POSTAL CONFERENCE
REDUCED RATES TO AUSTRALIA.
STRONG PROTEST RECORDED,
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 12.
A resolution was passed during the committee stages at the Stockholm Postal Conference reducing the transit rates to Australia by 25 per cent. Mr Kay, representing Australia, emphatically protested, but he received no support. Mr W. O. Gibson (Commonwealth Postmaster-General) states that when the question comes up in open conference Mr Kay will seek the exemption of the sea routes from England to Australia. If this concession is not granted, Australia will have to consider whether she will remain in the union. Mr Gibson said that the proposal as it stands at present means that Australia will be compelled to pay a disproportionate amount on mail matter carried, involving a loss of £20,000 per annum.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19240814.2.49
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 19250, 14 August 1924, Page 7
Word Count
133POSTAL CONFERENCE Otago Daily Times, Issue 19250, 14 August 1924, Page 7
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.