At the commencement of ihe present year, the fee payaMc on registered letters whs reduce'l from la to (3d each. This alteration will doubtless induce many more to adopt the precaution of having letteis of value prolierly entered, than h&ve hitherto liecninthe iabit of doing bo, and there is, therefore, Jiitie likelihood of the revenue suffering by .ilie concession. If the rulers of the wires would follow suit with regard to sh^rt-dis-tatice telegiams, they would at once study the interests of tl.c Colonial Treasury aucl of the pulilio. The piest-ut exorbitant tariff operates, we are assured, most injuriously in both respects, besides reni lei ing unpopular a Government service m hioh, properly worked, would be most highly prized, and liberally patronised,
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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 635, 12 February 1870, Page 2
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121Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 635, 12 February 1870, Page 2
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