AIR MAIL SERVICE
LONDON TO AUSTRALIA PROPOSALS HEAVY LOSS TO COMMONWEALTH. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright CANBERRA, March 1. The ‘ Sun’s ’ correspondent has learned that the adoption of the British Government’s London-Australia air mail proposals would involve 'the Commonwealth Government in an annual revenue loss of at least £1,500,000, chiefly postal revenue, due to the elimination of the on letters and a consequential reduction in the Australian letter rate from 2Jd to lid In addition the Government would have to establish elaborate bases for accommodation of the flying boats, the capital cost of which is estimated at ££ooo.ooo.
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Evening Star, Issue 22277, 2 March 1936, Page 9
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96AIR MAIL SERVICE Evening Star, Issue 22277, 2 March 1936, Page 9
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