THE ENGLISH NEWSPAPER RATE FOR DOMINION PAPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3098, 30 July 1913, Page 39 (Supplement)

THE ENGLISH NEWSPAPER RATE FOR DOMINION PAPERS.

nalism, oftiiii cost 10<i or lid by the time they reach from the London ollice to a New Zealander who is on a visit to the Uld Country, and this extreme impost has had the effect of preventing many visiting New Zealanders from going to the expense of reading their own papers while abroad. British newspapers postad ;n New Zealand have for years been aci rded the advantage l of the New Zealand inland newspaper rates, and for some years past continued efforts have been

(Feom Oik Owx Corkf.skoxdext.) LONDON, Apr! 25. The oversea visitor to England frequently complains of the very heavy cost of posting from one English address to another a copy of a New Zealand newspaper. The weeklies, which arc such a popular feature of New Zealand jour-

made to persuade the British Bust Olliee i in this country, have not at present th ■ to make the same concession benefit of our inland newspap.r rate. An The matter was taken up a year or so emigrant in Canada or Australia send ago by the Empire Press Union, which 1- Home a copy of a loon! newsprp 'r to hi • tile outcome of the imperial Press Con- brthcr. and that brother wishes to forteienco of 1909, and after several drputa- ward it to some other relative; hut it tioiis to the Postmaster-general the union cannot be posted like an Enghsh newslias at last achieved its end. In his animal | paper. and has to !)■ eharg d by weight, statement, made last evening. Mr Samuel j The publishers of dominion ir-ws wipers -aid : | are thus handicapped in efforts to obtain "Newspapers which are published in ; an English circulation, although th y may the dominion, if they happen to be posted | conform to post office rcrjii'r; menfs Tie

Empire Press Union urged me to effect this reform and extend the benefit of the English newspaper rate to the dominion newspapers. I'his eonemsion would mean that Xew .''ei'.l :n*l n *\v.- p pers would be transmitted ‘loin one address to another in England, ifter the passage of the Bill, at a general rat * of id each, regardless of weight At resent the dailies sometimes cost 2d each * r i post and the weeklies from 2d to 3J,d each.