PENNY POSTAGE.
An interesting reference to New Zealand's cheap postal rate is made by Mr Henniker-Heaton, the great advocate of penny postage, in an article in the "Nineteenth Century." The article is an amusing imaginary account of the British Postmaster-General's daily interview with his secretary. Says the Secretary -. "They even complain of the newspaper rates j he reads the following letter from a Suffolk town : "I beg to enclos* two newspaper wrappers one from New Zealand, on which was a penny stamp, and the other to New Zealand containing an illustrated paper of exactly the same weight and for which I am charged 3sd. Why has a New Zealander to pay to England less than a third of the price I have to pay for a similar newspaper from England to Wellington (N.Z.)?" The Postmas-ter-General replies: "Iniorra this correspondent that I cannot see my way to make any alteration in the "ckarge. Give no reason. From a post office point of view the colonists are spoilt children."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 23 March 1908, Page 2
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167PENNY POSTAGE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 23 March 1908, Page 2
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