| Messages | The net revenue paid 3.25 per cent. interest on: $ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1875-76 | 20,974,000 | 32,600,000 |
| 1877-78 | 22,172,000 | 30,165,000 |
| 1878-79 | 22,490,000 | 41,190,000 |
| 1879-80 | 24,500,000 | 51,310,000 |
| 1880-81 | 27,300,000 | 69,455,000 |
| 1884-85 | 33,300,000 | 45,710,000 |
[86] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, March 30, 1885, p. 1,072 and following, Mr. Shaw-Lefevre, Postmaster General, 1883-84.
[87] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, March 29, 1883, p. 995 and following.
[88] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, June 26, 1882, p. 422, Dr. Cameron moves the resolution: “That the working of the Postal Telegraph Service, with a view to the realization of profit, involves a Tax upon the use of Telegrams; that any such Tax is inexpedient, and that the profits derived from the service is now such that the charges for Inland Telegrams should be reduced.”
[89] Ever since the nationalization of the telegraphs the newspaper press messages had been carried at special rates which did not cover operating expenses.
[90] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, March 29, 1883, p. 1,018 and following.
[91] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, June 26, 1882, p. 427.
[92] Treasury Minute, June 14, 1883, with Regard to Reduction of the Minimum charge for Post Office Telegrams; and Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, April 24, 1884, p. 499, the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and April 24, p. 569, and August 7, p. 138, Mr. Fawcett, Postmaster General.
[93] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, July 5, 1885, p. 1,825, Lord John Manners, Postmaster General.
[94] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, March 30, 1885, p. 1,072 and following.