Newspaper Postage. TO THE EDITOR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2527, 20 August 1902, Page 50

Newspaper Postage. TO THE EDITOR.

Sin,-In porting this week's Witnesa to America, the postage was 3id— the usual sum being 3d-for the Coronation number It is not the value of the *d I wish to call attention to, but what I am inclined to tlunk is that possibly 70 per cent, of youc subscribers will only have affixed the usual 3d stomp. That being bo, the papers--offi-cially—will now be lying in «»• dead letter " office. It would give me pleasure iC one of our M.H.R.'b wero to ask the Port-master-general for a return of the number oB newspapers now lying " dead " in the prin< cipal offices and intended for trans* mission abroad this month. It is an easyj way to "assist" in making up the deficiency, of our postal Id revenue, which ia said ta have been about £70,000 last year. Paying 3d postage for the New Zealand weeklies is far too much. They could easily be sent; by cargo steamers to Great Britain for, My, Id. Our illustrated weeklies are the besti advertising mediums the colony has. That being granted, why should an almost pro« hibitive postage be demanded?— l am, etc., August 16. St. Andhew,

A- movement is ok foot at Westport to establish a technical school, to be aided by a subsidy from the Borough Council. Twenty-eight pawnbrokers responded to summonses to appear and give evidence afc the Melbourne City Court the other day, when n lad named William Alexander was charged with stealing a quantity of valuable jewellery iivtt his «jujqloj@jv*

A cabdriver named William Hepburn was charged in Wellington with having refused to carry a passenger in his licensed vehicle, and on being compelled to do so, with driving his horse at a walk. Defendant was fined 5s and 9s costs on the first charge, •ad &* and 7« coat* on. ihs. Kcoud okstt«*

I The police (says the Lyttelton Times) axe taking energetic action in connection with the bookmaking nuisance on the Riccarton racecourse and the Metropolitan Trotting Club's ground at Adclington, and a number ' of test case 3 are UkeJy t-o be heard wifcbin &$. USXt. fojE feet-