{"id":936,"date":"2017-06-11T15:28:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T19:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hansard-1898-04-01-cover-and-debate.pdf"},"modified":"2017-08-19T15:27:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T19:27:11","slug":"hansard-1898-04-01-cover-and-debate","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/fr\/explore-history\/1919-1905\/post-office-partnership\/hansard-1898-04-01-cover-and-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"La Loi sur les postes \u2013 1898"},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-936","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry","media_category-documents"],"acf":[],"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hansard-1898-04-01-cover-and-debate.pdf'>La Loi sur les postes \u2013 1898<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: House Commons, Official report of the Debates, 3rd Session, 8th Parliament, Vol. XLVI, 1898, 2913-2914<br \/>\nCover page<br \/>\nDebates<br \/>\nHouse of Commons<br \/>\nOf the<br \/>\nDominion of Canada<br \/>\nThird Session \u2013 Eighth Parliament<br \/>\n61 Victoria, 1898<br \/>\nVol XLVI<br \/>\nComprising the period from the third day of February to the twenty-first day of April inclusive<br \/>\nOttawa<br \/>\nPrinted by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen\u2019s Most Excellent Majesty<br \/>\nColumns 2913-2914<br \/>\nHouse of Commons<br \/>\nFriday 1st April 1898<br \/>\nThe SPEAKER took the Chair at Three o\u2019clock<br \/>\nTHE POST OFFICE ACT<br \/>\nThe POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. Mulock) moved for leave to introduce Bill (No. 110) to amend the Post Office Act.<br \/>\nSir CHARLES TUPPER.  It would be interesting if the hon. Gentleman would explain what the provisions of this Bill are.<br \/>\nThe POSTMASTER GENERAL.  The first clause of the Bill provides that books for the use of the blind shall be ntitled to free transmission through the mails.  That suggestion has been made to me by Mr. C.F. Fraser, of Halifax, who, I understand is connected with an institute for the blind and the subject has also been pressed upon me by Mr. Dymond, who is the superintendent of the Blind Asylum in Brantford.  These books are large and bulky and very heavy; the letters being raised so that the unfortunate blind who have lost the priceless treasure of sight may know them by the sense of touch.  I have been furnished with a list of these books which are to be found in many libraries now, and I have statement showing the cost of their transmission through the mails.   In some cases the postage alone is equal to the cost of the book in ordinary type.  For instance, it would cost to transmit the Bible when prepared for the blind nearly $4.80.   I am sure every member of this House will approve this suggestion.<br \/>\nSir CHARLES TUPPER.  Hear, hear.<\/p>"},"caption":{"rendered":"Un d\u00e9bat pour modifier la Loi sur les postes, le vendredi 1er avril 1898 (Transcription incluse ci-dessous)"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"file","mime_type":"application\/pdf","media_details":{},"post":610,"source_url":"https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hansard-1898-04-01-cover-and-debate.pdf","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=936"}],"wp:attached-to":[{"embeddable":true,"post_type":"page","id":610,"href":"https:\/\/thatallmayread.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}