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a set-off of probably about two-thirds for present expenses
saved. The use of such conveyance so far as Crewe on
the one hand and Dover on the other, would bring Dublin,
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Paris wholly within the reach of
the London night mail, at the same time, of course, greatly
lessening the effective distance to all places beyond. It
would also, for reasons not necessary to be stated here, both
facilitate the frequent despatch of mails, and aid greatly in
the prompt distribution of newspapers to places directly or
indirectly served; would, for instance, make it practicable
to place the London morning newspapers on the breakfast
tables of Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.
from half an ounce
(rf) Increase in the standard of weight, say,
to an ounce, a change which would reduce the postage
of heavy letters by about a half, besides avoiding much
weighing of letters and vexatious overcharge
weight.
for excess of
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