Note 648 — VIII CONCLUSION
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"One great element of the reform introduced by you in the postage was, that there should be one uniform rate throughout?—Yes, it was proposed with a view to simplification, but the principle has been carried to an extent that I did not contemplate, and did not recommend."—Evidence of Sir Rowland Hill, Report of Select Committee on Newspaper Stamps, 1851, Question No. 1945.