Note 97 — I THE RATE FOR LETTERS
Reading edition
Omitting the cost of conveyance of mails by sea, and omitting the cost of conveyance of parcels by railway, which is fixed by the Parcel Post Act of 1882. The following table shows the movement of the general cost of conveyance of mails:—
Year.Cost of Conveyance.Percentage of Cost of Conveyance of Mails by Road and Rail to Total Revenue (excluding Cost of Conveyance of Parcels by Railway).
1880-1£921,09316.17
1890-11,273,89412.62
1900-11,519,21911.26
1905-61,710,89110.68
1910-111,812,5059.18
1913-141,940,7358.85