STATUTORY RULES.

1932. No. 91.

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 undermentioned Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923 to come into operation on and from 1st August, 1932.

Dated this thirty-first day of August, 1932.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. E. FENTON

Postmaster-General.

Amendment of the Postal Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1927, No. 144, as amended to this date.)

Postal Regulation 96 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

96. Postage stamps valid in the Commonwealth which are not perforated, and are in good order and condition, may be repurchased from the public at the General Post Office of any State of the Commonwealth, subject to the following conditions:—

(a) The stamps shall be tendered for repurchase in strips of at least two and affixed to sheets of paper, each denomination to be on a separate sheet with, as far as possible, 60 stamps on each sheet;

(b) Payment shall be made for the stamps at their face value less a discount according to the following scale:—

Repurchases up to £1—10 per cent. discount with a minimum of 2d.

Repurchases over £1 and up to £3—7½ per cent. discount with a minimum of 2s.

Repurchases over £3 and up to £5—6 per cent. discount with a minimum of 4s. 6d.

Repurchases over £5—5 per cent. discount with a minimum of 6s.

Provided that applications for the repurchase of stamps of denominations above 5s. shall be made to the Deputy Postmaster-General.

Provided further that stamps received by collectors of public moneys in their official capacity need not be tendered for repurchase in strips and the rate of discount thereon shall be 2½ per centum.

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

2527.—Price 3d.