STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 264.

REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.

I, 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 War Precautions Act 1914-1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this second day of October, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of War Precautions (Companies, Firms, and Businesses) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 49, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 137, and by Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 11, 35, 289, and 328.)

After regulation 5c of the War Precautions (Companies, Firms, and Businesses) Regulations the following regulation is added:—

Rate of interest on deposit.

“5d. No company, society or association shall after the first day of November, 1918, except with the consent in writing of the Treasurer and upon such terms and conditions as he determines, receive money on deposit at a higher rate of interest than four and one-half per centum per annum.”

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