STATUTORY RULES.
1911. No. 128.
PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905, namely:—
Charges,
should come into immediate operation, and make such Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this seventeenth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.
DENMAN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
JOSIAH THOMAS.
Charges.
1. The total charges for messages transmitted and received for any duly authorized Wireless Station within the Commonwealth or licensed under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905 shall include:—
(a) the coast charge which belongs to the coast station;
(b) the ship charge which belongs to the ship station;
(c) the charge for transmission over the lines of the telegraph system (where necessary); and
(d) where no transmission over the land lines is necessary, the minimum “town and suburban rate” for ordinary messages and the minimum “within the State’’ rate for press messages.
2. The rates for messages so transmitted or received shall be as follows:—
(1) For ordinary messages—
(a) Coast station transmitting or receiving charge, 6d. per word (with a minimum of 5s. per message).
(b) Ship station transmitting or receiving charge, not exceeding 4d. per word (with a minimum of 3s. 4d. per message).
(c) Land line charges for ordinary telegrams within the Commonwealth, viz.:—
| Not exceeding 16 words. |
| Each additional word. |
Town and Suburban....... | 6d. | … | 1d. |
Other places within the State in which the Wireless Station is situated | 9d. | … | 1d. |
Other States............ | 1s. | … | 1d. |
C.13188.—Price 3D.
(2) For press messages—
(a) Coast station transmitting or receiving charges:—
| s. | d. |
Not exceeding 25 words........................ | 2 | 6 |
Exceeding 25, but not exceeding 50 words............ | 5 | 0 |
Exceeding 50, but not exceeding 100 words........... | 10 | 0 |
Every additional 50 words, or portion of 50 words....... | 5 | 0 |
(b) Ship station transmitting or receiving charge:—
Not exceeding 4d. per word, as determined 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 | States. | ||
| s. | d. |
| s. | d. |
Not exceeding 25 words........ | 0 | 6 | … | 1 | 0 |
Exceeding 25 words, but not exceeding 50 words | 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. The total charge for messages transmitted shall be paid by the sender.
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