SALE OF STAMPS
(PAYMENT OF COMMISSION TO
CEASE.
AN ECONOMY MEASURE
WELLINGTON. January 8. In accordance with its derision rigidly to curtail expenditure wherever possible, Cabinet decided to-day to discontinue the payment of commission on the sale of postage stamps previously retained by shopkeepers who sold stamps in conjunction with their business. In; future no commission will be paid to those selling stamps outside a Post Office. The estimated annual saving as. a result of this step is set down at £BOOO. Licenses for the sale of stamps by shopkeepers are now expiring. As a —Result''of Cabinet’s decision none will & lye renewed. t, #'*• It was recently announced that a of two and a half per ee'nt. stamps, up to and including the value of one shilling, would not be allowed where other facilities were adequate to meet the convenience of the pubiio. M UHL 111. I »
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1931, Page 2
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146SALE OF STAMPS Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1931, Page 2
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