TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS.
£3 A YEAR. CONTROLLING CABLE COMPANIES. ■ By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyrlgnt • Received May 20, 10.20 p.m. j | London, Yesterday, j Speaking in the House of Commons | on the Post Office estimates, Mr Herj bert Samuel, Postmaster-General, i stated that Mr Bertram MacKennal i has designed the majority of the new j stamps. ! It was impossible to leave the cable I rates permanently uncontrolled , and | at the discretion of the companies, ' whose legitimate interests, however, | ought to be safeguarded. His policy i was to secure control through licenses, | empowering the companies to land ' cables. These licenses would in fui ture provide for any objection that j could be taken to excessive rates. He I was inaugurating farmers' telephones, I costing £3 annually.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 362, 20 May 1911, Page 5
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123TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS. King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 362, 20 May 1911, Page 5
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