[126] “Second Report,” p. 10.
[127] “Second Report,” pp. 9, 41.
[128] “Fifth Report,” p. 9.
[129] “Fourth Report,” p. 8.
[130] “Third Report,” p. 5; “Fourth Report,” p. 9; “Sixth Report,” p. 9.
[131] The following extract from the “Industrial History of Birmingham” supplies some evidence on this point:—
“The introduction of penny postage by Rowland Hill operated on this branch of trade materially [Birmingham manufactures in brass]. How it did so is strange but true. Immediately on its coming into effect came the demand for letter-weighing machines, which were made in immense quantities; and letter-box plates were introduced, made, and continue to be made, in very considerable numbers.”
[132] “Sixth Report,” p. 9.
[133] “Fourth Report,” p. 10.
[134] It appears that the district system is now (1869) introduced into Calcutta. See “Greater Britain,” by Sir C. Dilke, Vol. II., p. 263. (Second Edition).