STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No. 30.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1923.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923.

Dated this first day of March, 1934.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. S. W. LAWSON

Acting Postmaster-General.

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Amendment of Telephone Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1927 No. 145 as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 4 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by inserting therein, after the definition of “Public Telephone Cabinet”, the following definition:—

“‘Residence service’ means an exchange service where the use of the facility is substantially of a social and domestic nature;

2. Regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by inserting after the table in sub-regulation (1), the following proviso:—

“Provided that, in the case of an exclusive service which is connected to an exchange within the boundaries of a State Capital City network and is classified by the Department as a residence service, the annual rental specified in the above table shall be reduced by One pound.”

3. Regulation 37 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following proviso:—

“Provided that, in the case of a residence service of the kind referred to in the proviso to sub-regulation (1) of regulation 29 of these Regulations, the unit fee for—

(i) the first 240 calls in any quarterly accounting period, where accounts are rendered at quarterly intervals, or

(ii) the first 480 calls in any half-yearly accounting period, where accounts are rendered at half-yearly intervals,

shall be 1½d. per call.”

520.—Price 3d.

4. Regulation 39 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Rental for the first year shall be paid yearly or half-yearly in advance as the Department determines, and thereafter half-yearly in advance” and inserting in their stead the words “Rental for the first year shall be paid yearly, half-yearly or quarterly in advance, and thereafter half-yearly or quarterly in advance, as the Department determines”.

5. Regulation 40 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by adding, after the word “half-yearly”, the words “or quarterly, as the Department determines”.

6. Regulation 88 of the Telephone Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (b) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(b) a rental charge pro rata for each week or part thereof equal to 50 per centum greater than the prescribed charge for a permanent exchange service, with a minimum charge of 5s. for any service;”; and

(b) by adding to paragraph (c) the following proviso:—

“Provided that, in respect of a residence service referred to in the proviso to sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 29 of these Regulations, the unit fee for the first 80 calls in any period of four weeks commencing on the date of the installation of such service shall be 1 ½d. per call.”.

7. Regulation 162 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) In respect of such service, the applicant shall pay—

(a.) the actual cost of the labour and perishable material required to provide and dismantle the circuit, including administration charges—the minimum charge to be £1 except where the Department is satisfied that on account of special circumstances, the actual cost only shall be charged; and

(b) a rental charge pro rata for each week or part thereof equal to 50 per centum greater than the prescribed charge for a permanent private service, with a minimum charge of 5s. for any service.”.

8.—(l.) The amendments effected by regulations 2, 3, 4, 5, and sub-paragraph (b) of Regulation 6 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the fifteenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three in respect of residence services provided on or subsequent to that date, and from the next duo rental date on or subsequent to the first day of January, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-four in the case of residence services existing prior to that date.

(2.) The amendments effected by sub-paragraph (a) of regulation 6 and by regulation 7 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of November, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.

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By Authority: L.F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.