Note 235 — Chapter XXIX
Reading edition
In 1868 the amount transmitted had risen to £19,079,000, or more than sixty fold—(“Fifteenth Report of the Postmaster-General,” p. 4.) [In 1878-79 it had risen to £27,303,000. In the preceding year, however, it had been as high as £29,153,000. See Vol. II. p. 286.—Ed.]