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mission from you to connect a wire with his
own manufactory or house? — Undoubiedly, we
shoidd continue to carry on precisely the trade that
they do.
2533. You would be able to carry on the
trade much cbeaper tban they do, håving your
wires everywhere, whilst they have not wires in
every direction ? — Yes ; and we shoidd also he
able to carry it on much cheapér for ihis reason.
They employ Professor Wheatstoné’s ABC in
strument, and the price is rather high, hecanse, of
course, they only have a small number of them;
but we Jcndw that, takirtg the instniments in the
quantities in ivhich ive should ivant them, we shoidd
get them at a considerably hiver rate.
2534. You would still be ablé to make use
of that instrument? — Undoubtédly.
2535. Mr. Norw o o d. What is your prin
ciple of giving a money-order office in adistrict?
— When we think that 12 orders a iveék, or two
a day, ivill be issued, we give it without any que
stion, because we know that it ivill pay.
2536. And would you give a telegraph at
the same time ? — We shoidd give a telegraph at
the same time hereafter.
2540. Mr. Potter.*) You stated that you
were satisfied with a practical monopoly? — Yes.
2541. Would not that practical monopoly
he much safer with a sixpenny rate than a is.
rate ? — Of course, the hiver the Government
charge is, the less fear there is of competition.
2542. Does not the whole tenor of your
evidence lead the Coramittee to the conclusion
that coming down to 6d. at once would be a
safer step than the Is. oue? — 1 am afraid
that the Committee would think me too bold’\and
sanguine a person, if 1 ansWered that question in
the affirmative; 1 would rather be cautious.
2543. But if it were*left for you to de
termine, would you not at once come to a 6d.
rate? — I must not say that.
*) Edmund Potter, Esq., M. P. for Carlisle, raanufacturer
at Glossop and Manchester.
af.Dem til at forbinde en Traad med sit eget
Fabrik eller Hus? — Utvivlsomt; vi sladde ved
blive at drive aldeles den samme Forretning, som
de gjøre.
2533. YildeDe være istand til at drive For
retningen meget billigere end de gjøre, idet De
vilde have Deres Traade overalt, medens de ikke
have Traade i enhver Ketning? — Ja, og vi vilde
ogsaa være istand til at drive den meget billigere
affølgende Grund: De anvende Professor Wheat
stones ABC Insirumenter, og Prisen er temmelig
høi, fordi de naturligvis kim have et ringe Antal
af dem; men vi vide, at ved at tage Instrumenterne
i det Antal, vi vilde behøve dem, vilde vi faa dem
til en betydeligt lavere Pris.
2534. De vilde endnu kunne gjøre Brug af
dette Instrument? — Utvivlsomt
2535. Hr. Norwood. Hvilket er Deres
Princip for at give et Pengeanvisningskontor i et
Distrikt? — Naar vi tro, at 12 Anvisninger om
Ugen eller to om Dagen ville blive udstedle, give
vi det uden Spørgsmaal, fordi vi vide, at det vil
betale sig.
2536. Og De vilde give en Telegraf paa
samme Tid? — Vi skulde give en Telegraf paa
samme Tid herefter.
2540. Hr. Potter.*) De erklærede, at De
var tilfreds med et praktisk Monopol? — Ja.
2541. Yilde ikke dette praktiske Monopol
være meget sikkrere med en Taxt af 6 Pence end
en Taxt af 1 sh. ? — Naturligvis; Jo lavere Pe
gjeringens Taxi er, desto mindre Fare er der for
Konkurrence.
2542. Leder ikke hele Gangen i Deres
Vidueforklaringer Komitéen til den Slutning, at
en Nedsættelse med een Gang til 6 Pence vilde
være et sikkrere Skridt end en Nedsættelse til 1
sh. ? — Jeg er bange for, at Komitéen vilde holde
mig for en altfor dristig og sangvinsk Person,
hvis jeg besvarede dette Spørgsmaal bekræftende;
jeg vilde heller være forsigtig.
2543. Men dersom det var overladt til Dem
at afgjøre, vilde De da ikke med en Gang kom
me til Taxten af 6 Pence? — Det maa jeg
ikke sige.
*) Hr. Edmund Potter, Parliameutsmedlem for Carlisle,
Fabrikant i Glossop og Manchester.
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BILAG.
XIX. Bil.]
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