STATUTORY RULES.
1943. No. 141.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1934.*
I, THE Deputy of the Deputy of the (GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1934.
Dated this twentieth day of May, 1943.
Deputy of the Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Postmaster-General.
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Amendment of the Telephone Regulations.†
Regulation 147 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—
Charges for line.
“147.—(1.) The following charges shall be made for any private line provided by the Department:—
— | Unit Fee Area. | |||||
State Capital City. | Other Places. | |||||
| Per annum. | Per annum. | ||||
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
For the first quarter mile or part thereof.................. | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
For each additional 220 yards or part thereof............... | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
“(2.) The rental for any private line so provided shall be calculated—
(a) in the case of a line not exceeding five miles in length radially—upon the radial distance between the terminal points of the line; and
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on May, 1943
† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 145, as amended to date. For previous Telephone Regulations, see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1941, No. 261 and see also Statutory Rules 1942, No. 504.
805.—Price 3d. 20/4.2.1943.
(b) in the case of a line exceeding five miles in length radially—upon the radial distance up to five miles and, for the remaining length of the line, upon the route distance:
Provided that where any line exceeds a chargeable distance of five miles, or where both terminal points are situated outside the limits of a telephone network or unit fee area, or where new construction, submarine cable or other special arrangements are required in the provision of a service, or where the line applied for will not connect premises under the same ownership or control, the charges and conditions shall be determined by the Department according to the circumstances of each case:
Provided further that a charge of such amount as is fixed by the Department shall be made to cover the installation of the wires within the buildings or upon the premises to which the line connects.”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.