Cheaper Cables.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4485, 6 November 1909, Page 1

Cheaper Cables.

PRESS CABLE SERVICE.

Melbourne, November 4.* The Senate decided that the Selcfl Committee on the press cable servil should bring up a report by Novel* ber 24th. 1

REUTER AND PRESS ASSOCI TION. SUPPLY TONEWSPAPERS. METROPOLITAN AND COUNTR Melbourne, November 4. The Press Cable Service Coi mittee examined Mr Collins, manag of Reuter Telegraph Company; wl deposed that his company had a ciprocal arrangement with the Pre Association since 1901, under whi all foreign telegrams were placed the disposal of the Press Associate in London, Reuter’s in return recei ing a copy of the Association’s pre messages sent to Australia. The coi pany could sell cables here to a: paper or association outside meti politan areas, add no limit to l ; subscription chargeable. The incor for such sales was divided equa! with the Association. Though the was no legal restriction against sellit to metropolitan papers, there wa* business restriction, and supplyii cables to projected papers would refused on business grounds. ' Asked if restrictions against supp] ing metropolitan papers was not limitation on competition, Mr Colli said the Association and his compa occupied two spheres. The compa supplied country papers and the As< ciation metropolitan. Dealing with cheaper cables he s’a if the charge was reduced to 6( word there would be a danger of a of smaller items sent through. Peo] did not want much more in the way cables. A few might, but the gene; run of the people did not. thought 6d would be a reasonab charge.