§ Mr. OWEN PARKERasked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been drawn to the hardships imposed upon the trading community by the Regulations which render inadmissible for postage at printed paper rate the inclusion of printed forms, not filled up, but intended to be subsequently used by the person to whom they are posted; and whether he can see his way to extend the Regulations to enable such forms to he included in pacakages carried at printed paper rate?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI regret that I cannot see, my way to extend the Regulations in the manner suggested, as it would not be possible to do so without admitting to the privilege of the printed paper rate many other articles of stationery. The printed paper rate is already unremunerative, and must., in the interests of the taxpayer, be confined, so far as possible, to the classes of articles and documents which it is intended to benefit.