THE FEDERAL POSTAL BILL.
MELBOURNE, August 25. In the House of Representatives there was a long debate in committee on the Postal Bill. The clause empowering the Postmaster-General to open letters practically resolved itself into a discussion on the merits of Tattcrsall’s sweeps. The majority of the speakers favored the suppression of gambling, but were opposed to giving the right to indiscriminately open letters. A number of letters addressed to George Adams, dealing with important private matters, although the names of the sending firms were on the envelopes, which had been opened in the Sydney Post Office, were exhibited in proof of this danger. It was urged that if the Government were desirous of suppressing gambling they could surely find some better method than through the post office. Strong objection was also taken in some quarters to the interference with State rights, but the weight of opinion was that the Commonwealth should overrule a State right. The clauses were passed with an unimportant amendment.
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Lake County Press, Issue 977, 29 August 1901, Page 7
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