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have to make direct arrange.
ments for the performan.
nee
of those services, which might
be a less economical
one
than
that which at present exists. This part of the expenditure
is in
fact just as necessary
to the service as the salaries
of t
the Post Office staff. at the
appears to me.
reasons
same time it appears that there are strong why the entire portion of the revenue which is expended on the Postal Service should be
exempted
exempted from the Military Contribution. That service is
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of the few commercial? undertakings which are now controlled and managed by Governments on behalf of the public, and I believe that it !) is generally recognized
fundamental principle that, so far as is possible, only s much profit should be de- rived from a postal service
as is nee
necessary
asa
Jo
to meet such
extensions and improvements
as