Government Considering Removal of War Measure London, Nov. 19.
It is understood that the Government are considering reduction of the stamp duty on letters, which 25: now 1id., to the old rate of 1d. The penny postage was introduced 57 years ago and the rate was only increased to dd. as a temporary measure to meet financial stringency caused by the War. The Post Office has been asked by the Government to make a return of the estimated loss to the Exchequer of the reduction of postage to 1d. The business community of Britain has frequently pressed for such concession and it is believed that the action of the Government \dicates the probability of restora-on of the penny postage being: one of the features of the next Budget British Wireless through Reuter.
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