 3d.

 

(2) For press messages—

(a) Coast station transmitting or receiving charge, 1½d. per word.

(b) Ship station transmitting or receiving charge:—

Not exceeding 4d. per word, asdetermined by the ship authorities concerned.

(c) The land line charges for press telegrams within the Commonwealth:—

Within the state in which the Wireless station is situated.		Other Station.
s.	d.	s.	d.
Not exceeding 25 words ...........................................	0	6	1	0
Exceeding 25 words, but not exceeding 50 word.........	0	9	1	6
Exceeding 50 words, but not exceeding 100 words.....	1	6	3	0
Every Additional 50 words or portion of 50 words......	0	6	1	0

(3) For official messages to or from ships of the British or Australia Navies:—

(a) Coast station transmitting or receiving charge, 1d. per word.

(b) There shall be no ship station charge.

(c) The land line charges for ordinary telegrams within the Commonwealth.

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