Note 94 — I THE RATE FOR LETTERS
Reading edition
The following table shows the date and annual cost of the various revisions:—
1881-2.Fawcett Revision£320,000
1888-91.Raikes Revision406,600
1897-8.Tweedmouth Revision (including Norfolk-Hanbury concessions)388,000
1905.Stanley Revision372,300
1908.Hobhouse Committee Revision707,900
1914.Holt Committee Revision1,335,750
1894-1912.Other improvements144,400
Total£3,674,950
In addition, the annual cost of the War Bonus granted in 1915 is estimated at £1,080,000.