DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143783, 6 May 1912, Page 7

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

FRANKING MACHINES. Per Press Association. NAPIER, May 6. Recently tho Postal Department notified the abolition of 1-1 per cent, poundage allowed merchants on automatic franking machines. Air. Brown, ALP., at the request of a deputation, made representations to tho Post-master-General on the siibect, but Mr. Ell has replied regretting that ho cannot see his way to reinstate the poundage, as tho expense of making collection ’ and allowing credit to holders is so heavy, materially reducing tho amount collected for postage-