PRESS CABLE SERVICE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 232, 5 November 1909, Page 2

PRESS CABLE SERVICE

THE COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY. EVIDENCE UV Iff ITER'S MANAGER. By Culile. —Press Association. —U>pyrig*4t Received Nov. 4, 10.45 p.m. Melbourne, Last Might. The Presti Cable Service Committee examined Mr. Collius, manager of Renter's Telegraph Company. He deposed that his company had a reciprocal arrangement with tho Press Association since 1801, under which nil foreign telegraine were placed at the disposal "f the Press Association in London, Router'#, in roturn, receiving a copy of thu Association'# Press messages sent to Australia. His company could «ell cables acre to any paper or association outside the metropolitan areas, and there wa<! no limit to the subscription chargeable. . Tl.c income for such sales was divided equally with the Association, Though • there was no legal restriction against ; filing to metropolitan papers, there wa* ! a tusincss restriction, and supplying ; cables to projected papers yvould be re- ■ fused on business grounds. Asked if tile i restriction against supplying mctrnpoli- • tun papers wax not a limitatiou on c«m----l petition, Mr. Collins said the Association l and his company occupied two spheres. Tlid company jSupplied the count.y papers, and the Association the metropolitan papers. Dealing with cheaper cobles, he said if the charge were reduced to sixpence a word there would 3 he a danger that a lot of smaller items U would be. sent through. The people did not want much more in the way of cables. A few might, hut the general run of people did not, though sixpence might lie a reasonable charge. Melbourne, November 4. w The Senate decided that the select a committee on the Press Cable Service .. should bring up its report by November :.v 2*