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Description:Excerpt from Uniform Imperial Postage: An Enquiry and a Proposal; With an Introductory Letter to Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., G. C. M. GThere are special reasons for bringing the matter forward again in this manner at the present moment. The reductions in Colonial Postage brought into effect 011 the first day of the present year, while 1111 unquestioned been so far as they go, involve nevertheless an insidious element of danger to the cause of lmper1al Postage. The identity of the. Letter-rate with that of the Postal Union was too significant not to excite susple10n in those whose 111m is a uniform rate of postage throughout the Empire within and without the United Kingdom. The authorities at the Post Office and the Treasury felt the time to have come when the former exorbitant rates must be given up; but they apparently decided that the International Postal Union should form the basis of the Imperial Postal system of the future, outside the United Kingdom. These fears have only too soon been justified. The Australasian and South African Colonies, which are the prinmpal groups that have hitherto stood outside the Postal Union, have been pressed by the English postmaster-geneal to be repre sented by delegates at the forthcommg quinquennial conintensify and prolong the subordination of Imperial interests to an international organisation. The time requires therefore that we should now put forward, with what strength we may, the considerations which in our view justify the establishment of a truly Imperial system of Postal Communications, and, the grounds upon which accordingly it is so eminently undesirable that any step should be taken militating against this policy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Uniform Imperial Postage: An Enquiry and a Proposal; With an Introductory Letter to Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., G. C. M. G (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Uniform Imperial Postage: An Enquiry and a Proposal; With an Introductory Letter to Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., G. C. M. G (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Uniform Imperial Postage: An Enquiry and a Proposal; With an Introductory Letter to Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., G. C. M. GThere are special reasons for bringing the matter forward again in this manner at the present moment. The reductions in Colonial Postage brought into effect 011 the first day of the present year, while 1111 unquestioned been so far as they go, involve nevertheless an insidious element of danger to the cause of lmper1al Postage. The identity of the. Letter-rate with that of the Postal Union was too significant not to excite susple10n in those whose 111m is a uniform rate of postage throughout the Empire within and without the United Kingdom. The authorities at the Post Office and the Treasury felt the time to have come when the former exorbitant rates must be given up; but they apparently decided that the International Postal Union should form the basis of the Imperial Postal system of the future, outside the United Kingdom. These fears have only too soon been justified. The Australasian and South African Colonies, which are the prinmpal groups that have hitherto stood outside the Postal Union, have been pressed by the English postmaster-geneal to be repre sented by delegates at the forthcommg quinquennial conintensify and prolong the subordination of Imperial interests to an international organisation. The time requires therefore that we should now put forward, with what strength we may, the considerations which in our view justify the establishment of a truly Imperial system of Postal Communications, and, the grounds upon which accordingly it is so eminently undesirable that any step should be taken militating against this policy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Uniform Imperial Postage: An Enquiry and a Proposal; With an Introductory Letter to Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., G. C. M. G (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Uniform Imperial Postage: An Enquiry and a Proposal; With an Introductory Letter to Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., G. C. M. G (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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