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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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