STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 158.

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REGULATION 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 Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901‑1923, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirty‑first day of October, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor‑General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. GIBSON,

Postmaster‑General.

Amendment of the Post and Telegraph Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348, as amended to this date.)

Regulation 355 is amended by omitting sub‑regulation (2) and inserting the following sub‑regulations (2) and (3) in its stead:—

(2) In the case of telegrams to be delivered in capital cities, if the door be not opened at the address given, or if the messenger finds no person who will consent to take in the telegram, notice shall be left at such address, and the telegram shall be returned to the telegraph office, to be delivered to the addressee or his nominee upon application, unless the addressee has lodged an order that the telegram is to be disposed of in some other way. If not applied for in the meantime the telegram shall be sent out a second time when a messenger passes the address given.

(3) In the case of telegrams to be delivered in places other than capital cities, if there be no attendance at the office or residence to which the telegram is addressed, the messenger shall leave the telegram under the door provided he is satisfied, after inquiry in the vicinity, that the addressee is not absent for any lengthy period, and provided further that the addressee has not lodged an order that the telegram is to be disposed of in some other way.

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