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of the community held in trust for it and administered in its behalf by the Govern- ment. I consider that the Government should be in a position to provide a lostal service for the letter-writing
onas
public
cheap termo finasmuch as it is not it's object to make a large profit) as could be offered by private firms, but at the same time without expense to the non- letter-writing portion of the
community
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community. The impost of
171⁄2% on gross rescipts renders this position quite impossible. In cases where the General Post Office competes to some extent with private firms (e.g. in the
earrying of parcels) the latter must enjoy
vantage, at.
an immense ad.
any rate if the parcels post is to be conducted. on strict business prínciples, without assistance from general revenue.
Again in cases where the General Post
Office
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