[103] Report from the Select Committee on the Post Office (Telegraph Department), 1876; G. Harper, Editor Huddersfield Chronicle, and representative of the Provincial Newspaper Society, which embraced about 300 newspapers.
[104] Compare: Report by Mr. Scudamore on the Re-organization of the Telegraph System of the United Kingdom, 1871, pp. 31 and 32.
| Parliament in session | Parliament not in session | |
|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 6,000 | 4,000 |
| 1870 | 20,000 | 15,000 |
[105] Report from the Select Committee on the Post Office (Telegraph Department), 1876; J. E. Taylor, Proprietor of the Manchester Guardian; q. 3,854 and 3,900; and G. Harper, Editor Huddersfield Daily Chronicle, and Representative of the Provincial Newspaper Society; q. 4,157 to 4,162.
[106] Report from the Select Committee on the Post Office (Telegraph Department), 1876; q. 5,057 to 5,074, 3,360, 3,377, 3,383, and 4,934 to 4,942; and Jno. Lovell, Manager of The Press Association; q. 3,979 to 3,986.
[107] Report from the Select Committee on the Post Office (Telegraph Department), 1876; q. 5,122 to 5,129.
[108] Report from the Select Committee on the Post Office (Telegraph Department), 1876; q. 5,278.
[109] Report from the Select Committee on the Post Office (Telegraph Department), 1876; q. 3,385 and following, 4,926, 4,927, 3,371, and 3,372.
Receipts from messages sent to individual newspapers, and not duplicated to any extent:
| $ | |
|---|---|
| 1870 | 29,000 |
| 1871 | 41,000 |
| 1872 | 60,000 |
| 1873 | 78,000 |
| 1874 | 85,000 |
| 1875 | 91,000 |