| Show nr W POSTAGE RATE penny postage between america and Great britain will become effective on oct 1 of this year the rate will be the same as between great britain and her colonies I 1 penny 2 cents postmaster general buxton in announcing noun cing this agreement in the house of commons expressed his confidence that this reduction would greatly increase the commercial intercourse and mutual good feeling now happily existing bet between icen the two countries the announcement of the postmaster general was greeted with hearty cheers general meyers anno announced ancl at the same time that an agreement had been absen reached with the british government providing for letter postage of 2 cents an ounce between the united state and great britain and ireland to become operative oct 1 1908 he stated further that the british postmaster sydney buxton was making a like announcement to the house of commons the matter of penny postage as it is called in england has been under er consideration for some time and as far back as last july president roosevelt approved mr mc meters ers course in urging a d restricted union with england on oct 1 1507 1907 the universal postal union which governs the international postal translations of the various civilized countries reduced the rite of letter postage from scents 5 cents a half ounce flat to 5 cents for the first ounce and 3 cents for each additional dit ional ounce which is the present rate between the united states and great britain with nith which we vie have direct communication and is also the rate between the united states and countries with which we do not have direct communication but on m mill til which to we ve have to pay additional charge to countries through mach v aich it passes in transit under tho the articles of the universal union however any two states can form a restricted union examples of restricted unions are those now existing between betin een the united states and cuba the united states and panama and the united states and canada postmaster general meyer meer believes that this reduction in the rate of postage to the united kingdom will ultimately result in an increase in receipts because it has always been found that a rp reduction of letter rate d resulted fili nall 01 p tr crea ank ng the revenue lie ile is 13 also of the opinion that a lower postage costage will li acid to i freer commercial intercourse manufacturers he says are increase ing their sales in bergland and must rely to a great extent upon the mails for orders and increase of trade I further urther lie he stated this will be a great boon to our adopted english speaking citizens and their connection here th ose of limited means as it will enable them to keep up correspondence with their relations s and friends in the old country at domestic rites press Diu dispatch patch |
