He had to content himself with the knowledge that it was diminishing at a uniform rate--of which indeed a little reflection on a well known law of Dynamics readily convinced him.
This enormous stretch of country had to be travelled all the way by, at the best, a six horse stage tearing along night and day at a uniform rate, road or no road, of ten miles an hour.
The Nautilus sank rather slowly, at a uniform rateof a foot to the second.
With money gaining in its purchasing power at a uniform rate, the adjustment is as exact as it would have been with money of stable value.
There exists in some acute minds what I venture to call a delusion about the effect on business classes of an advance in the purchasing power of gold that proceeds for a long time at a uniform rate.
With the example of England before them, as before the world, the delegates were anxious for a uniform rate, and for a low uniform rate.
The chief demand was for a uniform rate, which now meant simply the abolition of the increased charge for distances over 300 miles.
The contentions of Sir Rowland Hill were in the main sustained by this evidence, and the Committee recommended (but only by the casting vote of its chairman) the adoption of a uniform rate.
The Commission reported in favour of a uniform rate of 20 centimes, but the proposal was not adopted.
Two days later the council adopted a report drawn up in terms differing but slightly from those of the commission of 1847, and recommending the adoption of a uniform rate of threepence (five cents) throughout British North America.
It was of opinion that there should be a uniform rate on letters circulating within the province, and that that rate should not exceed twopence.
At the same time the assembly requested the lieutenant governor to have inquiries made as to the feasibility and effect on the revenue of a uniform rate on letters of fourpence per half ounce within the province.
A proposal was submitted to the country by Mr. Rowland Hill, for substituting a uniform rate of one penny upon every half-ounce, without any reference to distance.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had the project of a uniform rate of postage embodied in a Bill, which passed in the session of 1839.
That the principle of a low, uniform rate, is just in itself, and when combined with prepayment and collection by stamp, would be exceedingly convenient and highly satisfactory to the public.
Another important improvement was made when, about the same time, the postage on letters conveyed by private ship between this country and all parts of the world, was reduced to a uniform rate of sixpence the half-ounce.
Postage-stamps or stamped envelopes (the latter to be had in packets or parts of packets, and charged at an uniform rate, viz.
The Lords of the Treasury were contented with ordering a uniform rate of fourpence, and without the abolition of the franking privilege.
On letters passing between any two places within the Dominion of Canada, a uniform rate (irrespective of distance), of three cents per 1/2 oz.
In the first place, the postage, which had hitherto been according to distance and had averaged 15 cents on each letter, was reduced to a uniform rate of 5 cents per half ounce.
This evidence was before Mr. Scudamore when he argued from the experience of Belgium in favor of a uniform rate, irrespective of distance, of 24 cents for 20 words, not counting the addresses.
This is the more necessary, since Mr. Scudamore himself cited the success of penny postage in support of his proposal for a uniform rate of 24 cents for telegraph messages.
Such and like objections were raised and the law passed without adopting prepayment by stamp, but the great principle of the reform, uniform rate by distance and weight was adopted.
As the water leaked out of a bucket, the water level descended, but unfortunately not at a uniform rate.
Then, as the work revolved, the slide rest was compelled to move along the bed of the lathe at a uniform rate.
These convey the coal from the tender to the fire box and feed the fuel at a uniform rate.
On letters passing between any two places within the Dominion of Canada, a uniform rate, (irrespective of distance) of three cents per 1/2 oz.
Post Masters are informed that the transfer of the Post Office in the Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to Provincial control, will take place on the 6th July next, and that from that date the uniform rate of 3d.
Department after the transfer, reduced the Postage charges in Canada upon all letters passing between places within the Province, or within British North America generally, to a uniform rate of 3d.
Lord Ashburton, who was examined before the committee, said that had a uniform rate of 2d.
The great postage meeting in New York, held in December, 1843, had asked for a uniform rate of five cents.
And then your uniform rate has the greatest of all faults.
There should be a uniform rate of postage because the cost of distributing letters consisted chiefly in the expenses for collecting and delivering them.
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