MR. ALDERMAN W. LAWRENCEasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether the House would have an opportunity of discussing various schemes with regard to cheap postal telegrams before the Post Office authorities issued any Order on the subject?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. CHILDERS)said, he presumed that the Question could be discussed when the Estimates for the cheapened telegraphic service were under consideration.
MR. ALDERMAN W. LAWRENCEgave Notice that on going into Supply he would move—
That it is not expedient, in order to reduce the minimum price of Telegrams to Sixpence, to increase the present tariff for Telegrams of Twenty words and upwards, as would be the case under Scheme 1 of the Treasury Minute of the 14th day of June 1883.And to move—That it is not expedient to charge in the cost of Telegrams for the number of words in the address of cither Receiver or Sender; and to propose the following Scheme for the consideration of the Postmaster General:—'In every Telegram the Addresses of any length of Receiver and Sender to be charged 2d.; Telegrams of Eight Words, at a halfpenny per Word, and including Address, 6d.; Telegrams of Twelve words, at a halfpenny per Word, and including the Address, 8d.; Telegrams of Sixteen Words, at a halfpenny per Word, and including Address, 10d.; Telegrams of Twenty Words, at a halfpenny per Word, and including Address, (as at present) 1s.; Additional for every Pour Words, 2d.'