Her Majesty's Mails: a History of the Post-Office, And An Industrial Account of Its Present Condition
Her Majesty's Mails: a History of the Post-Office, And An Industrial Account of Its Present Condition
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175 he did not think " any human being living would ever see such an increase of letters as would make up the loss " by the pro- posed reductions. Even, however, supposing the letters do increase as Mr. Hill estimates, they argued, what will be the certain result if that increase should be realized ? " The mails," said Lord Lichfield on a subsequent occasion in the House, ** will have to carry twelve times as much in weight, and there- fore the charge for transmission, instead of 100,000?. as n...ow, must be twelve times that amount The walls of the Post-office would burst ; the whole area in which the building stands would not be large enough to receive the clerks and letters." Nor •were the Post-office authorities the only opposers of the scheme ; at first few members of the Legislature took the matter up warmly. Many well-known names were ranked in decided opposition, some contending that the plans, among ot)^er draw- backs, would not only absorb the existing revenue, but would have to be supported by a ruinous subsidy from the Exchequer.
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175 he did not think " any human being living would ever see such an increase of letters as would make up the loss " by the pro- posed reductions. Even, however, supposing the letters do increase as Mr. Hill estimates, they argued, what will be the certain result if that increase should be realized ? " The mails," said Lord Lichfield on a subsequent occasion in the House, ** will have to carry twelve times as much in weight, and there- fore the charge for transmission, instead of 100,000?. as n...ow, must be twelve times that amount The walls of the Post-office would burst ; the whole area in which the building stands would not be large enough to receive the clerks and letters." Nor •were the Post-office authorities the only opposers of the scheme ; at first few members of the Legislature took the matter up warmly. Many well-known names were ranked in decided opposition, some contending that the plans, among ot)^er draw- backs, would not only absorb the existing revenue, but would have to be supported by a ruinous subsidy from the Exchequer.
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