THE CABLES.
A THE PENNY-A-WORD SCHEME. ESTIMATED LOSS. United Press Association, Copyright. MELBOURNE, Nov. 30. Mr. Scott, secretary of the Central Postal Administration, estimates that the penny cable scheme will entail an annual loss of £128,/30. Before the necessary income from penny cables •Mias been attained it will be necessary ■to create an additional traffic of 15,000,000 words yearly solely for the Pacific cable. The present yearly traffic between the United Kingdom r and Australia by both routes is 25,000,000 words.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2362, 1 December 1908, Page 5
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