STATUTORY RULES.
1909. No. 129.
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:—
Postal Regulations.
Post Cards;
Packets within the Commonwealth and to British New Guinea, New Zealand, and Fiji;
To the United Kingdom and Foreign Countries;
Printed papers of every kind.
General Postal Regulations.
Payment of Postage by the Receiver.
should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this tenth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and nine.
DUDLEY,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
JOHN QUICK.
Postal Regulations.
Post Cards.
Regulation 5 under this head (Statutory Rules, 1907, No. 30) is repealed, and the following new Regulation inserted in lieu thereof:—
5. Post cards may only be sent at post card rate if posted unenclosed, that is to say, without wrapper or envelope. Single cards bearing the printed inscription “Post Card,” or its equivalent in any language, may, however, be sent in envelopes at the packet rate of postage, provided that they conform to the Regulations relating to commercial or printed papers; otherwise, enclosed post cards will be subject to letter rate of postage.
Packets.
Within the Commonwealth, and to British New Guinea, New Zealand, and Fiji.
The Regulations under this head (Gazette No. 26 of 5th June, 1902, pages 237 and 238) are amended (a) by inserting under the sub-head “Commercial Papers,” immediately after the item “Bills of Lading,” the following new item:—
Cards, single, bearing the printed inscription “Post Card,” or its equivalent in any language, if conforming to the Regulations relating to Commercial Papers,
C.15942.—Price 3d.
and (b) by repealing Regulation 4 under the sub-head “Printed Papers,” and inserting the following new Regulation in lieu thereof:—
4. Cards bearing the inscription “Post Card” may be allowed to pass as Printed Papers if they are enclosed in open envelopes and otherwise conform to the Regulations relating to Printed Papers, and post cards on which the words “Printed Matter” have been substituted in manuscript for the words Post Card,” may be allowed to pass as printed papers, provided that the Regulations relating to Printed Papers are observed, and the card bears no other writing except the name and address of the person to whom it is sent.
To the United Kingdom and Foreign Countries.
Printed Papers of every kind.
The Regulations under this head (Gazette No. 26 of 5th June, 1902, page 240) are amended (a) by adding to Regulation 4, at the end thereof, the following words:—
Cards bearing the inscription “Post Card,” or its equivalent in any language, provided that they conform to the Regulations relating to Printed Papers,
and (b) by repealing Regulation 6 and inserting the following new Regulation in lieu thereof:—
6. Post cards bearing impressed or adhesive postage stamps, postage stamps, whether obliterated or not, and in general all articles constituting the sign of a monetary value, shall not be transmitted as printed papers.
General Postal Regulations.
Payment of Postage by the Receiver.
The Regulations under this head (Statutory Rules 1905, No. 38) are amended by the addition of the following paragraph at the end thereof:—
(1a) Post cards posted within the Commonwealth addressed to The Commonwealth Electoral Registrar for the Sub-division of.............................................................
and bearing on the address side above the address the following inscription:—
“O.H.M.S.”
Postage payable by docket on delivery.
Application by Postmaster for Commonwealth Electoral Forms.
Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.