STATUTORY RULES.
1916. No. 330.
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REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1916.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1916 to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this 22nd day of December, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
WILLIAM WEBSTER,
Postmaster-General.
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Amendment of the Post and Telegraph Regulations, 1913.
(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 231.)
Regulation 5 is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—
Holiday Arrangements.
5. On Christmas Day and Good Friday the same arrangements shall be observed as on Sunday; and on other Public Holidays the arrangements shall be as follow:—
| New Year's Day, Easter Monday, King's Birthday, Boxing Day, and Holidays proclaimed throughout the Commonwealth, or appointed or proclaimed in any State or part of a State, and generally observed in that State or part as Public Holidays. (For Half-holidays, see footnote.) | Other Days or Half-days appointed or proclaimed as Holidays in any State or part of a State, but not generally observed in that State or part as Holidays. |
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General Post Office— The Delivery Office, Registration Office, and Office for sale of postage stamps | Open from 9 a m. to 10 a.m. | Open as on ordinary days |
Private boxes......... | Open as on ordinary days | Open as on ordinary days |
The country mails, usually despatched after 10 a.m., also the coastwise, Inter-State, and foreign mails | Close at 10 a.m.unless otherwise specially intimated | Close as on ordinary days |
Delivery by letter-carriers. | First delivery only effected | As on ordinary days |
The Parcels Office...... | Open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. | Open as on ordinary days |
The Money Order Office. | Closed............................. | Open as on ordinary days |
The Chief Telegraph Office | Open as on ordinary days | Open as on ordinary days |
All other Post and Telegraph Offices for all classes of postal and telegraphic business, except money order business | Open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. | Open as on ordinary days |
Delivery by letter-carriers .. | First delivery only effected, provided such delivery is usually made not later than 10 a.m. | As on ordinary days |
The iron pillar-receivers and letter-boxes in the capital cities and suburbs | Cleared only at the ordinary hours in the morning, or alternatively in the evening, as may be arranged | Cleared as on ordinary days |
Note.—If British and Foreign mails arrive, or are despatched, on any of the above-mentioned holidays, special arrangements must be made to suit the public convenience.
Note.—In cases where a half-holiday is proclaimed and generally observed in any State or part of a State, the offices within the area to which the proclamation applies shall close for public business at 12 noon. Only the first delivery by letter-carrier shall be effected, and that only if such delivery is usually effected not later than 12 noon.
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