The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage, Vol. 1 (of 2)
CHAPTER X.
NEW MASTERS (1841-2).
Mr. Goulburn, 443—Lord Lowther, 444—Lack of Employment, 445—Mr. Cole, 447—Errors in Returns, 448—“Penny Postage is safe,” 449—Country Post Offices, 451—Mr. Baring’s Minute on Rural Distribution, 452—Modes of Waste, 453—Frauds, 454—Lord Lowther’s Plan of Registration, 455—Cost of the Packet Service, 460—Official Reticence, 462—Letters to Mr. Goulburn, 463—Announcement of Dismissal, 467—Sir Robert Peel, 469.