STATUTORY RULES.
1949. No. .
REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1941-1946.*
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 1901-1946.
Dated this Twenty-Second day of April, 1949.
W. J. McKell
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Postmaster-General
Amendments of the Picturegram Regulations. †
Definitions.
1. Regulation 3 of the Picturegram Regulations is amended by omitting the definitions of “‘A’ grade quality” and “‘B’ grade quality”.
Matter which may be accepted for transmission as picturegrams.
2. Regulation 6 of the Picturegram Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (6) all the words from and including the words “Pictures or documents” (second occurring) to the end of the sub-regulation;
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (8) the figures and words “18 inches by 12 inches” and inserting in their stead the figures and words “10 inches by 8 inches”; and
(c) by omitting sub-regulations (12) and (13).
Address of picturegrams.
3. Regulation 9 of the Picturegram Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (2), before the word “up”, the words “‘Post or Airmail from ’”; and
(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (5) the following sub-regulation:—
“(6) A picturegram may be lodged for transmission to a picturegram office for onward despatch by post or airmail to an addressee in a locality where picturegram facilities are not provided and in any such case no charge shall be made for postage or airmail fees.”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1949.
† Statutory Rules 1929, No. 80.
665.—Price 3d. 8/18.3.1949.
4. Regulation 15 of the Picturegram Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Schedules of Rates.
“15. The rates for the transmission of picturegrams shall be as follows:—
| | “(A) RATES FOR TRANSMISSION. |
| | Size of picture to be transmitted. | Rate per picture. |
| (i) | Within the limits of 5 inches by 4 inches............................................... | Thirty shillings. |
| (ii) | Exceeding the limits of 5 inches by 4 inches but not exceeding the limits of 7 inches by 5 inches....................................................................... | Thirty-seven shillings and sixpence. |
| (iii) | Exceeding the limits of 7 inches by 5 inches but not exceeding the limits of 9 inches by 7 inches....................................................................... | Forty-seven shillings and sixpence. |
| (iv) | Exceeding the limits of 9 inches by 7 inches but not exceeding the limits of 10 inches by 8 inches..................................................................... | Fifty-five shillings. |
| (B) MULTIPLE CHARGES. |
| Multiple picturegrams: For each copy after the first.................................... | Five shillings.”. |
Cancellation of picturegrams.
5. Regulation 16 of the Picturegram Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5) the words “the service” and inserting in their stead the words “his picturegram”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.