§ MR. SEXTONasked the Postmaster General, Whether at any time he demanded royalty, at the rate of one-tenth of the charges of the Telephone Companies, for the insertion of advertisements in their own catalogues, printed at their own expense, for the use of their own subscribers; and, if so, on what ground this demand was made, and why, having been made, it was abandoned?
§ MR. FAWCETTIn reply to the hon. Member, I have to state that at no time has a royalty been demanded for charges paid to the Telephone Companies for advertisements. A royalty was demanded on a certain payment of one guinea which was made by some subscribers to telephone exchanges in addition to their ordinary subscription; but on the character of this payment being explained the demand was at once relinquished.