MR. DAWSONsaid, he would beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether he is prepared to consider the propriety of commencing the scale for the transmission of printed matter at a Halfpenny Stamp for the first two ounces in weight.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, the question of the hon. Member was rather ambiguous in its wording. If it were intended to ask him whether he had considered the subject, he would reply that he had done so repeatedly and at great length; but if it were sought to know what his intentions were on the point, he thought it would be better to reserve his answer until he could state all the reasons which had led him to the decision at which he had arrived.