§ 23. Mr. SANDERSasked the Postmaster-General the terms of the licence granted by the Post Office to the Exchange Telegraph Company; and to what other companies a similar licence is granted?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Herbert Samuel)The Exchange Telegraph Company is licensed to distribute news from specified distributing offices by means of their printing telegraphs over wires erected by the company under the licence or rented from the Post Office, subject to payment by the company of a head royalty and a royalty in respect of each distributing office and each tape instrument. The Central News, Column Printing Company, Press Association, and Reuter's Telegram Company hold similar licences.