PENNY POSTAGE
RESTORATION DESIRED
A BRITISH APPEAL LETTEE TOME. BALDWIN British Official Wlreles3. (Eeceived 11th January, 11 a.m.) EUGBY,' 10th January. An appeal to the Government to restore penny postage is made by the Chambers of Commerce, the Federation of British Industries, and other representative organisations. In a letter to the Prime Minister the signatories point out that in the last few years the Government has sought to justify the postponement of this reform on the ground that the Post Office .surpluses were required to meet Exchequer needs. The estimated surplus of the, postage services for the current year is over £8,000,000. The signatories submit that the first call upon Post Office revenue should be for the provision of cheap and efficient service, and point out that Canada has recently decided to reintroduee Imperial penny postage, which New Zealand has enjoyed for some time.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 9, 11 January 1929, Page 7
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144PENNY POSTAGE Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 9, 11 January 1929, Page 7
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