THE TRADE COMMISSION.
CHEAP CABLEGRAMS,
By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, April 1!).
Giving evidence before the Empire Commission, Mr. Paxten, ex-president of the Chamber of Commerce, urged that the system of cheap week-end cablegrams be extended to code messages. At present the system was only used for social purposes, but if the extension was granted it would be largely taken use of by merchants. Broadly speaking, the cheapness of cables did more to benefit the community than increasing the speed of steamers. ,
Ex-Senator Pulsford expressed a sunl
lar opinion
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 282, 21 April 1913, Page 5
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