The History of the British Post Office

by Joseph Clarence Hemmeon

[298] Rep. P. G., 1897, app., pp. 32-36.

[299] Rep. P. G., 1897, app., pp. 32-38. The insurance and annuity business of the Post Office has been described by the Economist as a practical failure because of the government's refusal to solicit business (Economist 1881, Nov. 5, p. 1369).

[300] Rep. P. G., 1897, app., pp. 32-36; 1906, pp. 12-13; 56 and 57 Vict., c. 59.

[301] Ibid., 1881, app., pp. 32-33; 1891, app., p. 46; 1901, p. 60; 1907, p. 67.

[302] Ibid., 1891, app., p. 47; 1901, app., p. 62.

[303] Rep. P. G., 1891, app., p. 48; 1901, app., p. 63.

[304] Rep. Com., 1854, xi, 411, pp. 370-371.

[305] Ibid., 411, p. 14.

[306] Rep. Com., 411, p. 280; 1 and 2 Vict., c. 98.

[307] 56 and 57 Vict., c. 38.