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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
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But
his
zeal
on
this
point
overcame
his
discretion.
"For,"
he
continued,
"1,000
letters
might
still
be
sent
as
a
coach-parcel
for
seven
shillings,
whereas
the
Post-Office
charge
for
them
would
be
four
guineas."
But
the
gallant
colonel
seems
altogether
to
have
forgotten
that
the
item
of
delivery
is,
after
all,
the
chief
item
in
all
Post-Office
charges.
A
few
more
examples
of
the
statements
of
the
authorities
may
here
be
given.
Thus,
the
Secretary
said,
relative
to
an
increase
of
letters,
that
"the
poor
were
not
disposed
to
write
letters"
(10,851).
He
thought
that,
during
the
first
year,
the
letters
would
not
double,
even
if
franking
were
not
abolished
(2,949).
"If
the
postage
be
reduced
to
one
penny,
I
think
the
revenue
would
not
recover
itself
for
forty
or
fifty
years."
Lord
Lichfield
said
that
he
had
ascertained
that
each
letter
then
cost
"within
the
smallest
fraction
of
twopence-halfpenny"
(2,795).
With
regard
to
the
principle
of
the
uniform
rate,
Colonel
Maberly
thought
it
might
be
"desirable,
but
impracticable"
(10,939).
"Most
excellent
for
foreign
postage,
but
impracticable
for
inland
letters"
(3,019).
He
also
said
that
the
public
would
object
to
pay
in
advance
whatever
the
rate
(10,932-3).
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