REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1923.
I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this twenty-fourth day of August, 1927.
Deputy of the 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Regulation 64 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
64. (1) No communication, figure, letter or mark of any kind which is not part of the newspaper itself or of the address is permitted on a newspaper or the wrapper except the following, which must be placed in a position where they will not be likely to impede treatment of the article by postal officials:—
On the newspaper.
Marks or signs (but not words) intended simply to call attention to any portion or portions of the contents.
On the wrapper.
The words “Newspaper only”.
The title, frequency of publication and price of the newspaper and a reference to its registration for transmission by post as a newspaper.
The names, occupations and places of business of the printer, publisher and vendor.
The name of the sender preceded by the word “From”.
Rates of Postage,
and in the case only of newspapers posted by the proprietors thereof or issued from the publishing office, the following:—
The words “If not delivered, please return to Head Office...........” (address of publishing office).
Figures indicating the date on which the subscription will expire, such as “31.12.27”.
Figures indicating the number of papers in the package to be transmitted.
(2) When posted without a wrapper no endorsement in addition to the address is permitted on the outside of the newspaper, except the words “Newspaper only” and the name of the sender preceded by the word “From”.
Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
C.11679.—Price 3d.